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It’s seldom that a bill is introduced in Congress with such bipartisan fanfare as the omnibus anticrime legislation presented by Sens. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C. and Joseph R. Biden, D-Del. Titled “The Violent Crime and Drug Enforcement Improvement Act of 1982,” S. 2572 immediately went on the calendar amid a series of Senate speeches urging early… Continue reading lt’s Time for Congress to Acton Crime

Central Utahns got a “different” view of liberty during the Provo Independence Day Freedom Festival – from the angle of a country deprived of it. And the picture touched their hearts. ddressing a capacity fwd in the Marriott center Sunday night, former Polish ambassador ‘Romauld Spasowski said with emotion: “May I tell you Americans in… Continue reading Former Envoy Says Poland Will Prevail

Who’s kidding whom’? Soviet insinuations that the United States is dragging its feet on arms control brought that rejoinder in Congress from Republican Rep. William S. Broomfield of Michigan. member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the ‘subcommittee on international security. it was time that somebody in an official capacity responded to Soviet statements. Reminded… Continue reading Retorting to USSR Accusutions

The recent 13th anniversary of the first landing of men on the moon served to focus attention on benefits accruing from the space program. When he addressed Congress May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy called for a commitment to “land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth” in the decade… Continue reading Space Program Technology Benefits All

President Reagan is on the right track with his “New Federalism.” though controversial proposals will need a lot of selling to cities, counties and states accustomed to looking to Washington for “big-brother” government. Americans have lost “far too much control over public policies that affect their daily lives,” Reagan told the National Association of Counties… Continue reading Reagan ‘New FederaIism’ Plan the Right Move

The effectiveness of our judicial system in administering justice with reasonable dispatch in capital cases is open to question when judges impose the death penalty under the law but executions are delayed repeatedly by appeals to higher courts. A press association story reported recently that since the U.S. Supreme court reinstated the death penalty six… Continue reading Endless Appeals Keep Condemned Alive

President Reagan plans to unveil soon his longawaited development proposals for the Caribbean. Although the plans will center mainly on economic initiatives. it is understood the state department is calling for some straight talk on security including strategic threats to the region. This seems appropriate – treated either separately or in connection with the economic… Continue reading Are We on Right Track in Caribbean?

National Small Business Week, designated by Congress for May 9-15, should be more than a period of back-slapping, testimonials, and picturetaking. Not that “thank you’s” aren’t in order. Indeed they are. But plagued by high interest rates, the recession. and burdensome regulations, small business needs more than commendation – it needs the support and relief… Continue reading U.S.Cun Lift Burdens of Small Business

The recent 13th anniversary of the first landing of men on the moon served to focus attention on benefits accruing from the space program. When he addressed Congress May 25. 1961. President John F. Kennedy called for a commitment to “land a man on the moon and ireturn him safely to earth” in the decade… Continue reading Space Program Technology Benefits All

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