Public service costs versus private enterprise efficiency
The piece argues government cannot operate like a business and cites GAO findings that Social Security claim processing costs more than private Medicare processing, higher municipal costs, and aging price comparisons for phone and postal services to support the claim. It concludes with urging scrutiny of figures before claiming lower costs from government.
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Social Security Administration
Public
San Francisco
New York
Columbia University
S Arce
One to One Diplomacy and Self-Help Movements Across Borders
The piece outlines one to one people to people programs as a postwar diplomatic innovation. It notes the hospital ship Hope as an example and mentions self help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous with about 800,000 members in 18,000 chapters. It highlights home and international benefits of shared experience and mutual aid.
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Africa
Asia
Alcoholics Anonymous
Africa off limits for United States
Column argues U.S. policy toward Africa fails to address deep rooted racial and tribal tensions in South Africa and neighboring nations. It contends racial divides among Boers whites mixed populations and Bantu blacks fuel ongoing conflict, noting Angola as example and urging internal U.S. reform over external moral efforts.
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South Africa
Angola
U.N
Federal aid push in Mississippi linked to Bankers Trust bailout
Mississippi lawmakers pressed Treasury and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to rescue Bankers Trust, warning taxpayers could back a bail out of as much as 100 million dollars. Montgomery Lott and Cochran own sizable shares, while 60 000 depositors face risk as the private insured program falters. Federal officials note political pressure but deny a bailout. Watchdog features critique endless Washington paperwork and a costly HEW data form for colleges.
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Mississippi
Bankers Trust Savings and Loan
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Bankers Trust
G.V
Sonny’ Montgomery
D.miss
Trent Lott
R.miss
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Lott
Thad Cochran
R.-Miss
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Commerce
Elliot Richardson
William Simon
White House
John Stennis
D.-Miss
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Garth Marston
Ississippi
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New York City
Geers
Washington
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F.B.I
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Elizabeth Ray
Judith Exner
Gerald Ford
Republican Platform and Big Government Debate Reconsidered
Column questions whether the 1976 Republican platform truly limits big government. It notes omissions on Watergate and CIA abuses while praising security and modernization plans. The article suggests a tension between privacy pledges and the push for missile and ship programs.
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Kansas City
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