California Governor Jerry Brown Holds Budget Surplus Steady Lead
Polls place Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. with a 69 percent approval amid a California budget surplus of 2.8 billion dollars. He ranks second to Sen. S I Hayakawa, while observers credit Brown's unorthodox style for his sustained political momentum and potential impact on national politics. However a sudden downturn could threaten both his budget and position.
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Edmund Brown Jr
Sen
S. I. Hayakawa
Jerry Brown
Carter’s Handling of Soviet Rights Clash Faces Scrutiny
Washington observers weigh how U S pressure on Belgrade may curb a new crackdown on Helsinki dissidents. Solzhenitsyn warns of a sweeping legal attack while Edward Bennett Williams seeks to defend jailed activists amid Moscow’s visa denial and possible show trials.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Anatoly Shcharansky
Secret Police
Helsinki
Solzhenitsyn
Shcharansky
U.S
Belgrade
Canada
Kremlin
Carter
Moscow
Rome
Russian Social Fund
Ginsburg
Yuri Orlov
Helsinki Monitor
Edward Bennett Williams
Democratic Party
Williams
Mrs. Ginsburg
A Tremendous Potential for Fraud
Independent Democrats and Republicans mobilize against President Carter’s instant voter registration bill. Justice Department official Craig Consanto warns of a dangerous relaxation of safeguards and a memo detailing “a tremendous potential for fraud.” Senator Paul Laxalt campaigns against the measure, circulating the Consanto memo nationwide.
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Washington
Carter
House
Craig Consanto
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Consanto
Senate Rules Committee
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Richard Moe
Mondale
House Administration
Frank Thompson Jr
D N.J
Senate
Carter election reform package stalls amid GOP opposition
Congressional Quarterly reports the Carter plan to permit election day registration and revise the Hatch Act faces delays and opposition. With Republican resistance and internal party missteps, only electoral college reform holds limited support, risking final passage.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Bill Frenzel
R Minn
Hatch
Frenzel
Paul Weyrich
Committee For the Survival of A Free Congress
Administration
Winchester Evening Star Carrier Rates On Established Routes
The Winchester Evening Star lists local carrier delivery rates on established routes with annual and multi month prices. Rates shown include 22.50 per year, 12.00 for six months, and 6.50 for three months under the supervision of General Manager Thomas T Byrd.
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Winchester Evening Star
Thomas T Byrd
Awards for Unsung Heroes and Public Safety Benefits
The piece profiles law enforcement officers and firefighters who died in the line of duty and notes the first 25 awards under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Act of 1976. It highlights recipients such as Allen McLeod, Gabriel La Fromboise, Walter Watroba, Jerry Van Barber, and Richard Sheridan, detailing how the $50,000 benefits aid families and memorialize brave public servants.
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Washington
America
McLeod
la Framboise
Watroba
van Barber
Sheridan
Schmidt
Dacyezyn
Murray
Allen Bruce McLeod
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Congress
Public Safety Officers
Gerald Ford
LEAA
New Rochelle
N.Y
Gabriel Cecil la Fromboise
la Porte City
Iowa
la Fromboise
Walter Edward Watroba
Chicago
LEAR
Jerry van Barber
Jacksonville
N.C
Richard Philip Sheridan
Boston
John Edward Schmidt
Dayton
Walter Roger Dacyczyn
Deerfield
Mass
SEAA
Viewpoint: oppose financing Social Security from general funds
Joseph B. Wible argues against funding Social Security from general revenues and higher payroll deductions, insisting on actuarial funding from 1930s principles. He cites noncontributory beneficiaries raising costs for workers and objects to tax dollars subsidizing benefits for non-entitled individuals.
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Carter
Congress
Civil Service
Joseph B. Wible
Berryville
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D Mo
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