Regulation Touches All Aspects Of Human Action
Darryl R. Francis argues for limited government and free enterprise, warning that regulatory reflexes breed more rules and curb innovation. He cites rising budget shares, bureaucratic growth, and how political interests push costly mandates under slogans like fair prices and equitable wages.
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Darryl R. Francis
Editorials Our Opinions No easy way to end crime
The Nation argues President Ford's crime plan will not yield dramatic results given past failed methods and systemic court and societal problems. It critiques minimum sentences for federal crimes as insufficient and calls for addressing social causes alongside funding for local crime programs. It notes neglect of social factors and urges broader action.
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Ford
Congress
Nixon
FBI
Justice Department
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
End the loophole in Social Security taxes
In this letter Shirley Verhines of Mt. Vernon argues private pensions should be taxed for Social Security and federal and state workers should contribute. She urges mandatory Social Security taxes for all and divesting Medicare from Social Security funds, proposing a national health program as alternative.
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Southern Illnoisan
Shirley Verhines
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Senate backs openness against closed meetings bill
The Illinois Senate defeated Rep. Paul Stone’s House bill expanding closed door talks under the Open Meetings Act. The piece would have allowed private discussion of employee promotion demotion pay and assignments. The column lauds the Senate for preserving public access and scores the House as failing to protect taxpayers' right to know.
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Illinois Senate
House
Paul Stone
D-Sullivan
Illinois
Rep. Stone
Rep
Stone
Senate
Energy Ant becomes messenger for conservation efforts
The Federal Energy Administration promotes an Energy Ant as a conservation symbol to educate children through books posters and filmstrips. The ant embodies industrious energy savings and could help push conservation if laws stall in Congress and with the White House.
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Congress
President
United States
White House
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
KGB Expands Foreign Roles and Home Watch Amid Detente
Western analysts say the KGB has broadened foreign assignments and increased domestic monitoring as detente grows. They estimate 40 to 75 percent of Soviet diplomats abroad are full time intelligence officers, with the CIA and FBI facing parallel strains.
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David Binder
New York Times
Washington
KGB
Soviet Union
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
CIA
U.S
Moscow
FBI
Politburo
Central Committee
Communist Party
Armored Guards
East Germany
Elan
Vladimir N. Sakharov
Middle East
Sakharov
Nazi Germany
Portugal
Cambodian
Laos
Dhofar
Oman
GRU
Thailand
Indochina
Oleg A. Lyalin
Britain
Mr. Lyalin
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William B. Cox Jr
Lenin
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France
Leningrad
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