Dam burst on Idaho’s Teton River killed eleven people
An assessment blames the Teton Dam failure on flawed design and lax precautions during construction by the U S Bureau of Reclamation. An independent panel led by Wallace J Chadwick cites unsafe standards and urges stronger federal oversight with unified agency review and outside engineering checks before future dams.
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Teton River
Idaho
Snake River
Los Angeles
Wallace J. Chadwick
Teton Dam
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Leo Ryan
South San Francisco
Ryan
House
Teton
Reclamation Commission
Gilbert Stamm
Ford tax cut proposal seen as caution to Carter
The proposed 1977 tax cut from outgoing President Ford, including a $10 billion personal tax cut and $2.5 billion business cut, is viewed as a parting recommendation to Jimmy Carter. Critics note Congress ignored it before and Carter will unveil his own sizable tax plan, while Ford’s approach reflects practical governance rather than fresh policy.
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Ford
Oval Office
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Carter
Washington
Scientists Propose Earthbound Listening System NASA Glasses Costly Boondoggle
Washington CBS Evening News reports scientists advocate a multi billion dollar project to monitor interstellar radio transmissions and capture distant political messages and one liners. No evidence of extraterrestrial life exists, but lawmakers may try to fund a universal listening agency.
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Washington
CBS Evening News
Anyonte
Rudy Vallee
AGP Gypsies
John
Private clubs and duties of the Attorney General
A columnist argues that Bell and Vance faced unwarranted attacks over exclusive WASP clubs. The piece defends the law's duty to enforce justice and uphold the Constitution while noting Bell resigned under pressure. It condemns diluting privacy and mocks the notion that club membership undermines public service.
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Bell
Cetlege
America
Ukeanian Friendship League
Hadassah
Cyrus Vance
Carter Sets Up Trust To Limit Peanut Business Conflicts
President-elect Jimmy Carter will place his peanut business into a trust to avoid conflicts, revealing holdings of 3480000 in real estate and 330000 in a peanut marketing partnership. Rosalynn Carter’s shares and other family interests may be handled by unnamed trustees. Carter says trustees will be instructed not to inform him if selling occurs, highlighting the difficulty of fully separating business and office. He notes that divestiture and blind trusteeships are laudable but not wholly workable, stressing that only trust in performance matters.
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Harlow Shapley
Doubleday
Velikovsky
Venus
Earth
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Rosalynn Carter
Nutcracker Strike Sparks Broadway Sized Grumble in NYC
John Chamberlain laments Local 802s strike by New York City musicians against Balanchine’s Nutcracker, arguing demands for higher pay for fewer performances threaten dance productivity. He notes dancers earn far less and critiques unions, urging compromise as the Balanchine company shifts toward $345 weekly offers.
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American Federation of Musicians
New York City
New York City Ballet
U.S
New York
Westchester County
Big Apple
George Balanchine
New Jersey
Connecticut
Balanchine Company
Tachaikovsky
Dante
Pitas
Higher Ethics With More Pay
A critical look at the Lehman Brothers linked Citizens Committee for Restoring Public Trust in Government critiques the pay scale for top officials, inflation effects, and potential ethical conflicts. It argues Congress underpays lawmakers yet hints at broader reform needed to prevent self-serving behavior, urging prompt action to avoid a future of untrustworthy leadership.
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Peter Peterson
Lehman Brothers
New York
Nixon
Peterson
Commission
Yale Brazen
National Institute of Health
Social Security Administration
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