Iran Turmoil Threatens Oil Supply and Stability
The Shah faces a collapsing government as riots rise and mutinous troops join street protests. Religious leaders threaten future rule, while communists may seize power. Iran’s oil, crucial to Western Europe and Japan, faces disruption and potential Soviet takeover.
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Lawmakers Travel Abroad at Taxpayers’ Expense
An Associated Press report notes 29 senators and 59 congressmen travelled overseas at public cost while lawmakers argue trips inform on foreign affairs. Most journeys aimed at NATO and Soviet relations. a minority were seen as mere junkets.
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Gazette Accepts Timely Letters for Publication
Letters to the Gazette may be published if timely and of general interest. They must be original, signed with name address and phone number, and under 300 words. The Gazette may withhold names, refuse libelous content, or edit lengthy or repetitious material.
Why Americans skipped voting in 1978 low turnout
Washington report notes over 90 million eligible Americans did not vote on November 7 marking the lowest congressional turnout since 1942. Analysts cite national mood, inflation, taxes, and perceived system failure as key factors. The Committee for the Study of the American Electorate offers one major assessment.
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Benjamin Shore Washington
CNS
Voters’ Apathy Cited by Political Figures
The text discusses widespread voter apathy, noting only 38 percent of those eligible voted in 1978. Curtis Gans cites complex causes beyond registration laws, including the decay of political institutions and media influence. Maurice Rosenblatt warns special interests may dominate, risking broader civic engagement.
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Democratic Midterm Conference Sees Brown Absence
At Memphis the California governor did not attend a Democratic midterm confab led by DNC Chairman John White. White steered liberal minds toward Carter while fending off calls to cut social programs. Ted Kennedy used a show of support for health reform, yet no challenger emerged against Carter.
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Arnold Sawislak Washington
UPI
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Memphis
Jerry Brown
Democratic National Committee
John C. White
Jimmy Carter
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Carter
White House
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Brown faces 1980 questions after California vote
Commentators in Memphis questioned Brown's national stature after his Proposition 13 stance. Voters reelected him, yet polls show Teddy Kennedy leading in a 1980 field, with Carter second and Brown third at 18 percent among Californians polled by Public Opinion via the Los Angeles Times.
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California
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Now here's a law worth repealing
U.S. Chamber President Richard Lesher argues repeal of the Davis Bacon Act. He says the 1930s wage protection law is obsolete and inflates costs on federally funded projects. The GAO draft report supports repeal, noting the act drives higher union wage scales and distorts prevailing wages.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Congress
Davis-Bacon
General Accounting Office
Davis Bacon Act as a Ripple in Inflation and Costs
The Davis Bacon Act, aimed at ensuring prevailing wages on government projects, drives up construction costs and inflation. GAO estimates show annual costs around 500 million plus 215 million in admin expenses, with observers calling the act obsolete given wage data challenges. Government funding amplifies these effects across the sector. Davis Bacon remains a controversial inflationary influence.
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Pole buildings echo early Medina construction
A reader recalls historic pole houses, noting a 1951 pole house on E Remsen Road near State Road and a pole garage. They describe creosoted poles set in holes to bedrock and mention an earlier 1914 pole barn in northeast Medina Two near W 130th Street as related memory.
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Medina Two
W. 130Th Street
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