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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1977

Page

7

Carter must appoint competent people to run government

The piece argues Carter will oversee top duties soon and must improve the appointment process. It endorses creating a Presidential Appointments Office to maintain a talent bank, disclose logs of contacts with interest groups, require two year tenures, and enforce post agency restrictions to avoid sweetheart deals.

Carter Plains White House Congress Jimmy Carter

Byrd Rise Reflects Careful Senate Craft and Shift

Robert Byrd, newly named Senate majority leader, built power quietly as majority whip by mastering rules and scheduling. Once a conservative seen as Klan-affiliated in youth, he evolved into a pragmatic leader, shaping consent agreements and expanding influence through decades of behind the scenes work.

Robert Byrd Senate Byrd West Mike Mansfield D-Mont Technician Byrd West Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Edward Kennedy Dmass Mansfield Ku Klux Klan Richard Kleindienst L. Patrick Gray III FBI Gray Judiciary Committee

Etymology notes on ostracize and word plurals

The piece collects taxonomic notes on ostracize origin with a comic egg story and answers on plural forms for attorney general and adjutant general. It notes chemotherap y pronunciation options and dictionary preferences, citing editor Theodore M. Bernstein and readers’ queries.

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