Jobs and welfare reform urged as unemployment eases
The editorial cites a September 6.9 percent jobless rate and notes potential October weakness from strikes while highlighting a 3.3 million year‑over gain and 57.3 percent employment. It reports a Fordham study finding welfare work attitudes vary by race and urges Carter and Congress to rethink Humphrey Hawkins and welfare reform. The piece calls for better schooling and training to match jobs and questions the politics of generous welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Fordham University
Lews Bolce
Susan Gray
Congress
Fordham
Tax relief bill fails amid budget surge and tinkering
The California Legislature adjourned without a tax relief measure urged by Gav Brown. The effort, shaped by multiple committees, became a broad social tinkering bill and failed despite a state surplus. The California Chamber of Commerce warned spending is out of control as personal income tax receipts rose 66 percent over three years while the budget increased 43 percent and inflation and population grew. The call remains to return money to taxpayers rather than further tinkering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gav. Brown
Assembly
Senate
California Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Spits are the pits and teachers matter too
A reader objects to spitting at baseball games citing health and youth role models, urging officials to act. The letter then shifts to critique of teachers' roles, parental responsibility, and school engagement, praising Friedrich C. Conradi and railing against crude journalism and nudist articles while lamenting repetitive sensational writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evert
Borg
Whitworth
Nicklaus
Letter to the Editor Attacks Mayor Clark Sparks Support
A reader defends Mayor Tom Clark against George Robeson’s column on October 13. The writer denounces Robeson as childish and vindictive, cites support for Clark, and says they will attend the upcoming Recognition Dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Robeson
Tom Clark
Long Beach
Clark
Mayor Clark
Tom
Byington’s Safety Crusade Sways Into Public Relations
Washington insider John Byington heads the Consumer Product Safety Commission while grooming a political image. A hired firm, Terzian Associates, arranges speeches and articles, tying safety ads to McDonald’s hamburger campaigns. Critics warn the overlap risks favoritism and misuse of a public seal in private advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Byington
Yerzian Associates
Carl Tervian
Byington
Fit
Michigan
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Terzian
John
Fice
Ronald McDonald
McDonald and Little
Atlanta
Ballyhoo
Commission
Burger
McDonald
McDonald's
Hamburger
R. David Pittle
McDonald’s
Pittle
The
Letter on Headlines and Fairness to President Carter
A reader challenges the front page headline about President Carter, arguing it distorted the article's meaning. The writer retracts blame on journalist Charles Mohr but calls for accuracy and integrity at the copy desk and urges better quality control in headlines.
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Black Beach
Nuii
Carter
Vietnam
Charles Mohr
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