Government payrolls surge as state and local growth leads
The Conference Board finds government employees at all levels rose to 15 million in 1975, up from 1955 with state and local payrolls expanding 20 percent 1970 to 1975 while federal staff stayed steady. Public-sector costs run high with inflated forms and regulatory burdens cited by Sen. McClure and experts.
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James A. McClure
R.-Ida
McClure
Ford
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Agency
Future farms in space and seas predicted by engineers
The American Society of Agricultural Engineers foresees future production in orbiting space stations and underwater farms. Richard Phillips of the University of Missouri argues that space habitats could perfectly match environmental needs for crops and livestock, enabling agriculture by century 22.
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American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Richard Phillips
Agricultural Engineering Department
University of Missouri
Change through love not control in marriage advice
The guidance urges stopping criticism and focusing on what you love about your spouse. It cites I Corinthians 13 and Dr. J Allan Petersen, stressing acceptance as the path to genuine change. Love is presented as the strongest force to transform both partners.
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Oral Roberts University Chapel
Jesus Christ
Christ
Brock Adams
Phoenix
Big Brothers
Montclair
N.J
Bob Griffin
Michigan
Higther
Congress
Feeycotts So Or Regu
Weekly Special: Drug War Failures and Political Scandals
A weekly feature outlines U S struggles in drug suppression with Miami cited as a smuggling hub and agencies outmatched by traffickers. It also reports on Mendelsohn’s Interior role under scrutiny for possible illegal funds and a Nixon era tape system influencing Carter experiments with public records. It notes bicycle energy potential and a Maryland hunter case involving an endangered canvasback duck.
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Miami
United States
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Interior Committee
Oert Mendelsohn
Mendelsohn
Carter
Interior Department
California Development Corporation
Senate Committee
White House
Richard Nixon
Transportation Department
Maryland
Jack Cooper
Fish and Wildlife
Cooper
Controversy on rights and government overreach in 1980s culture
Paul Harvey critiques legal and social shifts on rape laws, female rights, and military service. He questions court outcomes and pornography of equal rights, warns of expanded regulations from compulsory auto safety to skateboard bans, and laments government overreach while defending personal choice.
Real Jobs Not Shadow Work Guide Economic Policy
The piece argues for real job creation through private sector expansion rather than government make work. It recalls that unemployment fell only with World War II and urges policymakers to adopt economic plans that boost business growth and productive employment. It emphasizes avoiding shallow remedies and prioritizing tangible job opportunities.
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National Association of Manufacturers
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