Opinion on Lorain transit tax proposal piggyback on ballot
The Lorain County commissioners plan a half percent sales tax to fund a county wide transit system. A NOACA study is about 30 percent complete and not due until December. Questions remain on financing future deficits and which communities would be served, requiring thorough public information before any vote.
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Lorain County
Lorain
NOACA
Derblis
Commissioners and Transit Board
New York Beaches Closed As Raw Sewage Drives Shoreward
The 70 miles of NYC area beaches are shut on the eve of Independence Day as raw sewage and polluted waste have drifted to shore amid unusual winds. Officials had warned for years that dumping into the ocean would backfire. the era of reform may push for better solid waste systems city and region wide.
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New York City
New York
Powers That Be
Ford may make Cyprus issue to attack Democrats
The article argues President Ford seeks an election year clash over Turkish arms to Cyprus, aiming to pressure Congress and contrast with Democrats. It notes Kissinger’s role, Greek American politics, and the risk of halting arms to Turkey while Cyprus remains unresolved, with Ford drifting toward a political showdown.
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
Cyprus
Reagan
Panama Canal
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Democrats
U.S
Soviet Union
Henry Kissinger
Turkey
Kissinger
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Greece
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Ford Administration
Harry Truman
State Department
Punt
Senate House
White House
Joe Spear
Black Sea
Spear
Arms race paradox crowds blame on others not ourselves
The piece argues that fear of nuclear war distracts from the real threat of arming others. It mocks crusaders for doom while noting bureaucratic inertia in both the United States and Russia. It cites U S arms shipments to allies, Rumsfeld in Africa, and Kenya receiving jet fighters as examples of reckless policy.
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Khrushchev
Kennedy
United States
Winston Churchill
Henry Kissinger
Kenya
U.S
Chile
Argentina
Washington focus and global issues mix in unrest
A 1960s style column surveys Middle East tensions, Syria Palestinians Lebanon, US oil needs, and Arab-Israeli stakes. It notes Soviet arms shifting, Lebanon conflict undermining peace, and US dependence on Arab oil amid stalled negotiations. It frames violence, power, and policy with broad global implications.
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Lebanon
Syria
Israel
United States
J. Walter Thompson Agency
American Assembly
Teamsters Chief Fitzsimmons draws Senate probe now
Federal investigators plan two to three years of hearings led by Senator Harrison Williams as U S Labor Secretary Bill Usery faces questions over his Las Vegas convention appearance. Subpoenas loom for Fitzsimmons and top colleagues as civil probes probe pensions and investments, with potential penalties under ERISA and Racketeer influenced actions.
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Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Las Vegas
Angels
White House
Labor Department
Fitz
Senate
U.S. Secretary of Labor
Bill Usery
James Hutchinson
Usery
Chiefs
Senate Labor Committee
Sen
Harrison Williams
Senate Committee
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Club
Labor-Justice Committee
Pete Williams
Teamsters’ Club
Jimmy Hoffa
Labor Management Services Administration
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U. S. Atty
Levi
McClellan Senate
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