Editorials Trickery in Congress
An analysis condemns lawmakers for tying an irrelevant business data questionnaire amendment to the trans Alaska pipeline bill. It argues the move bypasses merit, would increase paperwork and costs for small firms, and undermines public trust in government. The piece cites the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on annual form costs and calls for fair, reasoned legislative action.
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House
Senate
Office of Management and Budget
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Interior Committee
Spokane
Wash
Congress gridlock on bill to control toxic substances
Congress again considers a bill to regulate toxic substances in consumer products and chemicals. Senate favor strengthens premarket tests by EPA. House stance allows marketing before testing. Nixon administration backs Senate positions while public protection urges swift compromise to reach an effective unified law.
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Congress
House
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Nixon
Joint Conference Committee
Letters to the editor about parking tickets and politics
A Long Beach reader spars over recurring two hour zone tickets at Long Beach City College, plus complaints about no front license plates and a Vietnam veteran vents on compassion and rules. Letters from Long Beach Lakewood and Palm Desert critique Nixon era politics and call for better governance in 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach City College
California Highway Patrol
Long Beach
Nixon must fight to clear himself amid accusers
In a thorny editorial stance, the piece argues Nixon faces charges of Watergate cover up, illegal acts against radicals, and corrupt funding. It contends resignation would imply guilt, notes military and economic policy context, and suggests impeachment could be healthier for the nation while acknowledging his ongoing governance and foreign policy moves.
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Washington
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnnson
O Congress
Congress
Middle East
Soviet Union
Kim
Resign Debate Threatens American System, Editorial Warns
The piece argues that calls for President Nixon to resign would overturn two centuries of constitutional design. It warns such a change would resemble a 27th Amendment in effect, destabilize precedent, and push the nation toward a parliamentary model rather than the elected presidency. It notes public pressure, political calculations, and the danger of replacing stability with upheaval.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Great Britain
United States
Senate
Warren G. Harding
Nixon
J.rgal
Lord Magauley
Soviet naval power grows as Middle East threat rises
Senate aide notes 95 Soviet naval vessels in the Mediterranean to 60 for the United States. The U S has sent carrier Hancock and destroyers toward the Persian Gulf via the Malacca Strait amid growing concerns over Soviet missiles and naval infantry aboard Mediterranean ships. Indian Ocean routes through Suez, the Cape, and Malacca influence oil flow and global power balance.
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Middle East
Mediterranean
United States
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Wash
Ington
Hancock
Indian Ocean
Strait of Malacca
Persian Gulf
U.S
Jackson
Suez Canal
Cape of Good Hope
Japan
Mideast
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Ford
Lakewood
Kenneth Woolsey
Vitor
America
Mabel Ornelas
Palm Desert
Agnew
Tle
Berta
Richard
Wilson
ISK
Coonskin
William Safire
Phil
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