Uncle Bureacrats Christmas Gift Bond Test
A woman buys a $25 U S savings bond for a child and discovers the bond bears the buyer’s Social Security number. The Bank and Treasury explain the rule aims at record keeping, prompting her to try to redeem it but the bond cannot be redeemed as made out to someone else.
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John Cunniff
New York
Uncle Sam
Scrooge
U.S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Liberty Street
Washington
Fed
OPEC meets in Qatar with hedge on oil price hike
Saudi Oil Minister Yamani calls for a six month freeze to pause further price increases from OPEC. Delegates debate up to 25 percent hikes. a rise could add billions to US France Italy costs and slow global recovery. Austerity warnings echo as nations urge restraint and warn of inflation.
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Zaki Yamani
Yamani
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
France
Italy
OPEC
Qatar
Local control bill aims to keep auto funds at county level
Senator Robert D. Freeman introduces a proposal to move state distributed auto license and registration funds to county control. The plan would empower county auditors to appoint deputy registrars or contract with municipalities, transferring receipts directly to the county treasury. Freeman says watchdog oversight would improve timely fund distribution, amid county criticisms of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert D. Freeman
Canton
Stark County
Freeman
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Legislative Service Commission
LSC
Tuscarawas
Reform the Civil Service System Says Byington
S John Byington chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission argues for major Civil Service reform in a Commonwealth Club speech. He warns Carter would face a rigid, entrenched bureaucracy unless senior policy and management positions are freed from strict Civil Service rules and a White House conference on reform is pursued.
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Washington
San Francisco
S. John Byington
Byington
Civil Service
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Commonwealth Club
Carter
White House
Save heat with continuous circulation and weather fixes
The Solar Journal urges keeping the furnace blower running 24 hours to cut bills by about 15 to 30 percent and cites even heat. It also recommends closing drapes at dusk to trap heat, sealing windows, adding storm windows, weather stripping, taping outlets, glass doors for fireplaces, and using heat deflectors. It warns against disconnecting gas dryer vents and notes savings from lowering thermostats and closing off unused rooms.
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Bruce Humphrey
Solar Journal
Carter’s Balancing Act on Stimulus and Inflation
The President-elect avoids rigid doctrine as he faces a two front challenge of economic stimulus and inflation. Unemployment nears 8 percent while confidence in business wavers, urging cautious, flexible policy with mixed tools and ongoing monitoring.
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Carter
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Burns
Federal Reserve
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