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...rates. In 1955 inflation was nil, and in 1965 it was around 2%. Increases of more than 2,000% in Government spending on health and housing in the past decade, declares Nunn, show that the pattern of inflation fits "the real increase in nondefense spending." Observes Oregon Senator Bob Packwood: "Let's lay to rest the shibboleth that we have been chipping away at human resources spending on behalf of defense...
...endangered bowhead whale under strict quotas (last year's ceiling: 18 kills). If the conference fails to act on the U.S. proposal or a similar one, Congress may toss out a legislative harpoon of its own: a bill sponsored by Senators Warren Magnuson of Washington and Bob Packwood of Oregon would deny U.S. fishing rights within a 200-mile coastal limit to any countries that ignore IWC rulings. Such legislation would strongly bolster any moratorium passed by the IWC, which has no enforcement authority. Says U.S. Delegate Tom Garrett: "We're finally starting to put our money where...
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...Packwood proposed that to recapture public support, the Republican Party shoud endorse social programs, but should insist that they be run by private businesses. He cited health care and day care for working mothers as programs which could be financed by government but implemented by private companies to eliminate waste
Warnke has been criticized by many senators, including Sen. Robert W. Packwood (R-Ore.) at the Kennedy School yesterday, for his eagerness to secure a SALT II agreement even at the cost of sacrificing U.S. military security...