Why not the best ambassadorships Carter era fired
The piece discusses Marvin Warner's Senate confirmation as ambassador designate to Switzerland praised by longtime allies and criticized by the AFSA as a political payoff. It notes Carter’s early ambassadorships included many noncareer appointees, with White House claims of a neutral list process, and argues competence may stem from individuals, not the method of selection.
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Cincinnati
Marvin Warner
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Switzerland
Jimmy Carter
Warner
John Sparkman
Ohio
American Foreign Service Association
AFSA
Carter
Ford
Nixon
White House
Booming 1977 Spending Despite Confidence Tremors
Americans continue spending heavily in 1977 with record housing and car sales and Tiffany & Co reporting its best first quarter. Analysts note rising consumer installment debt though some warn that inflation and weak savings may curb expansion.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Tiffany & Co
Citibank
Robert Johnson
Purdue University
Credit Research Center
Tax reform debate widens as Carter signs relief bill
Virginia Payette outlines how the $34 billion Tax Reduction and Simplification Act affects taxpayers, warns that inflation and higher wage brackets may erase savings, and notes Capitol Hill factions form to rewrite the system. Economists fear Social Security and energy taxes raise the total federal burden while liberals and conservatives clash over business support and spending.
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Washington
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Mr. Carter
Capitol Hill
White House
Containing tax burden tops the public debate in 1977
John Lofton Jr. argues for real tax cuts and easier 1040 forms as government spending per household nears 9 607 dollars. The piece notes a 47 percent share of income going to government, regional tax disparities, and skepticism about reform timing under Carter with possible action not expected before 1981.
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Tax Foundation
United States
Sunbelt
Carter
Oil executives dispute O’Leary on U S oil reserves
A interview with energy figures challenges James Schlesinger and John O’Leary’s doom view. Hoomban Marathon Oil and Phillips Petroleum leaders estimate undiscovered U S oil and gas remain vast, offshore potential strong, and call for flexible policy and decontrol to unlock reserves.
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Washington
James Schlesinger
John O'Leary
Federal Energy Administration
Carter
O'Leary
H. D. Hoopman
Marathon Oil Co
Schlesinger
Hoopman
W.F. Martin
Phillips Petroleum Co
Rawleigh Warmer
Mobil Oil Corp
U.S
Warren Davis
Gulf Oil Corp
Davis
Charles Spahr
Standard Oil of
Ohio
Howard Blauvelt
Continental Oil Co
U.S. Geological Survey
W. Renberg
C.C. Garvin Jr
Exxon Corp
Renberg
Max Eliason
Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association
Chicago begins post-Daley era with new mayor and big problems
Chicago enters the post-Daley era under Mayor Michael Bilandic amid urban crime budget strains and transit and school crises. Bankers praise his fiscal conservatism while reformists worry about machine influence and one party rule shaping policy.
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Chicago
LaSalle Street
Midwest
Michael A. Bilandic
Dennis Block
Bilandic
Humboldt Park
Cabrini-Green
Loop
Sun Belt
Richard J. Daley
Chicago Transit Authority
Daley
New York
A. Robert Abboud
First National Bank
Abboud
Democratic
June 13 1977 history highlights and birthdays
On this date in history 1956 Britain handed the Suez Canal to Egypt after 74 years of operation. In 1502 Columbus reached Martinique. In 1917 Pershing and staff arrived in Paris. In 1969 US began Viet Nam troop withdrawals. Red Grange born 1903. Thought by Irvin Cobb.
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Associated Press
Britain
Suez Canal
Egypt
Christopher Columbus
Martinique
Ottawa
John Pershing
Paris
U.S
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Thurgood Marshall
Lyndon B. Johnson
Supreme Court
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Soviet Union
Red Grange
Irvin S. Cobb
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Foreign Service
Business Mirror
Virginia Payette
Jimmy
Brazil
John Lofton Jr
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
H. Robert Sharbaugh
Sun Oil Co
John Hall
Ashland Oil, Inc
Lloyd Ansell
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Harold Berg
Getty Oil Co
Frank Ikard
American Petroleum Institute
Dniel Boorstin
H.D. Hoopman
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