Prop 13 rollback debate shadows California politics
Opinion piece critiques Howard Jarvis and Proposition 13 as a public relations triumph that mostly benefits corporations and wealthy landowners. It warns that expanding initiative powers risks poorer public services and urges Thompson and Bakalis to reassess positions amid Californias contentious ballot landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
General Assembly
James Thompson
Michael Bakalis
Bakalis
Thompson
U.N. Troops Urged to Stabilize Southern Lebanon Crisis
The article argues that Southern Lebanon remains a war zone after Israeli withdrawal and a shift to right-wing Christian forces. It cites U.S. ambivalence, calls for allowing U.N. troops back into positions, and warns that without them the conflict could worsen into broader regional escalation. U.N. presence is framed as a safer, symbolic deterrent amidst competing powers and Palestinian-Israeli tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
United Nations
Israel
U.N
Middle East
Beirut
Balkans
U.S
United States
Letters Don't Send Your Pets to the Country Folks
A Lake of Egypt rural area resident urges pet owners to prevent unwanted animals by neutering or keeping pets penned. The letter cites pets abandoned after storms, leading to starvation, disease risk, and danger to families. It calls for responsible ownership to stop cruelty and public health hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Lake of Egypt
ERA and the call for universal conscription and service
A satirical editorial-like piece argues that the ERA would force equality through serfdom and atheism. It envisions women joining the armed services, men and women receiving numbers, and all unemployed persons ages 18 to 65 registering to work on railroads and mines, criticizing equal time off for pregnancy and promoting ERA as end times liberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Armed Services
Strauss the persuader behind Carter inflation push
Edward Cowan profiles Robert S. Strauss as he serves as counsel to the president for inflation and representative for trade negotiations. The Dallas lawyer and former DNC chair uses direct appeals to business leaders and labor to urge voluntary restraint on prices and wages while balancing candor, wit, and access to power. He leverages White House ties and a wide network to press for policy goals amid rising inflation and political risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Cowan
New York Times
Washington
Democratic Party
Robert S. Strauss
Strauss
John D. deButts
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
deButts
Nixon
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
America
Democratic National Committee
Carter
Douglas Fraser
United Automobile Workers
Edgar B. Speer
United States Steel Corporation
Speer
John B. Connally
Treasury
Johnson
Los Angeles
White House
Watergate
Mike Mansfield
Japan
Capitol Hill
Profiles of Strauss and Goldwater aide on dissent
Editor notes on political communication stress consent and dissent in democracy. The two articles profile Robert Strauss, inflation adviser to Carter, and Victor Gold, ex-Agnew aide, asking what happened to conservative dissent voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tse
Robert Strauss
Carter
Victor Gold
Barry Goldwater
Spiro Agnew
Mother's Day Leads to His and Hers Trends
Telephonic statistics from the weekend around Mother's Day show rising use, with playful references from His and Hers towels to His and Hers bedrooms and even His and Hers lawyers. The piece remarks on vacation season as Grandpa prepares for visitors with a ready camera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma Bell
His
Grandpa
Conservatism and Hypocrisy on Middle East Policy
Victor Gold argues that conservative Republican leaders show hypocrisy by supporting the Carter era Middle East arms deal with Saudi Arabia. He cites Howard Baker Barry Goldwater John Tower and Jesse Helms as examples and contrasts their stance with calls for a hard line against communism. He predicts Ronald Reagan would not deliver a defining speech and condemns perceived pragmatism over principle.
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Victor Gold Washington
Sen
Howard Baker
Saudi Arabia
Senate
Middle East
Barry Goldwater
John Tower
Jesse Helms
U.S. State Department
Israel
Horn of Africa
Yemen
Che Guevara
Riyadh
United States
Carter
Goldwater
Tower
Helms
Ronald Reagan
America
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Panama Canal
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