EPA admits catalytic converter harms air quality setback
The EPA concedes catalytic converters may emit a sulphuric acid mist harming respiratory sufferers, a reversal that strains automakers and prompts questions about tougher emissions standards. The Wall Street Journal notes Senate action on the Lord's Prayer and EPA delays on stricter rules amid rising auto costs and policy controversy.
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Identity cards and double-think in passport policy
Frances G. Knight, director of the State Department passport office, argues Americans should carry government identity cards with fingerprints to curb fraud. Critics warn the proposal echoes totalitarian regimes and internal passports, threatening liberty in a free society.
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Washington’s steady mood amid a nation in doubt
A national essay argues Americans face bleak economic signals but remains confident in the country’s resilience. It contrasts public hysteria with actual data such as six million unemployed and high prices, while stressing tax burden, home ownership, and social safety nets. It champions steady leadership and measured policy.
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Washington
U.S. tuna boat war tested by 20 years of strain
The tuna boat clash with Ecuador spans two decades as Ecuador and other South American nations claim 200 mile limits and seize U.S. boats and catches. With costs now exceeding 50 million dollars taxpayer funds reimburse fines, argues rethinking the Fishermen's Protective Act and potential 200 mile expansion. Some call for decisive action including extending limits or even sending a destroyer to protect fleets.
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Ecuador
Peru
Chile
San Diego
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South America
Washington focus no news is good news
A reflective column surveys postwar politics and presidents Eisenhower Kennedy Nixon Ford and others. It notes how Eisenhower and Ridgway kept US out of Vietnam while later leaders sent troops, questions for Kissinger leverage, and critiques growing public employment and government inefficiency with data from the Census Bureau and AMA views.
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Mary Louise Smith
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Kuneitra symbol of Syrian-Israeli conflict and rage
Ruined Kuneitra, once a center on the Golan Heights, stands defaced after seven years of occupation and demolition. The city’s fate, restored to Syria under U.S. pressure, is debated as a test of peace or a prelude to renewed war. Syrian officials and Israeli leaders offer divergent readings of the gesture.
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Syria
Israel
Syrian Golan Heights
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Mt. Hermon
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Golan Heights
Adnan Tayara
Tayara
Sinai
Egypt
Damascus
Galilee
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Munich
Maalot
Beisan
Kiryat Shmona
Wages and inflation in wartime and peacetime economics
The text argues inflation stems from government deficits and money supply growth during wars and peacetime. It cites 1920s Germany and Hungary, 1930s US policies, CIO wage rises, and ongoing union-driven compensation-cost push inflation since 1933, noting deficits were minor and loan money followed inflationary forces.
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