Census questions stir debate over 1980 count
The 1980 census faces pressure over whether income and other sensitive questions belong on the main form. Lehman advocates limiting questions to basics and using a separate long form for income data. Officials warn such changes could reduce accuracy and raise costs, while Congress weighs standards and enforcement.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
Camden
N.J
House
William Lehman
D-Fla
Lehman
Census Bureau
Juanita M. Kreps
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Post Office Committee
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Commerce Secretary
Virginia Senate Race Sees 15 Hopefuls in 1978 Field
With four weeks since the Virginia gubernatorial election and a year until the 1978 Senate vote, 15 candidates pursue the seat held by William L. Scott. Five Republicans and ten Democrats bring a diverse mix including former Attorney General Andrew Miller and Gov. Linwood Holton. Parties plan strategy sessions. Democrats lean to primaries while Republicans back a convention. The race centers on party direction and the future of the Democratic coalition amid past losses.
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Virginia
William L. Scott
Andrew P. Miller
Henry Howell
Flora Crater
Northern
Hunter B. Andrews
Hampton
Herbert E. Harris
8Th
Fairfax
Frederick Babson
County Board of Supervisors
Rufus Phillips
del. Carrington Williams
Clive DuVal II
Charles Waddell
Loudon County
James Edmunds
Lunenberg County
Nathan H. Miller
Rockingham County
GOP
House of Representative
Liberation of Sevareid Ends CBS Evening News Era
Washington observes Eric Sevareid leaving the CBS Evening News. Reston notes Sevareid’s balanced, questioning approach, his survival of TV’s battles, and his shift from TV to writing. He recalls mentors from Minnesota and contrasts Sevareid with other broadcasters while praising his commitment to truth over popularity.
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N.Y
Sevareid
University of Minnesota
Hedley Donovan
Time Magazine
Harrison Salisbury
New York Times
Phil Potter
Baltimore Sun
Bill Costello
Minneapolis Journal and Tribune
CBS
ABC
New York
Washington
Sevaried
Valva
N.C
Walter Cronkite
St. Joseph
Dan Rather
Wharton
Tex
Bill Moyers
Debunking the Insurance Myth in Social Security Debate
WTTN analysis notes Congress faces limited options to fix Social Security without triggering tax rises and inflation. It highlights Treasury loan provisions, the insurance myth, and calls for reconsidering general fund contributions to preserve the system amid rising retirees and stagnating payrolls.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Social Security
Carter
United States
J. Douglas Brown
Social Security Advisory Council
New York Times
Brown
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Ohio Vote Knocks Down Carter Voter Registration Plan
AFL-CIO and COPE call Ohio’s 62 percent repeal a bitter setback with national implications for Carter’s nationwide instant voting bill. Mondale campaigned, a Citizens to Save the Right to Vote coalition warned fraud risks, and Bob Dornan staged fake IDs to illustrate the issue.
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Frank van der Linden
United States Press Inc
Washington
Afl-Cio
Carter
Ohio
Committee On Political Education
COPE
House
Thomas O'Neill
Union
Mondale
James Rhodes
Citizens To
Ohioans For the
Dornan
Idaho
Steve Symms
I.D
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
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