Overload Strains Congress Under House Study Findings
A House study by a Commission task force says members work long hours averaging 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and have little time for policy making. It cites rising workload from more federal duties, population growth, and complex issues, with 2,090 committee meetings in five months and mail growing from 15 to 53 million pieces since 1970.
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Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Commission On Administrative Review
Capitol Hill
Thomson interrogation features I love you toys and public session
Suzi Park Thomson faced House ethics investigators over alleged influence buying with her public stance and a private interview. She appeared in a Korean style outfit with her four year old niece and a Big Bird doll as the questioning stretched behind closed doors. Her exit was marked by flashbulbs and a toy store promise. Budget woes alter rhetoric as Republicans mock Bert Lance overdrafts as Lance advances.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Suzi Park Thomson
Thomson
Carol Huh
Bruce Caputo
N.Y
House
Carl Albert
House Ethics Committee
Contempt of Congress
Will Rogers on unions and strikes in 1933
Will Rogers asserts unions exist across all lines of business and compares economists to bankers and governors forming associations. He warns strikes should be last resort, equating them to war and noting they burden the innocent. Mug. 6, 1933.
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Mao Tse-tung
Nixon
Alaska pipeline cost overruns blamed on plumbing logic
Interview with a fictional plumber arguing the Alaska pipeline overrun reached 8 billion dollars, with claims about labor costs pipe prices and joints. He compares pipeline work to home plumbing and suggests forged records and sloppy welding may have inflated costs.
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Washington
Stanton Carruthers
Stanton
Alaska
Volunteers Sought for Athens County Cat Shelter
Readers are urged to support the Athens County Humane Society Cat Shelter which takes in unwanted cats and seeks new homes. The shelter relies on volunteers to manage duties, and interested persons can contact the society at 592-6047 or visit 27%2 Factory St. in Athens to offer help.
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the Messenger
Humane Society
Athens County
Athens County Humane Society
Athens
Letter on Parade of the Hills go kart race safety
Karter voices concern after a go kart street race during Parade of the Hills where a child was struck by a kart and dragged under a truck. She compares Delphos and Nelsonville events noting barriers and policing, urging spectator protection and better enforcement to prevent injuries.
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Delphos
Ohio
Notable events on August 30 in history
Highlights include MacArthur arriving in Japan to establish occupancy in 1945 and Cleopatra’s death by asp in ancient Egypt. Benedict Arnold’s 1780 pledge to defect at West Point and John Wesley Powell’s 1869 Colorado River expedition are noted.
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Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Cleopatra
Egypt
Benedict Arnold
West Point
John Wesley Powell
US Senate
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
Not China Pushing for New Relationship with U S
William J. Buckley argues the United States seeks a new relationship rather than China. He recalls Nixon’s 1972 Beijing landing, sparse crowds, and Mao’s brief meeting, noting later shifting access and Carter era diplomacy signals.
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U.S
China
William J. Buckley
Americans See Balancing Budget as Very Important
Gallup poll finds 65 percent of Americans view a balanced federal budget as very important, with 24 percent fairly important and 7 percent not so important. Public awareness of the deficit varies, with OMB projecting a 1977 shortfall of 48.1 billion dollars and most not knowing the exact figure.
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Princeton
Carter
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
East
Midwest
Seeenee
Mixed views on deficit awareness and budget priorities
Survey of 1,518 adults in 300 localities July 8 11 finds women silenced on deficit knowledge despite ranking balanced budget high. Higher educated and wealthier groups know the budget status yet view deficit concerns as less critical. Republicans show strongest deficit concern combined with budget knowledge.
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United States
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