Campaign Costs Need Probing
The Senate Finance Committee will examine how mounting campaign expenses are paid in public hearings slated for February. The focus will be national elections, especially high cost presidential campaigns, with lessons offering guidance for state and local campaigns. The inquiry may range from tighter private contribution controls to an outright ban on contributions to any presidential campaign.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Who Turns the TV On and Its School Impact
Educator Rob ert L. Doctor warns that excessive television may raise dropout risk by impairing language and reading skills. Teachers fear job erosion via TV use in schools, while adults’ viewing habits shape youths. He urges more home reading to aid disadvantaged children.
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Robert L. Doctor
San Fernando Valley State College
Education shapes industry, says Galbraith in forum
John Kenneth Galbraith argues education is the decisive factor in production and industrial needs. He contrasts his view with Governor Reagan's tuition plan, warning it could harm California's ability to attract and retain industry. Rud R. Hutchinson of the American Federation of Teachers adds the critique.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
New York Times
Reagan
California
Rud R. Hutchinson
Northern Executive Secretary
American Federation of Teachers
Jin Pian
Mao -Yse-tung
Peking
Oid
Chen Yi
Medicare Critics Clash Over Hospital Admissions
Beryl Rawles of Long Beach recounts a three day Medicare admission approved by her family doctor amid complaints that doctors cram hospitals with elderly patients. She praises the care she received while urging scrutiny of admission decisions.
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Medicare
Beryl Rawles
No-Win Strategy Debate Echoes Across Vietnam War
Paris dispatch analyzes U S hawk and dove factions over Vietnam war aims. It places Wilson and Roosevelt in context of no-win thinking, compares Korea and Vietnam, and argues for a middle ground while noting foreign reactions and the costs of escalation.
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Paris
United States
Wandrow Wilson
U.S
America
Wilson
Roosevelt
Churchill
Casablanca
Truman
Thoughts on temptation and discerning truth
A reflective note citing biblical exhortation to watch and pray against temptation, paired with George Bernard Shaw on proving all things and holding fast to what is good. The text blends religious guidance with a call for critical discernment, attributed to Shaw in a compact aphoristic form.
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George Bernard Shaw
British Dramatis
Management Lets Workers In on Things
In a Tokyo transistor factory during the morning shift seven young Japanese girls, recently from farms, gathered in a production room talking and giggling. Their tables were idle and they were yelling rather than discussing work or personal topics.
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Tokyo
NEA
Sony's worker involvement signals new Japanese manufacturing era
Ray Cromley describes Sony's plant near Tokyo where workers, especially young girls, participate in policy discussions and production methods. The company trains, educates, and subsidizes workers, fostering loyalty and precision. The piece links Sony's approach to a broader shift in Japanese management emphasizing quality and innovation to boost exports and industrial growth.
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Sony
Tokyo
U.S
US Cautious on Chinese Unrest Amid Vietnam War Pressures
Washington tones down public comment on China's upheaval, viewing it as a major but unsettled event. Officials weigh potential impacts on Vietnam, Sino Soviet dynamics, and internal power struggles while pursuing limited private talks and ongoing bombing pauses.
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Johnson
China
U.S
Soviet Union
Hong Kong
North Vietnam
Viet
Mao
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