Retire at Seventy A Call For Personal Choice In Work Life
A commentary argues for raising the forced retirement age to 70 while questioning federal limits on age limits. It favors personal choice in retirement, cites Shenandoah Valley age data from the 1970 census, and notes local Social Security trends as evidence of shifting retirement norms.
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Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Warren County
Clarke
Frederick County
America
Don Ratcliff
Social Security Office
Public Money in Congress Faces Uphill Battle
The push for public financing of congressional campaigns falters despite White House backing and support from Carter, congressional Democrats, and Common Cause. Republicans warn it protects incumbents and wastes taxpayer money while infighting and limited mobilization hinder revival efforts.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Carter
Congress
Common Cause
Edward W. Pattison
D-N.y
Senate
House
GOP
Pattison
White House
John B. Anderson
Illinois
Black Republican Bonds in Detroit Sparks GOP Debate
ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK report that at a Republican National Committee meeting in Detroit Benjamin Hooks urged pro quotas and school busing, challenging national chairman William Brock. GOP members question the strategy, fearing alienation of white voters while courting black support and avoiding stances on Bakke and quotas.
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Robert Novak
Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Republican National Committee
NAACP
Benjamin Hooks
Detroit
William Brock
Hooks
Kemp-Roth
Brock
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Nixon
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
America
Republican Party
Grand Old Party
Lincoln
South Africa
Wilmington Ten
Hawks
Mississippi
Clarke Reed
Reed
Michael Novak
Ben Hooks
Senate battle over Rhodesia sanctions ends in narrow vote
The Senate rejected Danforth's amendment to lift Rhodesia sanctions 54 to 42. The piece weighs risks of backing Smith Muzorewa, urges keeping pressure for international monitored elections and majority rule amid ongoing guerrilla warfare led by Mugabe and Nkomo.
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Tom Wicker
N.Y
Rhodesia
Smith
Abel Muzorewa
Senate
Salisbury
Muzorewa
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Vietnam
Mugabe
Nkomo
Norto
South Africa
Namibia
South-West Africa
Helms
United States
Ian Smith
Rhodesia Sanctions End Debate Fueled by Senator Helms
Senator Jesse Helms drives push to lift sanctions on Rhodesia citing a multiracial government under international supervision. The Senate approved a compromise amendment: sanctions end after a legitimate government forms and negotiates with Patriotic Front leaders, though some fear guerrilla ties and Soviet influence.
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United States Press Inc
Washington
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Carter
Rhodesia
Helms
Senate
Ian Smith
Abel Muzorewa
Javits
U. N
Andy Young
Frank Church
Idaho
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