Hayakawa’s price rise gaffe shocks calm in California politics
A 1980s column recalls S I Hayakawa’s 1968 SF State protest, his rise to the Senate, and a controversial White House lawn remark urging higher gas prices to deter the poor from driving. The author notes the gaffe altered political optics for Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Marie Antoinette
California
S.I. Hayakawa
San Francisco State
Hayakawa
Academe
White House
Gov. Brown
Carter
Clair Burgener
New Hampshire
Africa
Sen. Hayakawa
Senate
Readers thank helpers in energy fix and praise forest fire responders
Letters salute Russell Baker for his energy policy critique and call for guidance. Fire wardens T Fred Burlingame and Virginia forestry officials commend Frederick, Clarke, Warren, and Winchester fire companies for swift responses and public cooperation during spring fires. They praise media coverage and public safety practices while defending capital punishment as a deterrent against future killings.
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the Star
Frederick County
Clarke County
Warren County
Winchester
Woodland
T. Fred Burlingame
Virginia Division of Forestry
John Spenkerinke
Willie Darden
Erik Johnson
The
Evening Star
Johnson
Spenkelinke
Darden
Mr. Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
Winchester Evening Star Brief Item
Local brief from Winchester Evening Star notes a short item dated the fourth referencing Lee. No further details available in readable text.
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Winchester Evening Star
Backtracking in Peking Washington on China policy
State Department China watchers warn secret reports that Deng Xiaoping’s power and reform drive waned after China entered Vietnam. They cite economic controls, limited dissent, and tighter foreign contact as signs of backtracking and strained Sino American ties.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Washington
State Department
China-watchers
Vietnam
China
Deng Xiao-ping
Deng
Peking
Great Hall
U.S
China Watchers
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Wang Dong-zing
Soviet Union
Hanoi
Liberation Army
Kennedy plan masks federal control in health insurance
James Kilpatrick argues Kennedy's May 14 proposal would preserve private insurance only in a captive form and impose wide federal cost and quality controls. He warns of compulsory employer and worker contributions, limited choice, and a shift toward socialized medicine under a private guise.
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Washington Star Syndicate,Inc
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy
National Health Insurance Fund
Tator
Amtrak
Postal Service
Baloney
America
Gas Pains? Dr Dementia Q&A on energy crisis
A humorous interview spoof with Dr Dementia debating the existence of an energy crisis. The exchanges parody politicians and media, blaming OPEC, the Shah, Californians, and Congress while predicting gasoline shortages and price hikes. The piece ends with the mock claim that there is no crisis.
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Times News Service
Washington
Dementia
Carter
Ayatollah Khomeini
Ayatollah
United States
Iran
OPEC
Aes
Congress
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