Clouds Over Commission Reexamining Kennedy Assassination
The letter argues the 1963 Warren Commission should not be reopened. It contends witnesses hid truths, notes U S spending on new hearings, and insists the investigation failed to reveal the real story of President Kennedy’s death. It calls for ending further inquiry and questions the commission’s work.
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John F. Kennedy
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Oswald
Marina Oswald Porter
Secret Service
FBI
Congress
House of Representatives
Crane on 1980 bid despite NH poll showing low support
Illinois Congressman Phil Crane remains optimistic about a 1980 Republican presidential run. He trails Reagan and Ford in New Hampshire but cites strong conservative backing and a warm reception during a campaign swing as reasons to stay in the contest. He notes potential rivals include Bush, Thompson, Baker, Dole, and Weicker.
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Frank van der Linden
United States Press Inc
Washington
Phil Crane
Illinois
New Hampshire
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Crane
Reagan
White House
William Loeb
Manchester Union
van der Linden
Loeb
G.O.P
Bill Loeb
Ford
CIA
George Bush
Jim Thompson
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Bob Dole
Kansas
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Massachusetts
China and U S enter a new phase in relations
The article outlines a quiet shift as the United States moves toward closer ties with the People's Republic of China. It notes plans for a Chinese satellite, a Chinese student program for at least 10,000 students by 1985, and growing U S Chinese commercial contact focused on natural resources, oil, and heavy industry. It discusses U S strategic aims with the Soviet Union and Middle East peace efforts, and the cautious stance of Congress toward Carter’s diplomacy at Camp David.
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New York Times
Washington
Camp David
United States
People’s Republic of China
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Nixon
China
U.S
Sadat
Egypt
Begin
Israel
Moscow
Soviet Union
Taiwan
Presi
Dent Brezhnev
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
U.S. Congress
Capitol Hill
Middle East
Congress
Democratic
Carter
State Vance
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Sinai
Jerusalem
Europe
Africa
Latin America
State Department
Transbus Plan Delayed After GM Compromise In 1978
Transportation Department to continue the transbus project with a delayed debut after a compromise with GM and a coalition of 13 elderly and handicapped groups. The plan, funded at 27 million dollars, faced a three month field test provision and possible redesign before federal funded buses meet new accessibility standards.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Transportation Department
Congress
House Public Works Committee
General Motors Corp
Transportation
Brock Adams
Public Works
Adams
Los Angeles
Miami
Philadelphia
James J. Howard
D-N.j
House
Roland Ouellette
Ouellette
E.M. Estes
Transbus
Estes
Social Security Retirement Test Causes Inequity Between Earned and Unearned Income
The retirement earnings test penalizes older workers like John Gray who rely on Social Security OASI while doing self employment income and rewards wealthier landlords like Bill White. The article argues to eliminate or raise the earnings threshold, and details legislative debates, transit bus reforms, and the shift to low‑floor buses amid pressure from elderly and handicapped groups.
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John Gray
John
Bill White
Bill
Colberg
American Enterprise Institute
Congress
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Winchester
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Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
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