Pentagon Procurement Reform Urged by GAO
The General Accounting Office warns the Pentagon wastes billions due to a failing procurement staff. It cites complex weapons programs, poor career progression for civilians and officers, and resistance within services. The report urges a major overhaul to curb federal overspending and restore fiscal discipline.
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General Accounting Office
GAO
U.S. Congress
Nixon
Hare
Congress
U.S
Capitol Hill
Public Health Service Reports Hazardous Water in U.S. Systems
A Public Health Service survey of 969 water systems across eight metro areas and Vermont found 18 percent potentially hazardous and 23 percent delivering inferior water. About 900,000 of 18.2 million people sampled drank potentially hazardous water, with two million on inferior water. The agency urges monitoring and upgrading to ensure safe future supplies.
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The
Public Health Service
Vermont
James H. McDermott
Federal Bureau of Hygiene
Public Health Board
U.S
Will Harm Come To Crime In These Violent Acts
A booby trapped suitcase exploded in Omaha killing a policeman and injuring seven others luring them to a vacant house by a false distress call. Later a dynamite blast hit a downtown Minneapolis military induction center. In Columbus arraignment of Air Force Lieutenant Harris was delayed due to a broken top after shoplifting incidents. In total 28 people were injured, the Omaha officer was a father of five and his family faces consequences amid these violent crimes.
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Omaha
Ned
Minneapolis
Harris
Fee
Onhe
Folklore Admonitions and Rhymed Warnings by Wade
A fragmented poem collection by William Wade features rhymed admonitions and verses from a Lee Pendleton Reformatory Reflector. It includes cautionary rhymes about behavior, diary activity, and moral lessons, with playful lines about weather and fate.
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Lee Pendleton Reformatory
Building mobile homes price drop over seven years
The cost per square foot fell from 1.22 to 8.50 as labor and material costs rise. More than 25 million people receive monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits under federal programs. Twenty years ago about 2.2 million air passengers traveled between the United States and foreign countries, versus 18.2 million last year.
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United States
Pentagon budget debate shifts from past to present
Holmes Alexander notes a coincidence as Senators Proxmire and Hatfield cite decades of Defense spending while Pentagon Comptroller Robert Moot delivers a Syracuse graduation address. Moot argues budgets no longer dominate spending, with civilian agencies and state locals outpacing the Pentagon, urging realistic planning and prioritizing domestic needs over defense.
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Proxmize
Wis
Matfield
R.gre
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Defense Department
Pentagon
Robert Moot
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Army Camp
Alexander Trollers
Syracuse University
Willie Sutton
Mout
Senate
Hroxmire
Hatfield
Moot
Armed Services Committee
Hmself
Mern
Nixon
Laing
Jacca
Capitol Hill
Mool
Proxmire
Mr. Moot
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Mailmen converge in Honolulu for historic overwater convention
In Honolulu over 4000 mail carriers and families arrive for a landmark convention seizing the moment after a major postal strike. James H. Rademacher leads changes toward a new postal authority with 120 constitutional revisions to be enacted this week. The gathering includes federal officials, lawmakers, and labor leaders amid talks of wage raises and bargaining shifts, while fears of further sanctions fade.
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Mawatian Village
Comlex
Mainland
National Association of
Trelfic
Queen Street
Mmailmen
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Fe Ize House
Post Office
Postal Service
Sls
Ltst Moor
Detroit
James H. Rademacher
Rademacher
Pacific
Diamond Head
Meadington
White House
Washington
Redemacher
Fludemacher
Malinen
Postal Authority
Equality for women in the constitution debate
Paul Harvey argues the nation faces a decisive choice as state legislatures consider the proposed Kay Provisions Amendment granting equal rights under the law regardless of sex. He warns against hasty action and notes concerns raised by Reg Leonor Sullivan about stripping protections, while acknowledging progress toward emancipation from discrimination.
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Congress
United States
Ural Dedustey
Coal Mings
Greet Bay
Leonor Sullivan
D-Mo
McSorleys opens to women as New York debates gender equality
In a New York context the author notes McSorleys Ale House admits women for the first time this century while the national bill to bar sex discrimination advances. The piece wryly critiques modern feminism, media figures, and political theater, predicting ongoing shifts in social spaces and marriage norms. The column mixes satire with references to Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, and political action.
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McSorney's Ale House
McSorley's
McSorleys
Helen of Troy
Margaret Chase Smith
Gloria Sicinom
McSorley
Jesus
Tan
John
Jane
Dillo
Duhn
Eo Ad Xbaurdum
Charlotta Curtis
The
New York Times
New York
Leonard Bernstein
Charlotte Curtis
Easl Hampton
California
Miss Curtis
Long Island
Falas
Betty Friedan
Itc
Patty Mink
Havwaii
McSarley's
Gloria Steinent
Jim Johnson
Arler
Village Voice
Miss Steinert
Mrs. Frivdus
Senate
Justice Douglas and the root of all evil
William C. Douglas, associate justice, faces impeachment talk as revelations of large sums from lecturing and other activities stain his reputation. Liberal senators hew to ideology, complicating any removal move, while Callet’s subcommittee stalls, dragging the court into partisan politics.
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William C. Douglas
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
St Paul
Abe Fortar
Hote of Representatives
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Emanuel Celler
House
Senate
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Supreme Court
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Justles White
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Hoynsworth
Carsmell
Gerald Ford
Callet
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