Carter faces massive federal bureaucracy reorganization
The piece compares the federal admin state to a weighty machine and outlines how Carter promises to consolidate agencies, cut waste, and streamline forms while facing entrenched Civil Service protections and strong federal unions. It notes 5 million federal workers include 2.9 million civilians and 21 million on active duty, with vast land, buildings, and public programs shaped by federal funding and bureaucratic inertia.
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Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Washington
Carter
U.S. News and World Report
Sears Towers
Chicago
Civil Service
Madame Mao and Shanghai Group Fall in Purge
Jeffrey Hart argues that Chiang Ching and three Shanghai Group members face sweeping charges as signs of a puritanical power struggle within the Mao regime. He notes banners, posters, and propaganda depicting them as corrupt and describes peasant alienation and fear under a system he calls hypocritical and criminal.
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Madame Mao
Shanghai
Chiang Ching
New China News Agency
Hua Kao-feng
Beethoven
Adam Smith
Mao
Qunoing
Carter Woos Simon as Possible Part Time Advisor
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Carter quietly considers Treasury Secretary William Simon for a part time White House advisory role after a productive November 22 meeting at the Treasury. Bush's CIA departure followed a tense Plains session on November 19, signaling a shift in personnel and policy expectations. Simon indicated willingness for special assignments, potentially shaping price policy and Arab world access.
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Washington
George Bush
CIA
Treasury
William Simon
Carter
Bush
Central Intelligence Agency
Simon
The
Plains
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Alden
Clausen
Bank of America
Irving S Shapiro
DuPont Co
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Missouri
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Mapa
Phillip Burton
California
House
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Louisiana
Dan
Holling
Wright
Burton
Thomas
Tip) O'Neill
Massachusetts
O'Neill
Connally
Ronald Reagan
John B. Connally
Clarke Reed
Mississippi
Jamaica
Reed
Atlanta
Richard Richards
Utah
Drain the swamp or feed the hungry alligators
L D Johnson discusses a moral struggle over population growth and global hunger. He argues personal sacrifice and selective aid must precede broader policy shifts, urging involvement with trusted relief groups and challenging readers to reduce consumption to help starving children. He reflects on inflation, neglect, and the limits of coercion.
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Honery
New York
Jesus
Mass Names and War Talk Between Massachusetts and New Hampshire
A satirical dialogue contrasts Massachusetts budget woes and high unemployment with New Hampshire’s tax stance and booming jobs. Gov. Thomson criticizes Massachusetts for losing business to the Granite State while dismissing calls for tax reform and social services.
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New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
Taxachusetts
New York
Albany
National Guard
Thomson
Dr. Omnibus
Massachusetts Senate
Dr. Omenibus
Thamson
Kevin Harrington
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