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Waste, reform talk, and a Mexican oil fireside tale
A Youngstown area columnist notes that not all lawmakers back federal waste, citing a GAO audit of 12 Community Action agencies reporting over 11 million dollars misused. Del. Robin Ficker criticizes a costly U S Postal Service training resort. A Mexico city anecdote recalls political wealth accumulation and a high level firing over crude price moves.
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Congress
Cleve Benedict
West Virginia
Benedict
General Accounting Office
GAO
Del
Robin Ficker
Maryland
House of Delegates
U.S. Postal Service
Ficker
Potomac
Congressional Country Club
Burning Tree Country Club
Bethesda Country Club
Taj Mahal
Mexico Oil, Politics, and a Patchwork Presidency
A Mexico City analytical piece describes U S moves amid oil wealth fears, peso volatility, and inflation. It questions President Lopez Portillo’s succession plans, hints Serrano’s ouster tied to ambition, and cites a rumored Mexican presidential fortune of about two billion dollars. It notes a new book critiquing PRI dictatorship and its quick disappearance from newsstands.
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United States
Oval Office
Chicago Board of Trade
Campesinos
Lopez Portillo
Mexico
Serrano
Pectore
Cuba
Castro
Muricio Gonzalez de la Garza
No Curtsy For The Queen by William L. Rusher
Nancy Reagan chose to shake hands with the queen in Britain, avoiding a curtsy to signal equality. The column notes this as a prudent gesture reflecting her role as first lady and her partnership with Reagan. It compares Kennedy’s kiss to Cushing, praises the Reagans as a strong team, and reflects on the assassination attempt’s impact.
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New York
Nancy Reagan
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Elizabeth
Reagan
Britain
Prince of Wales
John Kennedy
Cardinal Cushing
Kennedy
California
Reagans
ERA
White House
Ray Cromley Machine Tools: Our Achilles Heel
Congressional testimony warns U S industry risks from foreign tool imports and aging machines. Since 1964 imports rose to 30 percent of consumption while defense needs rely on 32 000 tools averaging 25 to 27 years old. Stockpile aging and limited modernization threaten wartime production and economic health.
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Washington
CNF
U.S
Congress
Pentagon
Stopping SS Payments Could Be Very Costly
Millions of elderly Americans rely on meager Social Security pensions and faces cuts if the $122 monthly minimum payment is eliminated. Stockman says savings would total about $496 million, but beneficiaries could lose up to $800 yearly, with manual reprogramming and computer upgrades likely required to handle recomputation and increased workloads.
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Washington
Reagan
David Stockman
Social Security Administration
Office of Central Operations
Tony Capaccio
American Society For Testing and Materials
ASTM
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Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
Los Pinos
Jose Lopez Portillo
Jorge Diaz Serrano
Pemex
Aramco
Saudi Arabia
Mexico Way
Lhi
Ronald Reagan
Productio Ltd
William L. Rusher
Ray Cromley
Japan
al Haig
Garza
Jack Anderson
By Jeff MacNelly
Berry's
William F. Buckley