Honesty premium urged to curb executive deception
A Center for Policy Research report argues for a federal felony on willful false statements to Congress by top officials. Citing Watergate and CIA, FBI, and Nixon era cases, the authors urge harsh penalties to prevent deception affecting legislation and policy.
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Peter W. Heberling
Amiral Etzioni
Congress
Executive Department
Congres
CIA
Richard Helms
ITT
Hartford Life Insurance Co
Nixon
Thieu
Vietnam
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Christie Heritage Honors Dame Agatha Christie’s Legacy
The article reflects on Agatha Christie 85, reintroducing Hercule Poirot in a new film and Curtain in which he dies. It notes Miss Marple as another enduring detective and celebrates Christie’s 60 mystery novels, timeless themes, and enduring influence on crime fiction and stage and screen adaptations.
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Hercule Poirot
Miss Jane Marple
Dame Agatha
Poirot
Miss Marple
Sané Marple
London
Agatha Christie
Planning for America's future faces debate and growth
Washington debates national planning as a tool for long term policy, with backing from EPA administrator Train and critics like Murphy and Schultze. The rise of futurism groups, house futurists, and interagency efforts signal expanding interest while calls for cautious government involvement persist.
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Washington
United States
Russell E. Train
Environmental Protection Agency
Thomas 4. Murphy
General Motors
Charles Schultze
Brookings Insttation
America
Otis Graham
Futures Group
Tat
General Assembly
World Future Society
Washington, D.C
Commission On
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institute For the Future
Monsanto, du Pont
Chase Manhattan Bank
Princeton Center For Alternaive Futures
System Dynamics Group
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
California
Seattle
Dallas
Hawaii
Town
Massachusetts
Atlanta
Goals
Georgia
Minnesota
Defense Apartment
Census Bureau
Federal Aviation Administration
National Science Foundation
Interagency
Congress
Office of Technology Assessment
Congressional Budget Office
House of Representatives
Stanley Draper praised as Oklahoma City builder in tribute
In Oklahoma City memories, Stanley Draper is hailed as a major city builder born in North Carolina in 1889 and shaping the midwest metropolis. Articles recount his 1919 citizenship, the Draper Expressway, Lake Stanley Draper, and a Civic Park statue, with the Daily Oklahoman lauding his vision and leadership across civic projects.
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Oklahoma City
Stanley C. Deaper
Stanley Draper
Daily Oklahoman
Draper
Guthrie
Daily
Oklahoman
Stanley
United States
Lake Stanley Draper
Midwest City
Stanleyer
Oklahoma
State
Washington Merry-Go-Round We Listened To Chiang Not To Chou
A retrospective on U S policy in China and Southeast Asia arguing U S mistakes stemmed from favoring Chiang Kai-shek over Chou Enlai. It cites billions in aid, the China Lobby, and lost China by 1949, plus the Vietnam and Korea wars with vast casualties, ending with Chou Enlai's death and Washington’s belated listening.
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Washington
Chou
U.S
Korea
Vietnam
U S
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
China
Chou Enlai
Chiang
Jim
Chen
Russia
America
Kremlin
United States
Ie Cine
Mao Tse-Lung
Mao
Yangtze River
Taiwan
Ching
Chou Endaj
Quality of Life Stumbles In New Social Index
Predicasts Inc reports an index of eight pleasant and eight unpleasant life events to gauge quality of life from 1960 to 1986. The balance tipped toward more events overall, with pleasant events peaking in 1986 before slipping, while only one of eighteen events showed a decline, birth rate down 2 percent.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Predicasts, Inc
Netting
Peng
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