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ln talk of nuclear weaoons and warfare, we hear too little of the threatv to humanity .. .the devastation of lifeeand health an attack would inflict on mankind. Defense people and laymen speak nonchalantly of megaton and nuclear .warhead counts. the proposed MX system, and the possibility of countless missiles streaking between the U.S. and… Continue reading Nuclear Warfare’s the Greatest Health Haiard

The American export policy structure needs an overhaul. In the face of skidding competitive capability on world markets, Congress has acted on a number of trade measures to stimulate exports. But the approach has been piecemeal .. and the problem lingers. “We see our decline in the persistent negative trade balances. in our loss of… Continue reading Export Legislation Deserves Our Consideration

The Space Shuttle Columbia’s successful flight represents tremendous developments in technology, but its greatest legacy to the American people may be renewed pride and selfconfidence. Too many Americans still don’t realize how significant and widespread the technological benefits of the flight are. Too many still think the launch of the 107-ton winged shuttle into space,… Continue reading American Pride Rings in Space Shuttle Success

For the first 145 years of tbe”American Republic. presidents were inaugurated March 4. with the date advanced to Jan. 20 under the 20th Amendment ratified in 1933, Now Sen. Claiborne Pell. D-R.I. has introduced a proposed constitutional amendment that would move the inauguration to Nov. 20. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr.. I-Va. is co-sponsor of… Continue reading Inauguration Proposal Descrves Citizens’l Study

” never did nature and fortune combine more perfectly to make a man great, and to place him in the same constellation with whatever worthies have merited from man an everlasting remembrance.” If those words by Thomas Jefferson don’t call to mind the name and image of George Washington, first American president, the rest of… Continue reading RBC&lliHg l’1&ILi0I1,S fElth8I’ iIlSpil'(-BS C0l1fiaBIl(36

Should holidays relating to national heritage be arranged on Mondays. as at present, to facilitate threeday weekends for public convenience – or he observed on their traditional dates? That issue is posed by new legislation to return three such holidays to their original dates. The bill. introduced bv Sen. Jennings Randolph. DW.Va., would return to… Continue reading Holiday Alignment Bill Worth Citizen Coipment

President Reagan’s budget- cutting concept for fiscal 1982 has been approved by both the Senate and the House by impressive margins. But the real test of will and determination is still to come – enforcing the non-binding budget blueprint with the actual spending and tax cuts envisioned by the President in his economic recovery program.… Continue reading Real Budget Test Still Ahead

Legislation to bolster protection of law enforcement officers and firemen has been proposed in Congress. ” HR 2069, introduced by Rep. C. W. (Bill) Young, R-Fla. would make it a federal offense to assault a law officer or firefighter during the course of official duties. Young echoed the indignation of Americans in the attack on… Continue reading Lcrw Enforcement Protection Bill Merits Hearing

There were 106 of them all law enforcement officers slain in the 12 months ending in April while protecting life and property in the United States. The same number, interestingly, lost their lives in the previous year. As always in these cases, the fatality toll amounts to a sad, lamentable statistic. Rep. Barry M. Goldwater… Continue reading ‘Muke Punishment Fit Crime’

Back in World War ll when business and industry were having man-power problems because of heavy military needs, a hardpressed employer inserted a tongue-in-cheek newspaper ad which read something like this: “Jobs available, Easy work. high wages and benefits. long coffee breaks and a 15-minute work period every hour.” Although a gross exaggeration of course,… Continue reading N0w’s Time to Detoxify Polluted Productivity