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The avowed federal crackdown on student loan delinquents apparently is for real – and it’s about time. From Philadelphia comes the report that federal marshals are seizing cars of people who allegedly have reneged on college loans. Within a few days 17 autos were impounded, including “a few Cadillacs, a Lincoln Continental and a Porsche,”… Continue reading Time U.S. Cracked Down on Defuulters

Super-clean air is always welcome in an industrial area – but bread and butter are prime necessities. That apparently was the thinking, in part, of the Environmenta Protection Agency in deciding to permit U.S. Steel Corp. to delay air pollution controls for up to three years and to divert the savings into new mill equipment.… Continue reading EPA Right in Eusing Regulations

Let’s take a breather from news of the economy. crime and global strife and talk about manners. Good manners are still in style. We’re not here to say present generations are any worse, in this respect. than those of the past. It could be they’re better. But there’s always room for improvement. Tennyson called manners… Continue reading Learning Nil Without Manners

Were it not for interest payments on the trilliondollar-plus national debt. the federal budget could be in balance rather than running large deficits. This often-overlooked fact stands in bold relief as debate proceeds in Congress on a proposed constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget. In fiscal 1983 projections, it is estimated that interest on… Continue reading Let’s ‘OK’ Budget Amendment

The drive to reduce waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government has turned up disclosures that Social Security benefits have been sent to many “deceased recipients.” This has prompted social security to redouble its efforts to keep records current, but it also puts a finger on another problem: Lack of moral responsibility on the… Continue reading Sociul Security Tightening

It’s hard to argue with a suggestion made in Congress the other day by Elliot H. Levitas. Democratic congressman from Georgia. who thinks budget cuts should begin at the top with President Reagan’s White House fund request. Indeed, the suggestion should be extended to include Congress. starting with repeal of the special tax break solons… Continue reading Tux Cuts Should Sturt ut Top

Charges surface from time to time that millions of taxpayer dollars are being wasted through unnecessary or extravagant travel. Government at all levels needs to keep a handle on official travel. Vigilance is especially vital at federal level because of the countless bureaus and difficult task of coordination, Recently the General Accounting Office has cited… Continue reading Millions Wasted an Travel

Current federal government inadequacies and the monumental demands that will face the nation in the years ahead require new and innovative approaches. That’s why creation of a .”new Hoover commission,” as proposed in legislation which has cleared the Senate, makes sense, Recommended by William Roth, R-De . and Thomas Eagleton, D-Moi in the Senate and… Continue reading Let’s Streamline the Economy

Momentum for making Puerto Rico the 51st American state has been up and down but the issue continues to be active. The 3.400-squaremile West lndies island has been a United States possession since 1898 and a selfgoveming commonwealth of Uncle Sam since 1952 with three non-voting delegates to the House of Representatives. Puerto Rico’s population… Continue reading Puerto Rico Stotehoocl Still Issue

Are Congress and the administration sufficiently concemed about the continuing problems of the domestic steel ind-ustry and the task of enforcing fair trade laws which affect it? Currently. according to Rep. Doug Walgren, DPar, 116,000 steelworkers are unemployed nationwide, with 91,000 on indefinite layoff and 25,000 working less than a full work week. Locally 1,500… Continue reading S teelworkers Need U.S. Help