Opinion on Berkowitz release plan sparks debate
An opinion piece criticizes a New York City Criminal Justice Agency recommendation to release David Berkowitz on his own recognizance after arrest. It questions the logic of basing bail on "strong community ties" such as steady work and housing, arguing such bureaucracy risks public safety and ignores human impact while urging elimination of similar agencies.
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New York City
David Berkowitz
Berkowitz
New York
Sam
Abe Beame
Beame
Justice Agency
Law enforcement revives 1902 land limits on Western farms
The Interior Department will force owners in 17 states to divest over a million acres of excess land that fed vast irrigation projects since 1902. The move aims to open land to small farmers, reversing past corporate consolidation. News notes view the policy as overdue but controversial, with legal fights expected.
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Rocky Mountains
U.S. Interior Department
Department
Gulf gas pipeline stalls as producers withhold supply
In the Gulf of Mexico the High Island Offshore System, a half billion dollar natural gas pipeline, awaits gas contracts as producers sit on supplies to push prices higher. The FPC approved construction without guaranteed producers, sparking controversy over internal influence and future regulation.
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Federal Power Commission
Catbird
High Island Offshore System
Gallagher, Conner and Boland
FPC
Christopher Boland
HIOS
Robert Perdue
Boland
Richard Dunham
Dunham
Testedegoates
Teecentismatee
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Carter Should Live By His Own Political Rules
In the 1976 campaign Carter criticized political leaders for ties to private clubs while it emerged he took free plane rides from Bert Lance’s National Bank of Georgia. The piece argues Carter must meet his own standards and avoid appearances of cronyism, even if the favors seem merely procedural.
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Washington
Carter
House
Thomas O0'Neill
White House
Congress
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Peter Bourne
Bourne
O'Neill
Lester Wolff
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O'Neil
National Commission On
Donald Riegle
D-Mich
Rose Garden
Bert Lance
National Bank of Georgia
Jerry Ford
U.S. Steel
Jody Powell
Lance
Ford
Labor leaders versus voters
A column argues that Democratic leaders in Congress will not back labor reform despite AFL-CIO head George Meany’s push. It contends unions stagnate as public-sector growth and inflation erode the very basis of labor power, blaming both unions and business dynamics for the stalemate.
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Washington
George
George Meany
American Federation of Labor - Congress
Meany
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Afl-Cio
House
Tip O'Neill
Capitol Hill
AFL
CIO
Labor
Carter
Strike fever spreads to American workers as costs rise
A lengthy analysis recalls how U S steel and other industries face higher labor costs from guaranteed wages and benefits, while job cuts loom amid foreign competition. It warns that union militancy and a right to strike threaten earnings as prices, tariffs, and government aid shape the economy.
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McBride
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