Government Agencies Fight Cutbacks in 1968 Exemptions
Government agencies press for exemptions to a 1966 level cap on civilian Executive Branch employment. Exemptions for postal, FAA, Navy yard workers and others move through Congress as agencies seek relief from planned staffing cuts while reallocations may reduce overall vacancies.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
Post Office Department
Johnson
Bureau of the Budget
Charles J. Zwick
Zwick
Senate
W. Marvin Watson
House
FBI
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Secret Service
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Tax Court
Veterans Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The
Government Printing Office
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Power Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Atomic Energy Commission
Small Business Administration
House Ways and Means Committee
Congressional Quarterly, Inc
Satellites Shape Future Of Our Communications
Washington editor reports on the Rostow task force study of the communications revolution and its likely policy impact in the 1970s and 1980s. The panel, led by Eugene Rostow, weighs spectrum use, domestic satellite feasibility, and roles for Comsat amid evolving tech and global policy.
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William Hines
Washington
World Book Science Service
Johnson
Eugene V. Rostow
Walt W. Rostow
White House
Congress
Rostow Group
Rostow
Roosevelt
Albert Einstein
Truman
Edward Teller
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Eisenhower
John von Neumann
Kennedy
Wernher von Braun
United States
Cabinet
Space Agency
Presidential Economic and Science Advisory Councils
U.S. Information Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Bureau of the Budget
Comsat
Communications Satellite Corp
International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium
Intelsat
Telvision
Chicago
Wash
Los Angeles
Baltimore
U.S
Ecumenical Movement Advances Amid Papal Encyclical
Patriarch Athenagoras of Constantinople says the ecumenical drive toward Christian unity remains undented by Pope Paul II’s birth control encyclical. He praises Paul II, notes continued dialogue, and envisions broader interfaith talks while stopping short of immediate union.
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New York Times
Istanbul
Athenagoras
Constantinople
Paul
God the Father
John XXIII
Pope Paul II
Paul I
Apostle
John
Paul II
Pope John
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House Armed Services Committee
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