EDITOR’S NOTE: N. LaVerl Christensen recently was in Honolulu to accept the American Legions prestigious Fourth Estate Award for a series of columns he wrote for The Daily Herald and other Scripps League newspapers about the American way of life and American values. Following is his comment on the convention at which he accepted the… Continue reading Convention Was Quite a Show
Year: 1981
The ERA question
Should the ERA become part of the Constitution? There’s a better way to achieve equality while preserving desirable distinctions between the sexes, says Rex. E, lee, Dean of the Brigham Young University law School and former assistant U.S. attorney general. In his book, “A lawyer Looks at the Equal Rights Amendment” published recently by the… Continue reading The ERA question
Military Readiness Reassuring
By N. LA VERL CHRISTENSEN Scripps League Newspapers A statement by Gen. Edward C. Meyer, Army chief of staff, that all but one of the 10 U.S.-based divisions are now at readiness level is reassuring. Less than a year ago, six of the divisions were reported unfit for combat. ‘The Army’s six overseas divisions have… Continue reading Military Readiness Reassuring
Crime registers largest jump in 12 years
Both violent and property crime registered their largest jumps in a dozen years during 1980 – and the increase has pervasive throughout every region of the country. This alarming situation, reported by the Justice Department, was brought to the attention of the U.S. Senate recently by Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I. who attributed much of the crime increase to… Continue reading Crime registers largest jump in 12 years
Who’s Uncle Sam’s Creator?
‘Uncle Sam’ Just about every American knows that name – symbol and personification of the United States. Indeed his image might turn up just about anywhere – a tall. spare man with chin’ whisker, usually dressed in a red-white-blue costume of striped trousers, swallow-tailed coat, and tall hat with a hand of stars. Uncle Sam… Continue reading Who’s Uncle Sam’s Creator?
National Debt’s Approaching $1 Trillion Mark
First of a series The United States national debt is projected to reach $1 trillion before the end of the year. That’s a thousand billion dollars! At that figure, the government will owe about $4,415 for every man, woman and child in the country all 226,500,000 of them. If the amounts seem incredible to today’s generations accustomed to… Continue reading National Debt’s Approaching $1 Trillion Mark
Congress must act… or improve plan
President Reagan took the first big step toward fulfilling his election mandate from the people when he unveiled his proposals for economic recovery before a joint Congressional session. He outlined a program of spending and tax cuts, reduced government regulation, and pursuit of a stable monetary policy – and appealed to Congress to “make this… Continue reading Congress must act… or improve plan