Brown Governor Bets on Conservative Turns in Budget Debate
California Governor Jerry Brown, in his second term inaugural address, urged Congress to pass a constitutional amendment for a balanced federal budget. The move aligns him with conservative groups, while his environmental regulatory critique and mixed policy shifts fuel questions about motives and presidential ambitions.
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California
Jerry Brown
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National Taxpayers Union
Gov. Brown
Brown
Edmund G. Brown Sr
Love and Marriage in Salem Rideouts End in Reunion
The Salem couple John and Greta Rideout faced a first of its kind rape trial under a year old law altering the marriage contract. The jury acquitted John Rideout, 21, on December 27, and the pair reunited within days, as broader Census Bureau data show rising divorce and fewer remarriages while marriage remains highly valued. Diogenes’ quip on marriage frames the paradox.
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Heaven
John
Greta Rideout
Salem
Ore
Paradise
Rideout
Mr. Rideout
U.S. Census Bureau
Diogenes
No to collective bargaining in Virginia unions
An Roanoke Times editorial argues that unions have free speech rights and local bodies should listen to unions when they appear, but Virginia should reject "meet and confer" language and reject collective bargaining. It warns that adopting such language would move Virginia toward government bargaining with unions and urges legislators to kill camel’s humps in the tent.
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Roanoke Education Association
Retail Merchants Association
Virginia
Roanoke Times & World News
Commonwealth
General Assembly
Telemetry Encryption: SALT Snag threatens SALT II talks
The Nixon era style concession at Geneva allows the Soviets to encrypt test flight telemetry, hindering U.S. verification of SALT II. The issue centers on how well the United States can detect cheating and ensure the treaty’s balance of power remains intact. Verification becomes the pivotal Senate test for Carter’s SALT II push.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Carter
Senate
Cyrus Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Moscow
Vance
USS
Earth
Central Intelligence
Stansfield Turner
Kremlin
Salt
Paul Warnke
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACDA
Beef prices are not too high says Northern Virginia cattlemen
A letter from area beef producers argues beef prices rise with supply and demand and that prices reflect producer costs and market conditions. They cite drought in 1976-77, a lag in beef supply, and Carter era import quotas as factors, noting CPI and income trends show relative restraint.
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Winchester Evening Star
George Stoddart
Carter
Letters to the Editor Policy and Submission Rules
Editorial notice outlining how readers may submit letters. Signed letters with address and telephone are required, not exceeding 350 words, preferably typed double spaced, and subject to authentication and editorial editing before publication.
Latter-Day Verbal Mating Dance
Pietro and Tess narrate three years of living together before marrying to avoid scandal or awkward labels. The piece tracks their search for a fitting term after many options fail, from lover to friend to partner, until they conclude a straightforward pledge and face social quirks with humor.
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Carter
Tess
YMCA
Mayor Rizzo
Philadelphia
Wells
Caribbean
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