Davidson College Trustees Abolish Christian Tenure Clause
Trustees voted to drop a bylaw requiring a Christian affiliation for faculty tenure. The move followed a student and faculty petition and criticism over a rejected job offer tied to the clause. Officials said the change affirms the college's faith while prioritizing qualifications and open inquiry.
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Davidson College
Presbyterian School
Davidson
Davidson Trustees
North Carolina
Projection of Transsexualism and Gender Identity Centers
Washington reports rising public and medical interest in transsexualism with about 40 gender identity centers nationwide led by Johns Hopkins. The piece traces historical stigma from Christine Jorgensen to Renee Richards and explains gender identity as core identity rather than sexual drive with careful clinical screening of applicants for sex transfer.
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Washington
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
George Jorgensen Jr
Christine Jorgensen
Renee Richards
la Jolla
Calif
New York
Richard Raskind
Tennis Association
Richards
Sym
Small Extravagances Cost Taxpayers in Government Travel and Waste
Washington column blasts minor utlays by federal agencies as costly as major overruns. It cites SBA travel of 4.7 million in 1976 rising to 5.3 million in 1977, names officials with large bills, and notes moves and office luxuries that burden taxpayers. It also mentions Army inventories, delayed cancellations, and GAO findings on potential savings.
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Washington
Small Business Administration
Navy
Army
General Accounting Office
Susan Bergman
Sun Myung Moon
Susan
Carl Albert
House
Moon
Albert
Bugtussle
Okla
John Hammerschmidt
R.ark
Air Fare Debate Highlights Tax Code Flaws
A Senate debate on Amendment No. 169 to limit business travel deductions to coach fares reveals broader tax code flaws. Kennedy and Thurmond argued the Treasury could recoup billions, while others warned the move would limit freedom of travel and raise broader questions about government overreach and tax policy.
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Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Kennedy
Thurmond
Chicago
Los Angeles
Treasury
Homestead
Greenbrier
Senate
IRS
Easy Answers To Tough Questions On Energy Shortage
A satirical interview debunks energy myths and jokes about fuel policies. It mocks dinosa uarrangements, tax plans, IRS forms, rebates, and even a hypothetical government Spanking Bureau tied to big car purchases amid an energy crisis.
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Supreme Court
Carter
Department of Energy
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Joe Brown
Transsexualism
Harold K. Fletcher
C. Mack Higgins
Mitchell Kobelinski
Hawaii
Honolulu
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
James J. Kilpatrick
Maggie
Seattle
Long
McDonald's
Alaska
Middle East
Japan
Buchwald
OPEC
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