Editorial on Congress reelection and influence peddling
The piece argues Congress insures incumbents by funds and rules favoring those in power, noting a large rise in special interest donations and weak FEC enforcement. It cites observers and Yale law scholar Ralph Winter, and reflects on term limits as a remedy, with anecdotes about Representatives Anderson and Pressler.
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Congress
John B. Anderson
R. Ml
Federal Elections Commission
Federal Election Commission
Commission
Ralph K. Winter
Yale Law School
American Enterprise Institute
House of Representatives
Larry Pressler
Illinois Valley College Extends Courses to Pontiac
Illinois Valley Community College will offer three credit hour extension courses at Pontiac High School in the spring semester. Courses include Introduction to Business English Composition I Introduction to and History of Music General Psychology and Fundamentals of Speech. Enrollment begins Jan 6 with deadlines in December.
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Oglesby
Pontiac High School
Illinois Valley Community College
IVCC
Alfred Wisgoski
Pontiac
TVCC
Ottawa
Streator
Princeton
Wyanet
Streator Woodland
Wilgoski
MVCC
Office of Continuing Education and Community Services
Novak
Route I
Welcome Wagon Plans Christmas Trip Featured by Mrs Elmie Kry
Mrs Elmie Kry hosted Welcome Wagon III for the November meeting at her home. Plans for the annual Christmas trip on December 4 were made, with assembly at 7 45 a.m. in the First Baptist Church parking area. The dinner was to be at the Palomar Restaurant in the evening, with a grab bag gift required. Mrs Harlow Dailey helped serve lunch and Mrs Oscar Kohlman received an award.
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Elmie Kry
Welcome Wagon III
First Baptist Church
Palomar
Harlow Dailey
Oscar Kohlman
Record Letter Corrects Vietnamese Refugee Aid Claims
Virginia M. Nelson of Pontiac asserts Vietnamese refugees were assisted only by church and community support, not taxpayer funds. She credits sponsors and local volunteers for helping Phan family resettle, urges accountability for welfare system and urges accurate funding sources.
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Phan
Pontiac
Church World Service
First United Methodist Church
Virginia M. Nelson
Chicago
Ill
The
Daily Leader
New Republican chairman should be a vigorous voice
William Safire argues the GOP needs a strong, articulate party leader to speak for opposition in the Carter years. He suggests a midcareer figure in their 40s, favoring breadth over factional techs, naming several possible contenders and cautioning against Reagan or a pure technician.
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William Safire
N.Y. Tires
Dallas
Republican National Committee
Mary Louise Smith
John Sears
Richard Richards
Jim Baker
Congress
Senate
Robert Griffin
Howard Baker
Oregon
Bob Packwood
West
Senate Republicans
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Charles Percy
Jesse Helms
Court ruling threatens New Jersey affirmative action
A New Jersey Supreme Court decision voided a Montclair quota plan to hire more Black police and fire personnel, ruling current bias law targets present discrimination only. Justice Morris Pashman dissented, warning that the ruling endangers all affirmative action programs in the state and could invite challenges to similar plans in jobs and college admissions.
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James Simon
Associated Press
Trenton
New Jersey
Supreme Court
A & To
Montclair
Morris Pashman
Appellate Division
Superior Court
High Court
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