Senate backs bill to create separate Department of Education
A Senate backed measure would establish a new Education Department with a 22 000 staff and 14 billion dollar budget, raising fears of NEA influence and federal overreach. Critics argue education should stay with states and localities and urge Congress to reject the proposal.
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National Education Association
NEA
Washington
Congress
Social Security reform urged as tax burden rises in 1980s
Analysts warn rising Social Security taxes in 1980s will burden workers and employers even as benefits increase by nearly 10 percent in July due to automatic cost of living adjustments. Trustees flag potential strains if recession hits, urging Congress to pass Carter reforms and fix disability provisions to curb future costs.
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96Th Congress
House
Senate
Carter
Letter to the City Council on potholes and tracks in Winchester
A Winchester letter to the editor urges the City Council to fix potholes and railroad track seams haunting local streets. The writer argues drivers, from large gas guzzlers to economy cars, suffer wheel damage and flat tires and questions railroad maintenance responsibilities and city contracts. Jeff Fox signs the piece.
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the Star
Bump
Winchester
United States
The Trouble With Jimmy Carter Analysis 1979
A 1979 Field Enterprises piece argues Carter weakens his stance on nuclear power and oil decontrol by appeasing liberal aides and Kennedy allies. It cites the May 7 anti-nuclear meeting and Des Moines May 4 remarks as examples of cautious leadership, seeking left gentleness while facing Reagan and Kennedy.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Washington
White House
Jimmy Carter
Three Mile Island
Anne Wexler
James Schlesinger
Carter
Schlesinger
Teddy
Des Moines
Jerry) Brown
Kennedy
Congres
Los Angeles
Congressional
Baloney
Ted Kennedy
Jerry Brown
Ronald Reagan
John B. Connally
Sever Carter
James Callagha
Margaret Thatcher
Indictment of Bert Lance in May Delays Scrutiny of White House
The article details a delayed indictment of Bert Lance amid probes into Carter Warehouse finances and money laundering. It notes Justice officials and Special Counsel Curran managing parallel cases, with friction over cooperation and witness handling. Billy Carter, Rob Lipshutz, and a veneer of secrecy shape the tension.
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Carter
Bert Lance
Curran
United States
National Bank of Georgia
Lance
Equitable
Atlanta
Tom Cahill
James Nesland
John Gross
Albert Sohn
Jack Brown
Jerry Klein
Eugene Winyard
Sohn
Billy Carter
Billy
John Parks
Justice
Special Counsel
Ball
FBI
Tongsug Park
Bil Carter
White House
Robe’ Lipshutz
Heymann
Caspian
Heym
Razor blades and the price of mastery in a busy life
The writer riffs on lists of things to master and muses how razor blades, once simple, have become a bewildering, time consuming choice. He recalls his Trac II system, the shift to stainless blades, and the struggle to buy compatible replacements amid mounting commitments to reading and other pursuits.
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Times News Service
Marcel Proust
Pen Thames
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