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Automobile theft is a $4 billion-a-year problem when you consider the value of the cars stolen, the cost of trying to recover them, and a hefty “theft tax” built into insurance premiums. Joyrider thefts once dominated the stolen auto picture. As recent as the 1960s nearly 90 percent of the cars were recovered. But today,… Continue reading Proposol Would Slow Auto Thefts

Should a student who refused compliance with the draft registration be allowed federal funds to assist with his education? The Daily Herald doesn’t think so and supports Sen. S.l. Hayakawa, R-Calif., Secretary of Education T.H. Bell and others now seeking to withhold federal education aid from any eligible student refusing to register. Selective Service recently… Continue reading No Draft Registraticn,N0 Benefits For Education

Shouldn’t teachers and boards of education try harder to settle contract disputes before school begins? Is enough thought being given to whether a strike is necessary and justified? Do the rights of the upils receive enough conslderation? Today more than 300,000 students across the nation are out of the classroom because of teacher strikes in… Continue reading Teachers Owe Students an Education

“We are told that in the days of ancient Rome everyone said how beautifully Cicero spoke. But when Demosthenes spoke, the people said. ‘Let us march.”‘ And so it is with John J. Rhodes. He was never a spellbinding orator; but when he talked, people listened. That’s quite a tribute to the U. S. Representative… Continue reading Colleogues Loud John Rhodes

A growing concern wu- the potential horrors uf nuclear warfare in evidenced hy treqwun statamum United States lawmakers enter Ima the Cauxudmd Record. On a single day recently: l. Rep. James Weaver, D-Orc. Introduced a resolutlun signed by 1 damn church officials In Oregon, whose mw-age. In brief, wu: “Swp the insanity of nuclear arms… Continue reading Can any issue or goal be worth a nuclear war?

Evidence of startling growth in international terrorism – much of it directed against the United States – is contained in a New Central Intelligence Agency paper. And, as Sen. Lloyd Bentsen. D-Texas pointed out in Congress. one of the most disturbing elements is that “established governments are increasingly inclined to carry out deadly acts of… Continue reading Nation ‘Must Not Bend’ to ‘Sunctioned Terror’

Before Congress creates or expands multi-bilIiondollar federal programs, especially when deficit spending is involved, it should consider such examples as foreign aid and its 36-year impact on the national debt. Months ago a constituent asked Republican Sen. Jesse A. Helms of North Carolina how much foreign aid has cost the American taxpayers, including interest on… Continue reading Put Spending in Perspective

Even as Great Britain savors its victory over Argentina in the 74-day undeclared Falkland War, permanent peace-keeping and resolution of the sovereignty dispute over. the South Atlantic islands lingers as a nagging question. By accepted standards, the Argentines were wrong in resorting to aggression when they seized the Falklands (known to them as the Malvinas)… Continue reading Sticky Problems Remain in Falklands

School will start in Utah the last week of August and with less than six weeks remaining before Utah schools begin classes, 19 of the state’s 40 school districts still haven’t signed contracts with the teachers. This is about average for this time of year, according to an official of the Utah Office of Education.… Continue reading An Earlier School Settlemenfs Virol For Public

There’ve been no easy options in the federal budget battle but the House took the more responsible course in choosing a $765 billion spending level for fiscal 1983. Backed by a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats, the measure was passed 2197.06 after a Democraticsponsored plan was defeated 225-202. The House budget resolution now goes… Continue reading Legislators Act Responsibly on Budget