Equal Rights Amendment faces deadline and legal hurdles
The ERA, though widely supported, risks failing as states backtrack and a seven year ratification window expires. Advocates push for a Congress extension while opponents warn of legal and political consequences. The debate weighs potential gains against precedents affecting the Bill of Rights.
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Nebraska
Tennessee
Idaho
ERA
Congress
Supreme Court
Reform law opposition highlighted in 1974 critique
A 1974 reassessment of the Political Reform Act criticizes the measure for curbing citizen participation while enabling evasion by big spenders. Professors hired by FPPC report that while lobbyist contact declined, mail exchanges rose, and incumbents still held advantage. The piece urges legislators to retain workable parts and discard the rest to boost public participation and improve governance.
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Fair Political Practices Commission
T. Anthony Quinn
Senate Ethics Committee
Stennis Face Scrutiny Over Navy Beech Contract Pressure
An examination raises questions about Senator Stennis and alleged influence on a Navy CTX aircraft contract. Private letters in December 1976 urged favoring Beech Aircraft for 22 planes, with a former Stennis aide now a Beech consultant handling Washington duties. STENNIS and Spell deny improper aims, but critics say bids were bypassed and Beech favored.
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Stennis
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Navy
Beech Aircraft Corp
Beech
CTX
Bill Spell
Beech Aircraft
Washington
Spell
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Air Force
Senate
Marc Smolensky
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
R. L. Brace
Naval Air Systems Command
Stennnis
Senate Armed Servicers Committee
Congress
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Howard Metzenbaum
D-Ohio
Armed Services Committee
Metzenbaum
Goldwater
Public reacts to nude murder victim photo column
Readers defend publishing the Hillside Strangler image citing its deterrent value for youths and urging transparency. Letters from Long Beach and San Pedro praise the paper for informing the public and warn against ignoring the dangers of hitchhiking and strangers while urging responsible civic involvement. The page ends with policy note on signed letters.
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You and I
Bruce Healy
San Pedro
Taxpayers Wake Up to Rising Tax Pain and Revolt
The piece argues taxpayers are fed up with high taxes and rising spending as Congress nears election year. It cites California voters petitioning to cut property taxes, rising public disdain for tax-funded projects, and the Social Security payroll tax rise as a trigger for voter backlash. It warns lawmakers to heed public fury or risk political defeat.
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