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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1979
Page
3
The piece surveys reactions to President Carter’s proposed gas rationing with Texans denouncing it as unacceptable and Ohioans noting benefits yet fearing shortfalls for long commutes. It warns Congress may push a plan to place responsibility on the president while noting rationing has begun in some areas.
The article reports that the Carter administration and SBA limit female owned firms from minority set asides, citing a Civil Rights Commission finding of discrimination in federal procurement. It notes a 8-A program bias, a suppressed SBA investigator report, and calls for genuine reform and funding opportunities for women. It also touches on an FTC probe into the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons amid anti competitive concerns and ends with a personal welfare anecdote about an elderly Arkansas couple seeking lawn care.
A reflective column argues that racial bias inflates crime statistics, noting arrests not criminals and challenging the idea that poverty or inherent violence explains crime differences. It stresses historical inequities in white and black neighborhoods and condemns racist narratives as hypocritical and harmful.
A decade of fires and rising losses prompts U.S. action led by Gordon Vickery as arson remains a mounting peril. Carter gears up for 1980 with targeted states and voter blocs under scrutiny. Taiwan’s past powers and potential independence outlined alongside a surge in cosmetic surgery as a medical trend.
Washington hosts a critique of profit doomers led by Sen Edward Kennedy who argues unions own vast stakes in oil, banks, and Steel. The piece explores multi employer pension funds holding over 60 billion dollars, their bond focus, and the role of banks in managing retirement assets for millions of workers.
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