Opinion: Congress Should Block Inflationary Farm Aid Bill
The piece urges President Carter to veto the rewritten farm aid bill, arguing it inflates costs by about 6 billion, worsens food prices, expands bureaucracy, and mostly benefits large farmers. It cites American Farm Bureau opposition and cites drought, prior spending, and political pressure as factors. The article contends Congress should instead pursue targeted relief for those most in need.
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Jimmy Carter
House
Senate
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Carter
Congressional
Warning from scientists blasts nuclear planning report
Washington report disputes the nuclear program's cost, waste disposal, and reliability. It cites a 104 page congressional committee study warning nuclear power may be pricier than coal and rivals renewable options like solar. It notes escalating construction costs, uranium prices, and overbuilding by utilities.
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Washington
House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Leo Ryan
D-Calif
California
Energy Department
United States
Coal strike facts distorted and political blame skewed
Washington debates and media coverage shaped perceptions of the coal strike. The piece argues networks, wire services, and leaders exaggerated doomsday impacts, cites Taft-Hartley actions, and notes the contract eventually raised miners' pay while overall energy impact remained limited. It highlights declining UMW influence and the mixed outcomes for production, imports, and electricity costs.
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Washington
Wire Services
United Mine Workers
America
Associated Press
United Press International
West Virginia
UMW
Southern Co
Allegheny Power
Fortune Magazine
Washington focus and world affairs in brief
The column surveys global and domestic tensions. It notes Begin’s shaky position amid US pressure for peace talks with Egypt, Miller’s blunt Fed stance on inflation, looming coal strikes and energy concerns, and political shifts in France and Africa. It also critiques the Small Business Administration’s mission drift per Fortune.
Park testimony shows greed and ego in Congress
Washington column argues Tongsun Park’s 1970s cash gifts exposed vulnerability of lawmakers to money and flattery. While not Watergate, the Korea gate tale shows honest politicians can be swayed by cash and praise, with notable examples like Udall, Hanna, Brademas and O Neill highlighted.
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Capitol Hill
Sen
Robert Dole
Kansas
Ronald Reagan
Washington
House of Representatives
Bronx
Tongsun Park
Congress
Tongsan Park
Park
Richard Nixon
Richard
Korea
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