World Bank Fight Turns To Growth Under Carter Era
A shift from McNamara Simon clashes is noted as Carter appointees Blumenthal and Vance signal backing for a larger World Bank. The piece contrasts earlier US resistance to capital increases with current support for expanding lending and coordinating with private banks.
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Washington
Manila
World Bank and
International Monetary Fund
Robert S. McNamara
Treasury
William E. Simon
McNamara
Simon
Carter
Defense Department
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Mike Blumenthal
World Bank
United States
Athony Solomon
Adam Smith
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Indonesia
Peru
Brazil
IMF
Carter Retreats From Public Tie to Bert Lance
Washington reports show President Carter moving away from publicly embracing Bert Lance as Lance resigns from OMB. A farewell event drew reporters who were barred and later admitted, with photos labeled historical and not released. Carter’s brief televised resignation news conference showed visible impatience as questions swirled around Lance.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
White House
Lance
Executive Protective Service
Rosalynn
Wire Service
Richard M. Nixon
Timeline of historical events for September 29
On this date in history several events are noted including William the Conqueror invading England in 1066 and the U S War Department establishing a regular army in 1789. Other entries cover Allied breakthroughs in 1918 and diplomatic shifts in 1923 1941 aid to the USSR and 1944 Soviet advances in Yugoslavia.
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William the Conqueror
England
U.S. War Department
Germany
Britain
Palestine
League of Nations
United States
Carter's Economic Goals Under Fire By Analysts
The Carter Administration faces critique for setting ambitious goals. Forecasters split on growth with 4 to 4.4 percent from the Joint Economic Committee and about 5.3 percent from the administration. Wharton and others see a possible 4 percent gain with a rise in fixed investment offsetting weaker consumer spending. Business leaders report improvement yet warn inflation remains a concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Joint Committee
Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates
Lawrence Klein
Wharton Unit
Commercial Credit
Joint Economic Committee
Carter
Ohio Holds Lowest Personal Tax Burden in Nation
Federal study shows Ohio’s personal income tax burden at 9.7 percent, lowest among states. Report notes state cigarette taxes, property tax share, and a 4 percent sales tax. Officials pledge no new taxes while citing adequate services, with emphasis on existing tax levels and limited tax increases.
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Columbus
Ohio
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Affairs
New York State
Ohio Legislative Budget Office
General Assembly
Budget Office
John J. Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
William W. Wilkins
Wilkins
Rhodes
Carter and Lance Exit Reflects on Public Service Truths
The piece critiques President Carter's handling of Bert Lance's resignation, noting calm logic amid controversy. It argues Carter yielded to congressional and press pressure, questions press impartiality, mocks ideal public servants, and calls for fewer restrictive rules in government.
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Bert Lance
Carter
Notre Dame
Lance
Bert
Republic
Congress
Harry Truman
Gordon Liddy
Woodrow Wilson
Gulf Oil Corporation
Ralph Nader
Washington
HEW
CIA Agents in Plain Sight Sparking Journalist Suspicions
Carl Bernstein's disclosure that 400 press members worked for the CIA abroad in the 1950s and 60s unsettles reporters. The author recalls Paris years with the Herald Tribune and odd inquiries about covert ties while recounting suspicious colleagues and a waning trust in foreign assignments. He notes vague encounters with CIA-like figures in Europe and a dialogue about filing stories.
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Washington
Carl Bernstein
CIA
Paris
The
Herald Tribune
Secret Service
Paris Herald Tribune
No, you dummy Real Soviet divisions with armor
A narrator recalls being tested by colleagues who may have CIA ties in the late 1940s and 1950s. He jokes about poker games with possible intelligence connections and reflects on doubts about fellow correspondents and a fictitious Dulles Broadcasting Co in Waco Texas. He notes only CIA payrolls could fund certain long hands.
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CIA
Carlsbad
Czechoslovakia
Dulles Broadcasting Co
Waco
Texas
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