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“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers,” – John F. Kennedy. lt’s commendable that Americans continue to honor the contribution of men and women who served in uniform during wartime. The latest demonstration of this came in Congress recently with… Continue reading July 9 Designated to Honor POWs

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An efficient collections policy is one of the cornerstones of a successful business or government operation. This idea was stressed last year when Senators Charles H. Percy, R-Ill. and James Sasser. D-Tenn. sponsored legislation aimed at helping Uncle Sam collect about $25 billion in debts that were in arrears. Now the General Accounting Office has… Continue reading GAO Tells How to Collect Debts

ig ByN.l;VerlCbrlatenaen yproval of an apeement to control shtputenta of European steel to America should give a long-needed shot in the arm tojte ailing domestic steel indumry. .QVhile the pact’a benefits will have their limits and certainly will be no cure-all, the nel arrangement is expected to translate into jobs, improvement in industry diblllty, and… Continue reading STBEI GQTBGMGHT g0Od .I16WS

A topic appropriate for congressional debate in the wake of National Crime Prevention Week is the growing number of drug store robberies by criminals and addicts seeking narcotics. In 1979. the latest year for which statistics are available. there were 1,824 armed robberies of drug stores in the country. The Justice Department estimates that one… Continue reading Will Drug Thefts Be Fed Offense?

President Reagan’s offer “in principle” to contribute ”a small contingent” of combat troops to an international force for evacuating Palestinian guerrillas from Beirut remains academic for the moment. However, the situation could change quickly, and five U. S. warships have sailed within 150 miles of the Lebanese coast ready to land up to 1,800 Marines… Continue reading Let’s G0 Cuutiously in Lebanon

lt’s elementary that when the government allocates money for food stamps every precaution should be taken to see that the funds get to the needy. Despite past efforts to plug loopholes, however. illegal trafficking in food stamps is still denying food to the poor according to Rep. Thomas Coleman. FtMo. Reauthorized in 1981 for one… Continue reading S tutes Plugging FoodStump Holes

By N. LA VEIIL CHRISIENSEN Srrfonrlns-=Nmnaw= Oneofourstrerngthsasanationlstlie rightotdiaseiit-butstirelytheliillot Rights never was intended to protect those who would contemptuously w or set tire to the American Faitbln tbesupreme Coon to interpret therlghtottliisootmtrytoprotectits sacred symbols was bolstered by the high nourt’s declslon leaving intact the convictim of two avowed Communiss for burning a U.S. flag. Ryo!-lvote,tttejuIt1cdrdusedt0 bear… Continue reading Supreme C0urT’s F/ug
Sfcmce Is Reussuring

Initiatives by the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at resumption of strategic arms talks are encouraging to a world deeply concerned by the buildup of nuclear arsenals. President Reagan’s recent proposal for negotiations to reduce intercontinental warhead stocks by a third have brought significant responses from two directions: – President Leonid I. Brezhnev… Continue reading Nuclear Talks Vital to Peace

Congress demonstrated political courage in passing an election-year tax increase totaling $98.3 billion over the net three years, Though controversial in many respects, the measure was widely-regarded as a key step toward economic recovery. President Reagan backed the bill during weeks of intensive lobbying, especially within reluctant conaervaztive ranks of the Republican Party. The victory… Continue reading A step toward recovery