Better Forgotten Legislation to Create Consumer Agency Delayed
Senate leaders show little urgency on a consumer protection agency despite White House support. Byrd signals no immediate action amid possible filibuster by Allen, while Foley votes against the bill. Critics warn a new agency would expand bureaucracy and favor enforcement of existing laws.
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Czechoslovakia
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State Department
Castro
OTA
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House panel seeks overhaul of nations communications law
Congressional Quarterly reports the House Communications Subcommittee led by Lionel Van Deerlin and Louis Frey Jr. is drafting a full rewrite of the 1934 Communications Act to shift policymaking from the FCC. The effort faces long odds, with debate over modernizing for TV, cable, satellites and new tech, and possible failure.
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D-Calif
Louis Frey Jr
R Fla
van Deerlin
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Cable
National Cable Television Association
Capitol Hill
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Ernest F. Hollings
D S.C
Hollings
Senate
Carter Cuban policy sparks Senate alarm over preconditions
Congress voices alarm as President Carter weighs thaw with Cuba without demanding Castro withdraw troops from Africa, release political prisoners, and compensate expropriated U S property. Senator Dole collects co sponsors for a resolution opposing recognition or trade until preconditions are met.
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Dole
Human rights clash tests Bonn London alliance
In Bonn officials say President Carter’s aggressive human rights push strains the Western alliance. Chancellor Schmidt seeks to moderate the issue after London talks, yet Carter’s stance provokes Moscow and worries Paris and London as Belgrade approaches.
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Valery Giscard d’Estaing
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The OTA in Trouble and Kennedy’s Overshadowed Control
Washington columnist James J. Kilpatrick examines the Office of Technology Assessment facing leadership changes. Emilio Q. Daddario resigns as director while Senator Edward Kennedy navigates board influence, TAAC leadership, and questions of political impact on OTA’s independence and usefulness.
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Jerome Wiesner
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