GAO Reorients From Books to Programs and Efficiency
The General Accounting Office under Comptroller General Elmer Staats shifts from sole ledger checks to evaluating program effectiveness and efficiency. GAO now uses a diverse staff, pursues broader inquiries, and issues neutrally worded reports while facing occasional pushback from defense, Treasury, and other agencies.
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L S Mixed Priorities Infuriate Businessmen
AP analysis notes U.S. energy policy confusion sparks anger among businessmen who compare managing a nation to running a company They cite price controls on gas and coal bans delay new power sources and tighter refinery rules as factors shaping a looming energy shortage and higher consumption.
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Boggs To Address South Carolina Democrats at Luncheon
Rep Lindy Boggs first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana will speak at the sixth annual luncheon of the State Democratic Women's Council in Columbia on September 8 at the Carolina Inn. More than 500 South Carolinians expected. Belser chairs the event and notes rising interest in the forum. Boggs, wife of Hale Boggs, previously spoke at the 1968 luncheon and was the subject of a BBC documentary.
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