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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

“Let’s forget about party politics and take a look at how our country got into this fix and what we can do to get her out of it.” President Reagan made this statement in his address to the nation on the economy-and as you listen to campaign rhetoric from both sides you realize his idea… Continue reading Parties Are Both to Blume

Arbitration, which dates back to ancient Rome as a technique for settling disputes, is being advocated as a widening alternative to “going to court” in certain non-criminal cases. Use of professional arbitrators, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger told 2,000 business leaders at the U. S. Chamber of Commerce’s recent 70th annual meeting, “will not supplant… Continue reading Arloitrotion Could Empty Courts

Afghanistan Day, to be observed March 21, will be a good opportunity for the world community to express support of the people of tiny Afghanistan who are waging a valiant fight against Soviet oppression. Appropriately, the observance coincides with the date when the Afghan peo ple traditionally observe the beginning of their new year. The… Continue reading Afghanistan Needs Our Support

Educational quality will be a major issue in the 1980s as equality of educational opportunity was a big concern in the 1960s and 1970s. This is a conclusion of a study by Utah Foundation, a private non-profit research organization. Evidence of a declining quality in public school education, the Foundation says, is found in “the… Continue reading Educution NeedsTOBe Upgrhded

Members of Congress should clear the air surrounding the large tax break they voted themselves just before recessing in midDecember, The action was accomplished, in the first place, through the circuitous route of attaching the increase to authorization of a bill boosting black lung benefits to retired coalminers. The Senate voted 46-44 in favor; the… Continue reading Time to Repeal Tax Break

The Reagan Administration is on the right track in moving for tighter control of government involvement in student assistance and in emphasizing need as a criteria for aid. And arguments by critics that the proposed .1983 education budget is inadequate sound a bit hollow in the light of a Heritage Foundation analysis which asserts that… Continue reading Tighter Ed Control Necessary

Asked at his recent Washington retirement, to assess the possibilities of nuclear warfare, Admiral Hyman Rickover replied: “Oh, I think we’ll probably destroy ourselves.” Whether Rickover father of the U.S. nuclear submarine – was being totally serious or slightly facetious, his remark served to call attention to the awesome and devastating effects “N” warfare could… Continue reading Will Nuclear Bombs Destroy Us?

A persistent call for changes in the criminal justice system to strengthen “victim’s rights” is gaining momentum in America. “Since the infamous U.S. Supreme Court Miranda decision, many citizens have had reason to ask whether the law is meant to protect the innocent or the guilty,” said the Arizona Republic in an editorial. “The criminal… Continue reading Time to Aid Victims of Crime