Middle class in need of financial planning says study
A Detroit bank study finds the average middle income family cannot cope with sudden severe financial problems due to lack of planning. It urges higher savings, future expense planning, and college costs for two children, while noting most households struggle with bills and inflation. The piece questions federal solutions and highlights the need to support the man in the middle without broad government takeover of medical programs.
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Detroit
America
National Health Insurance
Transition period and the Ford Carter tax plan friction
The article discusses the presidential transition as Ford nears January 20 and Carter prepares to assume office. It notes Ford's proposed 10 billion dollar tax cut and unsettled foreign aid talks, with both actions potentially shaded by the incoming administration. Public trust grows weary as political maneuvering seems to take priority over national interests.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
New York Times
Congress
Ford Administration
Season for Giving Reflects U S Philanthropy Trends
The piece surveys American philanthropy as the holiday season boosts giving toward an estimated 29 billion dollars. It notes rising totals, inflation impact, main beneficiaries, and high fundraising costs in New York State. It cites a Baltimore Parlot tines case and mentions regulatory gaps and varied state laws.
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America
American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel
New York
United States
New York State
Price Waterhouse & Co
Wall Street Journal
Internal Revenue Service
The Ballad of Gary Gilmore and the Execution Hype
A vivid portrait of Gary Mark Gilmore and the sensational aftermath of his crimes. The piece traces his murderous acts in Utah, the death sentence, and the media frenzy surrounding possible execution by firing squad. It highlights the vivid public interest, the cast of figures around the case, and the monetization rumor mill.
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Gilmore
Utah
Bennie Bushnell
Bushnell
Jensen
The
New York Times
State
Samuel Smith
Warden Smith
Calvin Rampton
Board of Pardons
Nicole Barrett
Nicole
Dennis Boaz
the Times
Gary
Boaz
Hustler Magazine
Lemmee
Washington roundtable on legionnaire case fuels agency tensions
Secret Service faults FBI for not sharing a suspect lead in the Philadelphia legionnaire deaths. A belated letter hinting at nickel poisoning prompted FBI review, but the Secret Service was not alerted during Ford's Bellevue Stratford visit.
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Washington
Secret Service
FBI
Ford
Philadelphia
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Bellevue Stratford
William Sunderman Jr
Sunderman
Hartford
John Murphy
D.-N.y
Murphy
Legionnaires
Kennedy
Hmmmm Controversy Roils NEA Over Employee Speech
Inside the NEA a dispute erupts after a staff aide Don McComb printed Hmm and circulated it aloft, sparking a clash with his boss John Sullivan and a union stance on free speech. Separately FAA training funds face scrutiny as Rep Randall pushes radar simulators to cut losses from trainee washouts.
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National Education Assn
Federal Aviation Administration
National Institute of Education
NEA
Federal Institute
Don McComb
NIE
John Sullivan
McComb
William Randall
D.-Mo
John McLucas
FAA
The Other Woman in Great Men Biographies
Washington columnist questions why publishers push scandals in biographies. He debates whether wives, mistresses, and public appetite shape popular books, noting readers seek prurient detail over domestic fidelity. The joke ends with a quip about the speaker.
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Washington
Kay Summersby
Dwight Eisenhower
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Iran
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Brigham Young University
Provo
Mansfield
U.S
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China
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Graffith
RexRocxet
Sullivan
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Art Buchwald
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