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 Vol. 043 Issue 008 (August 1 1979)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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 LETTERS
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LETTERS 'Off the Track' Deborah Baldwin hypothesized, in "Off the Track" in your July 1979 issue, the "traffic advisers" of the broadcast media advising commuters to leave their cars at home. I am...
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COMMENT
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COMMENT The irrelevant SALT debate With the opening of Senate debate on ratification of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II), signed a few weeks ago by the two nuclear...
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NO COMMENT
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NO COMMENT Much ado.... The U.S. Metric Association, Inc., has issued a twenty-eight-page pamphlet urging that meter and liter be spelled metre and litre. Judicial temperament David Belew,...
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ARMS AND THE SHAH
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Klare, Michael T.
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Arms and the Shah The rise and fall of the 'surrogate strategy' Michael T. Klare Between 1970 and 1978, the Shah of Iran ordered $20 billion worth of arms, ammunition, and other military...
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THE RIGHT MAY BE WRONG, BUT THE LEFT ISN'T RIGHT
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Judis, John
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REFLECTIONS The Right may be wrong, but the Left isn't right John Judis Our philosophy has moved into the mainstream of American political thought," Representative Phillip Crane, the Illinois...
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VICKI SAPORTA IS OUT TO WIN
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Drogin, Bob
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Vicki Saporta is out to win Organizing North Carolina for the Teamsters Bob Drogin North Carolina has the dubious distinction of being home to the nation's lowest paid and least unionized...
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AMERICAN JEWS AND THE MIDDLE EAST DILEMMA
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Toll, Carolyn
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American Jews and the Middle East dilemma A struggle waged behind the scenes Carolyn Toll "Shit, I am tired of that six million routine, man. I am tired of you Jews throwing that six million up...
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THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST
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Hamilton, Ladd
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The press and the public interest Ladd Hamilton On April 16, ABC News reported that the Supreme Court shortly would announce its ruling in the case of Herbert v. Lando, and reported what the...
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THE FATEFUL CHOICE IN URANIUM ENRICHMENT
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Moore, Taylor G.
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The fateful choice in uranium enrichment Nuclear power's backstage battle Taylor G. Moore III Clayton D. Zerby, a round, friendly man, sounds like the mayor of a fair-sized town when, with a...
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ONE WOMAN'S CRUSADE AGAINST NUCLEAR CRUD
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Allen, Jan
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One woman's crusade against nuclear crud Kay Drey knows the cleanser won't work Jan Allen Kay Drey is a St. Louis housewife who has launched a one-woman crusade against the nuclear industry. She...
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IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
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Ely, Elissa
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In another country Almost anything (except how to write) can be learned at a writers' conference Elissa Ely Cities offer a writer almost anything except a self-image. Open a closet and thirty...
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THE WAY WE SAW IT
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THE WAY WE SAW IT The following are excerpts from articles and editorials published by The Progressive since its founding on January 9, 1909. They have been edited only to achieve brevity. Unless...
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ANOTHER WAY TO HIKE THE RENT
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Rockman, Jane
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Another way to hike the rent How HUD helps the landlord beat inflation Jane Rockman It is the perennial tug-of-war. On one side are tenants trying to block rising rents, and on the other side are...
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UNCLE SAM'S PACIFIC LACKEY
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Phillips, Dennis
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Uncle Sam's Pacific lackey Aussies hop to the Yankee tune Dennis Phillips During his campaign for the Presidency, Jimmy Carter was noted for the ambiguity of his promises. But on one point he...
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THE MUSIC OF BLOOD AND VIOLENCE
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Voorhees, Mark
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The music of blood and violence The Chileans are rescuing it from the punks Mark Voorhees The lead singer jerks his head back. A scowling face, often veiled by a thick mop of black hair, glares...
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BOOKS
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BOOKS Memoir of a radical journalist Boris Weintraub Walk into Carey McWilliams's New York apartment to conduct an interview, and the odds are that a reporter will find himself being interviewed...
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THE LAST WORD
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Mayer, Milton
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THE LAST WORD Out of touch Milton Mayer Our doctor made an emergency call at our house the other afternoon. You can't even get a tree surgeon to make a house call these days. But ours is none of...
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