New Year's call to active community involvement
The editorial urges readers to stop passive complaining and join local governance. It asks when last they attended a council or school meeting, spoke to officials, or examined textbooks, arguing that citizen participation strengthens communities and government responsiveness. For 1978, resolve to spend hours monthly getting involved and be surprised by the influence and benefits to both personal views and the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Migrant workers stage notable strikes in Arizona groves
Reporters Hal Bernton and Doug Foster detail a widening migrant labor struggle in Arizona. Mexican workers, largely non English speaking, face exploitation at Bodine Produce and Arrowhead Ranch, with wage theft and harsh camps. Courts grant tenancy rights and ban camp bans on organizers, but abuses persist as owners resist pay equity and safety upgrades.
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Washington
Arizona
Hal Bernton
Doug Foster
Phoenix
Bodine Produce Company
Ralph Bodine
Ilegal
Bodine’s
Bodine
Bernton
Foster
Arrowhead Ranch
Bodine's
Arrowhead
Maricopa County
U.S
Michael Hawkins
Carl Mencke
Border Patrol
Tye
South Africa could target U S with one nation embargo says Dr Penn
English speaking South Africans like Dr Penn view the Afrikaner National Party as liberals yet oppose one man one vote. He says South Africa could impose a U S embargo using its mineral exports, though he insists this is not what they want. Penn criticizes Carter's policies and and questions U S support for Marxist regimes abroad while praising some whites and blacks in South Africa.
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South Africa
U.S
Jack Penn
South Afria
Dr. Penn
Afrikaaners National Party
Penn
White House
National Party
Walter Mondale
Carer
Jules Nyerere
Tanza
Carter
Soviet Union
Rhodesia
Southwest Africa
Women in crime pay higher price
An editorial argues gender bias in juvenile justice, noting girls receive harsher treatment, longer confinement, and fewer rehabilitative options than boys. It cites studies from Rosemary Sarri and the American Bar Association, highlighting runaways, shoplifting, and parental attitudes as drivers of unequal outcomes for girls.
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Rosemary Sarri
National Assessment of Juvenile Corrections
THE
American Bar Association
Susan Behm
New York State
Department of Correction
Carter urged to balance ideals with achievable goals
A White House briefing reveals critics say President Carter is seen as competent yet outsiders doubt his grasp of complex limits. Analysts note that pledges like a balanced budget and defense cuts remain unrealized fantasies, pressing Carter to blend vision with realism to win business and public confidence.
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White House
Carter
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Washington
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