Rosalynn Carter Tops Watchable Mothers In Poll
The International Society of Girl Watchers says Rosalynn Carter leads among mothers while Elizabeth Dole is named the most watchable wife. The group cites personality and charm during the Carter campaign as reasons for Mrs. Carter’s top spot. Mrs. Dole is identified as Robert Dole's wife and 1976 Republican vice presidential nominee's spouse.
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San Diego
Rosalynn Carter
Elizabeth Dole
International Society of Girl Watchers
Joe Reagin
Girl Watchers
Jimmy Carter
Everone
Dole
Robert Dole
Kansas
Traffic Blocked in Beirut After Militia Attack
In Beirut's Ashrafiyeh quarter Christian militiamen blocked traffic and fired rifles after an explosion outside a Christian Phalange militia barracks killed 35 and wounded more than 50. Christians halted work and shops closed as armed men turned back children en route to school.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Ashrafiyeh
Christian Phalange Party
Congress Opens With New Leadership and Carter Plan
Congress begins the 95th session with Democratic control of both houses and the White House, aiming to back Carter’s economic program. Democrats plan a $4 billion public works jobs bill and seek swift action after Carter takes office on January 20, the first Democrat in the White House in eight years.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
White House
Carter
Ford
Lyndon Johnson
Ford To Tangle On Gas Controls
Washington AP Ford moves to lift federal price controls on gasoline in his final days in office. He will announce the proposal with Congress set to decide within 15 days. If Congress vetoes, prices stay capped. if not, gas prices could rise on Jan 19, the day before he leaves. Gasoline remains the last major retail price control from the 1973 shortages.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
95Th Congress
Carter
Fraser May Be New UAW Chief
Douglas A. Fraser, a Scottish immigrant and former metal finisher, is poised to become president of the United Auto Workers. At 60, he would lead the 1.4 million member union after backing from two rival contenders and following Walter Reuther and Leonid Woodcock in a legacy of progressive activism.
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Detroit
Douglas A. Fraser
DeSoto
United Auto Workers Union
Fraser
Walter Reuther
Leonard Woodcock
UAW
Woodcock
Ford Proposes Income Tax Cut and Tax Shifts
Ford today proposed a 10 billion personal income tax cut with corporate tax reductions and higher personal Social Security taxes. The plan mirrors last year’s rejected package, including 2.5 billion in corporate cuts and a 5.1 billion rise in personal Social Security taxes over two years. The administration’s earlier plan linked to spending cuts, but Ford did not specify compensating reductions this time. He said spending proposals would come with the budget later this month.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
DSS
Inaugural Week Plans Warn Attendees To Bundle Up
Washington AP reports attendees for Jim Carter's inauguration should bring money and patience with long johns. Free events draw 300000 people. many outdoors. Open air sightseeing tours may occur in chilly 20s temperatures, with the swearing in, parade and Lincoln Memorial prayer service on January 20. Only 340 foreign ambassadors and wives receive free access to main events.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Lincoln Memorial
Eddie Buck Reveals Diet Plans After Holiday Gain
Eddie Buck announces a diet after reporting a new personal high on the scale. Rotary guest speaker Lt. Gov. W Brantley Harvey Jr. denies responsibility for icy weather and cites a trip to Aiken over flying as his original plan was.
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Eddie Buck
Coach
Rotary
W. Brantley Harvey Jr
Aiken
Aiken County Council Opens With Reorganization Plan
The Aiken County Council eyes reorganizing its expanded body and implementing the George C. Baird accounting plan as L. C. Greene may be authorized to begin the 1977-78 budget process. The evening includes honors for former leaders and a budget moratorium on nonessential expenditures.
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George C. Baird
L. C. Greene
Harold V. Graybeal
Charles W. Prosser
Carrol H. Warner
Aiken
Carter Seeks Ethics Pledge for Cabinet and Self
President elect Carter unveils a strict ethics code for top officials. Cabinet nominees must divest conflicting holdings and disclose wealth. They must sign a pledge to serve full terms and avoid post government conflicts for two years. Carter will place his peanut business in trustees to lease or sell.
Funding reform tops Lt. Gov Harvey speech at Rotary
Lt. Gov W Brantley Harvey Jr spoke to Rotary Club about public education and training for police as top priorities for the 1977 General Assembly. He endorsed a bill filed to equalize and base funding on district need, expanding state responsibility to ensure minimum funding and more even distribution.
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W. Brantley Harvey Jr
General Assembly
Rotary Club
Ramada Inn
Harvey
Rotarians
South Carolina
Court project may cut dropped cases in SC circuit
Solicitor-elect Sylvia Westerdahl notes a pilot program in the Second Judicial Circuit including Aiken Barnwell and Bamberg aims to reduce cases dropped. The LEAA funded Prosecutorial Screening Grant adds a screening attorney an investigator and a secretary. Westerdahl says crime prevention relies on court processing, not more guns.
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Sylvia W. Westerdahl
South Carolina
Second Judicial Circuit
Aiken
Barnwell
Bamberg
Westerdah
Westerdahl
Edward Collins
North Augusta
James C. Whitehurst
James
Key. Aiken
DSS Contends Audit Falsely Attacks Medicaid Handling
South Carolina DSS Commissioner R Archie Ellis rejects the Legislative Audit Council report as unfair and misleading. He claims the document contains false assumptions and misrepresentations about Medicaid funds and the agency’s budgeting. The audit accused DSS of benefiting from carryover funds and inflating a budget request, prompting a 36 page reply.
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Columbia
Legislative Audit Council
State Department of Social Services
DSS
R. Archie Ellis
Ellis
Carter to Transfer Holdings to Trust Amid Administration Ethics Rules
The Carter transition outlined moves to place Carter Farms Inc and Carter's Warehouse into a special trust to avoid conflicts. Valerie details show farm land retained in the trust while warehouse shares may be leased or sold, with family interests largely protected. The plan also notes potential stock divestment for appointees and an executive order on financing rules.
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Carter
Carter Farms Inc
Carter Farms
Billy
Lillian
Jimmy Carter
Aequire
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