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It’s difficult for the layman to understand how high interest rates which depress the housing industry, prolong a business slowdown, and produce job layoffs is helping the country – especially when inflation continues unabated. lndeed many members of Congress have complained recently that the Federal Reserve Board’s policies to restrict the money supply simply aren’t… Continue reading Let’s Burst Soaring High-Interest Rate Balloon

It ought to be apparent that if Americans are to “bite the bullet” to control double-digit inflation, our Washington leaders should set the example. But campaign promises of frugality to the contrary, a post-election dee mand for high level salary raises has engulfed the capital – a bad omen for the incoming administration pledged to… Continue reading Leaders Fail to Exemplify Frugulity in Budget

‘ Dr. A. Garr Cranney has a deep feeling for history and he especially lights up in conversations about Boston, where he was hom and reared. and Utah, where he is professor of secondary education at Brigham Young University. When I interviewed htm recently, we talked about Boston and environs. the hub of historic New… Continue reading Boston moons more =
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The United States is a staunch proponent of free trade in the world. Consistently we have led the international fight against barriers to the free flow of goods among nations. But the system breaks down between two trading partners when rules aren’t applied equally – when one partner expects free access to the other’s imarket… Continue reading Autos Trade Needs Fairness

In my view, the centuryold Provo Tabernacle – to be rededicated Sunday capping a threeyear improvement and restoration proiect – is an elegant and reverential link with the pioneer past. Certamly if adds character and dignity to the downtown area and serves as a reminder of Utah Valleys religious and cultural heritage. I say Utah… Continue reading Another historic occasion
occurs at the Tabernacle

Our political system gives an enormous advanta e to incumbents. $(ou’ve probably heard this assertion before – and the record for the past 50 years in national elections would seem to bear out its truth. l Consider the Democrats’ ability to perpetuate themselves in office and the difficulty challengers within either party have in unseating… Continue reading Incumbents Get Unfair Lead

States which rushed to repeal motorcyclist helmet laws a few years ago should consider readopting the legislation, judging by results of a U.S. Department of Transportation safety – economic study. Rep. David E, Bonior, DMich., who summarized findings in the Congressional Record, said 47 states had adopted helmet laws by 1975, complying with a motorcycle… Continue reading Time to Resteie Helmet Laws

Six former chairmen of the Council of Economic Advisers. at a rare meeting with the Senate Banking Committee, unanimously agreed that federal spending must be slashed. As Sen. William Proxmire. banking committee chairman, put it, the three Democrats and three Republicans represent “virtually every kind of economic view,” but in the present inflation crisis they… Continue reading It’s Time to Reduce Spending

When it comes to tightening congressional ethics. what’s good for the lawmaker also is good for his staff. Thus believes Rep. Thomas J. Tauke. R-Iowa, who has introduced legislation to set limits on the honoraria a congressional staff member may eam through speeches and other outside activities. V Itls high time the statutory provisions goveming… Continue reading Stuff Should Play Same Rules

With the world watchlng, Americans have grappled in Florida recently with two contradictory episodes, both involving principles on which this nation was founded. On the one hand, freedom-seeking refugees from Marxist Cuba continued to land, many bereft of earthly possessions except the clothes they wore – but with hopes centered on a new life. Some… Continue reading Take Longer Look at Refugees