Editorial: Damage was done but Ford Levi wise to stay out
The piece argues Attorney General Levi and President Ford erred in discussing Boston school busing. It says Ford should have avoided challenging the 1954 desegregation ruling and notes the controversy damaged public perception. It contends busing is a constitutional desegregation tool and that political rhetoric harmed both sides.
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Ford
Levi
Edward H. Levi
Boston
US Supreme Court
Michigan
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Supreme Court
Congress
Ford Administration
Federal
W. Arthur Garrity
Swapping Arms for Oil Threatens U S Security
The piece warns that three top producers Boeing General Dynamics and Northrup have begun talks to sell Iran military aircraft in exchange for oil a move seen as a dangerous oil diplomacy precedent. It argues the United States must reduce weapon production and sales and push for needs like food housing mass transit and anti pollution while opposing arms for oil deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boeing
General Dynamics
Northrup
Iran
United States
General Motors
Ford
Singer
Firestone
Caterpillar Tractor
Gulf Oil
IBM
United States Steel
Western Electric
U.S
Congress
NTU pushes plan for constitutional balanced budget amendment
The National Taxpayers Union urges a seven year path to a constitutional amendment requiring Congress to balance the federal budget annually and to call a convention once enough states approve. Critics warn the measure could lock in deficits during recessions while praising waste cuts and tax reform as better remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Taxpayers Union
NTU
Congress
Executives Drive GE Political Action Push in 1970s
Reginald H. Jones head of General Electric mobilized 531 executives to fund a new political action committee. Within six months the PAC raised 7500 75 000 from 352 executives and contributed to candidates across ideologies.
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Reginald H. Jones
General Electric
Jones
Itscal Action Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
New York
James L. Buckley
Ford
General Electric’s
Political Action Committee
John D. Dwyer
Transportation Industry Sales Department
Vance Hartke
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Dywer
Hartke
Senate
Dwyer
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Richard A. Kline
Kline
Jackson
Washington
Erie
Walter D. Dance
Jack S. Parker
Herman L. Weiss
PAC
Jones and Parker
Weiss
Dance
Reagan's central theme inflation must be avoided
Washington reporter David E. Rosenbaum outlines Ronald Reagan's core stance: inflation must be beaten by a balanced budget and limited government spending. He argues a timetable to balance the budget, accepts short term dislocation, and favors tax breaks and private-sector hiring incentives to reduce unemployment while fighting inflation.
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Reagan
David E. Rosenbaum
New York Times
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan's economic plan pushes to cut federal role across policy
The piece outlines Ronald Reagan's stance on deregulation and smaller government in areas from wage and price controls to Social Security, tax reform, and energy. It notes proposals to shrink federal programs, shift funding to states, simplify taxes, and promote free market policies with Martin Anderson as a key adviser.
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Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Chicago
Ford
Congress
Martin Anderson
Hoover Institute
Stanford University
White House
Nixon
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Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William 8. Cox Jr
Michael C. Jensen
California
Soviet Union
NEA, Inc
Howard Hughes
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