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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1975
Page
18
Sylvia Porter warns charity gifts reach $25 billion yearly and urges scrutiny of how funds are used. She cites the Better Business Bureau leader urging a Sanity Clause to curb wasteful administration and fundraising costs.
A reader asks about charity solicitations and fraud risks with urgent appeals. The piece lists checks with BBB and CBBB, limits on charitable solicitations, and questions to ask. It also covers golf history from 1744 Edinburgh to 1888 Yonkers, plus trivia and a prize puzzle winner.
The GAO reports many federal workers are overpaid due to higher pay classifications than their duties justify, driving payroll growth since 1949. Managers inflated descriptions, classifiers overgraded positions, and controls over classification were weak, though total taxpayer cost is not estimated.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if HUD must issue environmental impact statements for proposed interstate marketed housing developments that could cover multistate projects. The ruling will affect schemes like resort housing in the Illinois River Basin area and involve developer Flit Ridge Development Co. and conservation groups.
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