GAO flags CETA funds misspending and local rule breaking
The General Accounting Office finds grassroots misuse of CETA funds across state and local governments. Grants are used to fill positions or substitute for local money rather than create real jobs, with rehiring of laid off workers noted. The report warns this erodes tax dollars and questions monitoring by the labor department.
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Should U S increase aid with fewer strings attached
Congress debates overhauling the U S foreign aid program after thirty years with a key proposal to boost multilateral aid through international institutions like the World Bank. Supporters favor channeling funds via international bodies to avoid internal meddling, while critics fear loss of U S control.
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U.S
Real tax relief? Public skeptical on Carter reform
A Harris Survey of 1 540 adults shows most Americans want tax reform but doubt government action. Big majorities fault politicians for promising relief before elections and failing to deliver, with high concern over the tax burden on the little man and the effectiveness of federal taxes.
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Harris
Carter
Tax funds blamed for large welfare share in 1976
A weekly paper claims social welfare consumed 56 percent of the 1976 federal budget totaling 331 billion dollars and costs an average family about 5884 dollars. The writer argues many programs could be handled locally to save money and reduce federal dependence.
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Washington
Iowa
HEW
Editorial Letter Urges Tax Cuts Over Welfare and Inflation
A Cedar Rapids reader blasts federal welfare programs for addicts and warns that high taxes, rising debt, and looming inflation threaten mid income households. The letter criticizes street blockades and questions safety policy while urging reduced spending and deficit elimination.
U S Aid Shift As NGOs Gain Ground In Africa
Sen Pell argues bilateral aid is less essential as international and multilateral efforts grow. Africare and other private volunteers push for more U S funding while Africans set their own development priorities and supply local personnel to projects.
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United States
Africare
Africa
U.S
C. Payne Lucas
Lucas
Flexible paths in foreign aid debate for human rights
The Gazette weighs whether to push all foreign aid directly or funnel through agencies. It notes multilateral aid can still leverage U S influence and cites House action on lending agency votes against rights-violating borrowers. It argues Carter prefers voting over automatic action and warns Congress faces practicality in world politics.
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Carter
United States
House
Iowa
Harkin
Plains
House of Representatives
Multilateral Aid Faces Congressional Skepticism and Cuts
Critics argue multilateral aid is insulated from donor politics but loses agency to influence projects. The House and Senate have opposed lending programs, citing control gaps and generous pay. In 1977, deep cuts hit loans to the IDB and IDA, signaling ongoing debate over Carter's multilateral aid request.
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Appropriations
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Colton Sparks Debate Over Neighborhood Street Access
A resident criticizes the safety commissioner for proposing restricting an Aspen Lane Towne House Drive NE access to residents and emergency vehicles, arguing a permanent barricade on a public street is improper and misinterprets the situation.
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Cedar Rapids
Colton
Mr. Colton
Aspen Lane
Towne House Drive
Worst April snow remembered by Iowa residents
An Iowa elder recalls a 1921 snowstorm on April 16 that dumped four feet of snow, blocked roads, knocked out telephones, delayed a birth on April 22, and forced a doctor to travel by buggy. He notes peers remember the event as the harshest in living memory.
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Great Britain
Germany
Hitler
Iowa
Ethics on trial TV cops bum rap
A group of lawyers and professors from the University of Massachusetts argues TV police shows corrupt public perception by depicting excessive force and legal violations. They warn realistic depictions would be dull and that viewers may confuse fiction with reality, urging restraint in portraying law enforcement.
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Saturday Review
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