Proposition 13 Won't Cure All California Tax Woes
An opinion piece argues Prop 13 limits property taxes to 1 percent of real value and 2 percent yearly cap, noting savings for homeowners yet warning about local funding and broader tax reform. It compares California to Ohio and urges fiscal restraint to reduce future tax growth.
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California
Ohio
Buckeye
Gifted Education or Neuter Language Debate Sparks Outcry
The piece critiques a Broward County Florida school district guide proposing alternative gender neutral pronouns. It warns such language reforms threaten readability and traditional terms, mocking the shift as bureaucratic overreach and foreseeing broader changes to education and language. It argues the drive could dull discourse and confuse students about gender roles.
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Washington
Broward County School Board
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Terry Winters
Terry
Mofa
Mary
George
Gemini Carter
Lewis Carroll
Supreme Court chips away at press secrecy and sources
The editorial on June 11, 1978 argues the Supreme Court places police powers over First Amendment rights, threatens newsroom confidentiality, and allows warrants to raid news offices. It defends reporters' ethics, the informer as watchdog, and laments moves to curb independent sources while urging freedom of the press.
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Supreme Court
Hudden
The Rise of Walter Mondale in the Carter Era
Mondale emerges as the Carter administration's dominant influence. He participates in major decisions, attends top meetings, and engages in substantive overseas diplomacy. He has addressed the UN on disarmament and leads in shaping policy, signaling a powerful vice presidency with a bright political future.
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Jimmy Carter
Mondale
Carter
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Middle East
United Nations
Walter Mondale
United States
Yuri Orlov
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Moscow
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Sen. Vandenberg
NATO Rejuvenated by Moscow Threat and African Claims
The article notes Moscow’s armored buildup in eastern Europe and new Soviet Cuban activity in Africa rekindling NATO. It discusses a potential emergency task force for Africa, NATO’s three historical phases, and rising fear that 18,000 Soviet tanks threaten NATO’s 8,000. It concludes Moscow’s pressure has revived the alliance.
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Western Europe
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Washington
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Russia
Zaire
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