ONeill Rehires Jaworski in Koreagate Probe
House Speaker Tip ONeill calls Leon Jaworski back to Washington to lead anew the Koreagate inquiry. The move aims to restore credibility amid Democratic leadership criticism of the Ethics Committee and mixed signals from President Carter’s administration regarding a special prosecutor.
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Congressional
Capitol Hill
House
Tip O'Neill
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Washington
Ethics Committee
O'Neill
Carter
Jaworski
Richard Nixon
Rep
John T. Flynt
Georgia
Philip Lacovara
Lacovara
Griffin Bell
Congress
O’neill
Carter’s early presidency invites black and labor backlash
The piece argues Carter relies on black and labor votes for election. It notes black turnout helped him win, labor anger over pro labor bills, and Vernon Jordan’s critique over black appointments and abortion funding. It casts Carter as paying the political price for unmet promises.
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Carter
Vernon Jordan
National Urban League
Ince
Jordan
Bible reshaping alarms scholars over gendered language
Q&A covers concerns about removing masculine references from scripture and risks clouding original meaning. The piece notes male dominated contexts, but universal timeless theology remains. It cites the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus legend, the fool and his money phrase, the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep prayer, and blasphemy definitions with sources and dates.
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England
America
New England
Speaking Skills and Shifts in Furniture Law Firms
A nostalgic piece recalls Judge J Archie Myatt and his talent for pinpointing origins by speech. It then surveys furniture rentals growth led by firms like Thomasville and Broyhill, with KD self assembly lines. Law firm realignments see Byerly and Keziah forming separate practices as Morgan firm partners stay.
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Broyhill
Paul Broyhill
West Germany
England
Jack Byerly
S. Perry Keziah
Morgan, Byerly, Post, Herring and
Keziah
W. B. Byerly Jr
Law Center
Perry Keziah
Gilbert “Skipper” Gates
Jan Samet
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co
J. W. Morgan
James F. Morgan
Edward N. Post
W. Dan Herring
Luther S. Dockery III
High Point
Spring Hope
Nursing Homes in Texas Face Corruption and Neglect
A detailed report exposes neglect and abuse in Texas convalescent facilities. Investigators find filthy conditions, mistreatment, and improper medicines while political contributions sway inspectors and lawmakers. The Texas Legislature, swayed by nursing home money, delays investigations and stalls reforms.
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Washington
Nursing Home
Texas
Howie Kurtz
Kurtz
State Capitol
Austin
Lyndon Johnson
John Connally
Texas Nursing Home Association
Bill Clayton
Clayton
U S Faces Med Dilemma Greece Turkey Clash Tests Vance
The piece argues the Carter era will test U S prestige in the Eastern Mediterranean amid the Greece Turkey Cyprus feud. It lauds Cyrus Vance as a steady, ethical secretary and urges balancing Greece by sea and Turkey by land to bolster Western security.
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Washington
United States
Mediterranean
Cyrus Vance
Henry Kissinger
Europe
Kissinger
State Dept
Greece
Turkey
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Pennsylvania
J. Archie Myatt
Scotland
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Holt McPherson
Brooklyn
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Guam
Armstrong
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Appomattox
Nursing Homes & Politics
Jack Anderson
Welfare Department
Nursing Home Association
Ron Clower
New York State
William Cabin
Nursing Homes
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Legislative Budget Board
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Chase National Bank
David Rockefeller
Vance
NATO
Cyprus
U.S
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McGovern
Paris
Berlin
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