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The American people still have clout in the workingiof democracy – and they chose to use it when they believed members of Congress didn’t deserve a hel’ yr tax break they swarsan themselves last December. Responding to a barrage of protest mail and widespread editorial criticism, the House voted 35543 last week to repeal an… Continue reading Congress Heeds Pressure on Tux Break

In lifting the economic sanctions against Argenstina, President Reagan has taken a step toward mending U.S.-Argentine relations, strained in one of the unhappy sideconsequences of the Falklands War. From April 2, when the South American Country seized the British colony islands. until April 30 when mediation efforts failed, fthe United States steered a neutral course… Continue reading U.S. Gesture Toward Argentine u Positive Step

Either the Utah Technical College at Provo-Orem or the Utah Technical College at Salt Lake should change its name to avoid confusion and maybe now is a good time to do it, with a “community college” designation in the works for the two schools. This could be an appro priate time also for recommitment by… Continue reading Let’s Change Utah Tech College Name

Medical science has scored a long-awaited achievement in development of a hepatitis vaccine calculated to save a great many lives each year. Expensive, but claimed to be 95 percent effective against hepatitis B, the vaccine is made in West Point, Pa. It was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration last November, according to Dr,… Continue reading Medical Researchers Earn America’s Thanks

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’