Pensions as a hidden national debt and danger
An opinion piece arguing that public pensions across federal state and local levels are unsustainably funded. It cites Rep. Les Aspin noting underfunding and inflation of pension promises, contrasts private and public pensions, and warns of looming costs, bankruptcies, and tax burdens for future taxpayers. The Chicago Tribune is quoted calling pensions a risky racket.
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U.S
Les Aspin
Wisconsin Democrat
New York City
Harper's
Aspin
Pennsylvania
Congress
New York
Federal Treasury
Washington mine safety clash and Capitol Hill feud
A Washington feature investigates unsafe conditions at Kentucky’s Scot tia mine and harassed federal inspectors facing underpayment and hostility from operators. It notes thousands of safety violations since 1870, with limited penalties, and details a parallel dispute on Capitol Hill after Reclamation Commissioner Gil Stamm clashed with Rep. Leo Ryan over hearings on the Teton Dam disaster.
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Washington
Kentucky
Scottia
Hal Bernton
Interior Department
Brouhaha
Gil Stamm
Capitol Hill
Teton Dam
Idaho
Stamm
House Conservation Subcommittee
Leo Ryan
D-Calif
Carter job plan draws mixed reactions from leaders
Carter favors job creation over a tax cut to spur growth and cut unemployment. Mayors, labor groups, and minorities favor direct city jobs while business leaders worry about tax relief. Liberals and conservatives split on tax cuts versus federal job programs as unemployment remains high in urban areas. A delegation of big city mayors urged a multi billion dollar urban development bank to fund inner city jobs, a proposal Carter avoided committing to in his press conference.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Big City
Kenneth Gibson
Newark
Carter
Urban Development Bank
Washington focus on Soviet bomb ban proposal debate
A dense Washington focus column questions Moscow’s renewed bid to ban first use of nuclear weapons. It argues the pledge is unenforceable without full bomb monitoring and urges serious negotiations to reduce stockpiles. The piece also notes Sino Soviet tensions and hints at Middle East diplomacy and a shift toward rural Americans returning to small towns.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Peking
China
Washington
Middle East
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Yitzak Rabin
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Carter
Callaghan's center push may fail Britain in crisis
London report analyzes James Callaghan facing a fractured Labour Party with left-wing rebels and Healey at odds. IMF support buys time but inflation unemployment threaten governance. Benn and Bennite fears loom as Labour center splits, risking Tory comeback under Thatcher if Callaghan falls.
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London
International Monetary Fund
James Callaghan
Dor Party
Great Britain
Ai Callaghen
Callaghan
Denis Healey
Healey
Anthony Wedgewood Benn
Anthony Wedgewood Benn, Would Drive A ““Wedge” Between Him
Bena
Howte of Commons
Michael Foot
Gonal
Labor
Margaret Thatcher
Tony Benn
Bem
Beamism
Britain
Labor Center
Tore
Corn
H Callaghan
Benn
Bermismn
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Groves Millet
Peerete Cou Pretung & Putiedime
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Dunagin
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Georgia
Atlanta
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Walter Heller
Charles Schultze
Treasury
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Heller
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