Notes From Washington: Lance affair teaches caution on rhetoric
Donald Rothberg notes that the Bert Lance case reveals dangers of rhetorical overdraft. Senator Ribicoff, chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee, questions Lance’s tangled banking deals after dismissing initial allegations as a smear and now faces new details.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Lance
This Day in History and Senate Lunch Scene
A compilation of historic events on September 14 including McKinley’s death in 1901 and Roosevelt’s swearing in, Franklin’s 1778 France mission, Moscow burning in 1812, Selective Service Act 1940, Castro visit note in 1960, and a Pope Paul VI stance in 1965. It also recalls political commentary on Lance's potential accountability and a lunch with heads of state tied to the Panama Canal treaty signing.
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William McKinley
Buffalo
N.Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Benjamin Franklin
France
Moscow
Napoleon Bonaparte
U.S
Capitol
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Letters and renunciation clash in The Messenger excerpts
Readers submit letters noting a trapping misnomer and a ministerial resignation. The editor recalls a protracted dispute over changes in the Episcopal Church, citing John Krumm and Rev. Dr. Laurence J. James as critics of new doctrinal shifts and the church’s past rites.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
General Convention
The
Episcopal Church
Minneapolis
John Drumm
John Krumm
the Messenger
G. Wayne Craig
National Episcopal Church
Krumm
Americans Approve Of Carter's Work
George Gallup reports that 66 percent of Americans approve of President Carter in office, matching his seven month average. The rate surpasses Ford and Nixon but trails Johnson Kennedy and Eisenhower, with many Americans viewing him as moving toward a "people's President." Among supporters is a 29 year old respondent.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Carter
Ford
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Allston
Mass
Greenwood
Miss
Washington, D.C
Democratic Congress
Air Force
Russia
Chile
Brazil
Vietnam
Cuba
Cambodia
Public views on Carter's presidency from a national survey
A survey of 1,507 adults in 300 localities from Aug 19 to 22 shows mixed approval. Respondents praise Carter's honesty and moral leadership while criticizing his pace and ability to fulfill campaign promises.
Farah boycott judged a costly draw for labor clash
The 1972 74 Farah boycott shaped a costly, inconclusive labor dispute at Farah Manufacturing Co. Harold P. Coxson Jr. argues the union’s victory was pyrrhic with little public benefit, as Farah trimmed plants and payroll while stock collapsed.
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Harold P. Coxson Jr
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Coxson
Farah Manufacturing Co
el Paso
Willie Farah
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Farah
Pittsburgh
Carter Faces Bert Lance Fallout and Bank Scandals
The Carter administration weighs its stance as Budget Director Bert Lance resigns amid a cloud of overdrafts and collateral kiting at Calhoun Bank. Hermann reports and Heimann findings frame a broader push for banking reform while the White House seeks a dignified exit and public trust.
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Carter
Lance
Bert
Jody Powell
Calhoun Bank
Senate
Heimann
State Rule Book Now Available in Ohio
The Ohio Administrative Code with about 4 000 rules is for sale at 50 dollars per volume from Banks Baldwin Law Publishing. Two volumes are available with two more forthcoming. The full code could reach 8 000 rules, updated as regulations change, with sales serving as funding.
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Columbus, Ohio
Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Co
Cleveland
Mary Ann Orlinski
Legislative Reference Bureau
Vernon F. Cook
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio Monthly Record
Ohio
Baldwin
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Donald M. Rothberg
Associated Press
United States
Fidel Castro
Manhattan
Paul
Zoe Caldwell
Herbert Hoover
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
Baker
Congress
Gerald R. Ford
Marjorie S. Holt
R-Md
Loraine HE Sentinel
Trap
Conney Bear
Laurence J. James
Franklin Avenue
Athens
Boston
Florida
Tampa
Tennessee
Jackson
White House
Anaheim
Cal
Tee Eeee
Eeeee
Eee Eee
Small Society
BricKman
James Kilpatrick
San Antonio
Fortune Magazine
Calhoun
Atlanta
Wheeling
John Heimann
American Bankers Association
Lances
Georgia
Hermann
LaBelle Lance
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