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One of history’s lessons is that the free world must stand tough against totalitarianism, as symbolized by the Soviet Union, or suffer the consequences of aggression. An example of the need for a strong defensive response came when the Russians imposed the Berlin blockade three years after World War II. Only by the heroic allied… Continue reading Berlin Airlift Reminder of Fight for Freedom

Chlld car seats have increased dramatically as a safety device in the past five years and today laws require ttiat the safety seats be used in autos licensed in 41 states and the District of Colimibia. Only Utah, Peruisylvania, Vermont, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Texas and Alaska have not passed such laws. These states… Continue reading Why Pass Child Seat Laws?

As we mark Independence Day 1984, let’s take a few minutes to reflect on what happmed July 4, 1776 – also on some other dates and events significant in America’s birth of freedom. On the Fourth, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of independence at Philadelphia. (The building in which the lawmakers sat received the… Continue reading Reflections on Our Great Country

A number of developments in the aftermath of the United States-led intervention in Grenada have shed favorable light on the “rescue invasion” as well as pointing up future challenges. Sir Paul Scoon, Grenada’s governor general, has apointed a nine-member advisory council to serve as a provisional govemment and prepare for elections in reestablishing a democratic… Continue reading Hopeful Signs of Rescue

l-low ever long the road to practical use of artificial hearts may be, history will remember Dr. Bamey B. Clark as a pioneer in opening a new frontier in medical science. Clark, 62-year-old respected Seattle area dentist and alumnus of Brigham Young University, became the first human being to receive a permanent man-made heart. The… Continue reading BWNBY Clark Leaves Heart Legacy

An innovative Houseapproved road-surfacing program that would mix rubber from discarded tires with asphalt shows considerable promise and deserves a thorough test. The idea was offered by Rep. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, as an amendment to the surface transportation bill lhat would provide $55 million during three fiscal years to states that pave roads with… Continue reading Tire Surface Tgsts Promising

“Hope springs eternal wrote Alexander Pope nearly 2’/z centuries ago – and certainly the world waits with hope today as the United States and the Soviet Union pursue their new round of Strategic Arms Reduction Talks at Geneva. Little meaningful progress on the central issue has been made by negotiators in three previous rounds of… Continue reading Accord Crucial in New Arms Talks

Legislation that would repeal the provision to withhold taxes on interest and dividend income is before Congress and the lawmakers should waste no time considering it. The provision – part of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 – has been branded widely as intrusive, unnecessary and confusing to savers and financial institutions… Continue reading Should Repeal lnterest Tux

It’s time for Congress to set partisanship aside and unite with President Reagan in welding a unified U. S. policy for Central America. Not a policy that cannot be questioned and revised, but a ”consensus” one on which the nation can stand with more unity than is new evident. We wield a big stick in… Continue reading Greater Bipurtiscmship Needed

Last year, under the banner of regulatory reform and in the name of economy, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rolled back the existing standard for auto bumpers from a 5-miles-per-hour no-damage standard to a 2,5-miles-per-hour norm. Eight automakers are sticking with the damage-resistant 5-mph bumpers on all their 1983 cars, according to the Washington… Continue reading Where’re Unsafe Bumpers?