Barroom Truths On Law And Legislature
A columnist critiques how bartenders and merchants misattribute laws and taxes to the legislature. He recalls a one o’clock closing rule, the sales tax, and how shops blame authorities while profiting, urging honesty about house rules and policy effects.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Stae
Kennedy and Carter mirror civil rights and unemployment struggles
Arnold Sawislak notes that John Kennedy faced civil rights limits in Congress similar to Jimmy Carter's early attempts to curb unemployment. Both presidents relied on unreliable promises and political leverage, with Lyndon Johnson ultimately pushing civil rights forward while Carter shifts toward Humphrey Hawkins and cabinet action to curb joblessness amid August unemployment spikes.
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United Press International
Washington
John Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
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New York
Vernon Jordan
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Warsaw Surrenders After 19 Days of Siege
On this date in history Warsaw, Poland fell to German forces after a 19 day defense marked by heavy air raids and artillery bombardment. The event is noted among other historical milestones including the first passenger train locomotive in England and Spiro Agnew's tax evasion case timeline.
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Venus
Samuel Adams
England
George Sepherson
Warsaw
Poland
Syria
United Arab Republic
Spiro Agnew
Baker Faces Stark Choice On Panama Canal Treaties
Washington report outlines Senate GOP Leader Howard Baker’s precarious position over the Panama Canal treaties. He has not decided, aiming to wait for committee hearings or next year’s debate, while conservatives rally against surrendering control to Panama and Reagan allies threaten his 1980 prospects. Baker weighs party dynamics, Tennessee mail responses, and potential political backlash.
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Steve Gerstel
United Press International
Washington
Senate
Howard Baker
Baker
Panama Canal
Foreign Radiations Committee
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Florida Conservative Union
Philip M. Crane
R-Ill
American Conservative Union
Howard
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Reagan
Ford
Carter
Last Air France Saigon Flight Ends Vietnam Airlift
An editor notes Air France will run its final regular flight from Saigon to Bangkok on Sept. 29 ending an airlift that evacuated over 10,000 people from communist Vietnam. Flights began after the fall of Saigon with UTA and Air France charters amid delays hijackings and evolving procedures.
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Bangkok
Alan Dawson
UPI
Vietnam
United Press International Bankok
Thailand
Air France
UTA
Paris
Canada
France
Cuba
Royal Air Lao
Laos
Tam Son Nhut
Vienm
Hong Kong
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