Rules And Ruin Over North Carolina New River Fight
The New River in North Carolina faces dam threat from an American Electric Power project. Lawmakers and AFL-CIO lobbyists clash over preventing license adverse effects, amid fears of lost farms and displaced workers. Congress must decide before construction begins.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Congress
American Electric Power Company
House of Representatives
Kleppe
Ford
Falcon’s
Federal Power Commission
Helms
Senate
Taylor and Neal
House
Afl-Cio
Rules Committee
Sunbathing A Minor Industry in Summer
Raleigh News & Observer piece surveys summer tanning and beach wear in a nostalgic, satirical tone. It lampoons consumer culture and cosmetic rituals, noting lotions hats and outfits as essential, while blending colorful comparisons to fashioning the body for public view.
Treasury proposals would extend withholding on dividends and interest
The Treasury weighs requiring withholding taxes on dividend and interest payments to boost tax collection. It could shift enforcement to payers, raising costs for corporations and individuals, while risking refunds and more red tape. Officials concede manpower limits hinder cross checks with reported income.
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Treasury Department
Congress
The
Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
TRS
Post reporters save taxpayers' millions in Watergate era swap tale
Durham Morning Herald reports Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward exposed a Wyoming deal offer to President Ford by Sen. Clifford Hansen to trade seven delegates for larger royalties from federal lands. Ford vetoed the bill, denying the deal, while the reporters’ accuracy is cited as saving taxpayers over 11 million in Wyoming royalties.
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Carl Bernstein
Bob Woodward
Washington Post
Post
Sen
Clifford Hansen
Wyoming
Ford
Sen. Hansen
Ford Camp
Ford Administration
Ronald Reagan
Messrs
Bernstein
Woodward
White House
Washington
Start-Up Problems Plague Flu Vaccine Drive
Government mass immunization against swine flu faces legal and production hurdles. Insurance refusals endanger firms making vaccine, liability protections loom large, and experts question the program’s necessity. Parke-Davis delays producers estimate 50 million doses this year. Vaccine side effects remain minor in early tests. Dr Delano Meriwether defends nationwide effort as a necessary gamble.
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Congress
Health Education and Welfare Department
Parke, Davis & Co
Warner Lambert Co
Parke- Davis
Fort Dix
N.J
Delano Meriwether
AT&T seeks access to customers records in court
AT&T officials claim the company owns and may review long distance records of customers and former employees. Sealed testimony cites seizure of James Ashley’s records to check charges, while executives deny use for political graft. White House chaos heightens as Ford’s aides argue over meetings and control.
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Washington
At&t
James Ashley
Southwestern Bell
Bell
Ashley
T.C Gravitt
Gravitt
Todd
White House
Gerald Ford
Ford
Ream
Nixon Guard
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Richard Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Defense
View On Agency Funds From Letters To The Editor
A Citizens Advisory Council member defends the City Council budget decision not to fund four agencies. He notes long hearings and says federal growth in social programs strains taxpayers. He argues for local responsibility and greater parent church and school involvement rather than more funding.
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Citizens Advisory Council
CAC
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Raleigh News & Observer
Lily White
Minnehaha
Merchant
Robert Louis Stevenson
Chicago Tribune
Durham Morning Herald
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