Prison chief seeks federal inmates for underused jail in Fort Mill
Fort Mill police chief Floyd Foss says his jail, open 22 months, has space for 19 inmates but averages one daily. He plans to seek federal housing rights from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, noting three daily meals are required though current inmates get sandwiches, which he could replace with TV dinners for cost savings.
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Fort Mill
AFP
Floyd Foss
Foss
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Comment on saving taxpayers by halting VA hospital plan
The essay argues President Carter should cut the $825 million set aside by Ford for eight new Veterans Administration hospitals. It cites CBO GAO and NAS findings that replacements for aging acute-care beds are unnecessary and urges shifting focus to nursing-care beds, noting veterans with nonservice-connected disabilities rely on welfare within VA and suggesting alternatives like Medicare and Medicaid.
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Veterans Administration
Ford
Congressional Budget Office
General Accounting Office
National Academy of Sciences
White House
Veterans
American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars
FTC urged to allow under ten karat gold as gold
Jewelry makers press FTC to redefine gold to include alloys under 10 karat matching 24 karat. Current rules require 10 karat or more. any under 10 karat would bear a warning about tarnish and possible green wrist reaction.
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Milady
Save the penny politics and public sentiment collide
A Treasury study weighs eliminating the one cent piece while pledging to review economic impacts on prices and taxes. The penny endures as a beloved national symbol and everyday builder of savings, despite hoarding and production costs.
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Treasury Department
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Congress
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Blumenthal
Prency
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Tongue In Chon
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Ranger Manager Suggestion Sparks Texas Debate
The letter argues for Dick Risenhoover as Texas Rangers manager and discusses ownership aims for a winning team. It also reflects on Letters To the Editor policy and the public's right to express opinions, noting national trends in property ownership and finance influencing real estate markets.
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Morris Higley
Texans
Texas
Dallas Cowboys
Texas Rangers
Dick Risenhoover
National real estate exchange aims to speed sales
AP analyst John Cunniff reports plans to sell 375 to 425 properties valued over 1.5 billion at the Waldorf Astoria on June 28 with 150 buyers and sellers paying 175 dollars for access. Gerald Jackson, founder of the American Real Estate Exchange, forecasts a national market day system expanding to six cities and beyond.
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New York
Waldorf - Astoria
Astor Salon
Gerald Jackson
Houston
Jackson
Atlanta
San Francisco
Chicago
Los Angeles
American Real Estate Exchange
This Day in History June 26 1977 Highlights
On June 26 1977 major events include the UN Charter signing in San Francisco in 1945 and Pizarro’s death in 1541. Notables born include engineer William Lear at 75 and senator W Stuart Symington at 76. Thought for today references the United Nations creation.
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San Francisco
Hamelin
Germany
Francisco Pizarro
Lima
Peru
Netherlands
John Tyler
Julia Gardiner
New York
Cherbourg
France
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Switzerland
Paul VI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Gerald Ford
Puerto Rico
William Lear
W. Stuart Symington
Missouri
Powell jokingly tests security rules over protest note
White House press secretary Jody Powell read excerpts from a confidential US protest to Moscow about the Robert Toth interview and faced questions on security violations. A Juneau Alaska postscript notes the piece ends with a Yukon trading post origin from 1837.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
Soviet Union
Moscow
Robert Toth
Los Angeles Times
Jerrold Schecter
National Security Council
Schecter
Kremlin
Churchill Quote On Heaven And Hell
A terse Winston Churchill maxim contrasts salvation with damnation stating heaven is sought only to avert hell. The line reflects his blunt, witty style and enduring wartime moral frame.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Safety Call For July Fourth Traffic Caution In Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety warns of likely high traffic fatalities over the July 4 holiday weekend. DPS head Colonel Wilson E. Speir estimates 51 deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday, with speeding and drinking as major factors. Troopers will tighten enforcement and coordinate with local agencies and media to curb unsafe driving. Last year’s holiday saw 55 deaths, split roughly between city streets and rural highways.
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Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Wilson E. Speir
Texas
Department of Public Safety
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