Congress On Guard By Cromley
President Carter faces pressure from a Congress wary of power erosion. A Senate study warns of growing executive influence and calls for stronger committee oversight and accountability. The report, linked to Carter’s era and featuring Juanita Kreps, outlines dangers to constitutional separation of powers amid Watergate era reforms.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Senate
Mr. Carter
House
White House
Carter
Juanita M. Kreps
Nixon
United States
Commission
Senate Committees
Vietnam
Thut
Change in Stock Car Culture at Daytona Prompts Reflection
A Daytona Beach memory by TOM TIEDE contrasts old guard racers Joe Weatherly and Glen Fireball Roberts with modern drivers. He recalls the sport’s shift from rough field games to a polished, expensive spectacle as Daytona’s 2.5 mile track helped elevate stock car racing from rough endurance to class and respectability. Weatherly and Roberts died in the line of duty, while today drivers travel by private jet and wear beads, signaling a broader evolution of speedway culture.
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Tom Tiede
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
America
Larely
Daytona International Speedway
Florida
Indianapolis
Daytona
Daytona Beach
Speedway
Joe Weatherly
Glen
Weatherly
C.W. McCall
Roberts
Fireball
School of Motorsport Racing
Georgia
Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance annual meeting report
At the Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance Company annual meeting secretary treasurer W C Chapman reports 15296150 of insurance in force. Indiana physician Dr Daniel H Bee injured in a Thursday truck auto crash near Bedford listed in good condition by hospital officials. Katherine Knapp named director of the National Youth Corps School Program in five Indiana County schools. The Second Junior Achievement Trade Show opens Friday in Regency Mall center mall.
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Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance Company
W.C. Chapman
Daniel H. Bee
Indiana
Bedford
Katherine Knapp
Marion Center RD 1
National Youth Corps
Regency Mall
CIA Aided Rumor Tactic in Kennedy Case Claim
Washington column cites a Cuban operative describing a CIA plan to fabricate a Oswald link during the Kennedy inquiry. The witness, known as Mr X, claimed meetings in Dallas and Havana and alleged agents Morris Bishop and Louis Posada Carriles tied to anti Castro plots.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Congressional
Dallas
Kennedy
Mr. X
CIA
Oswald
Mexico
Havana
United States
Cuba
Castro
Morris Bishop
Miami
Bishop
Chile
Ters
Louis Posada Carriles
Posada
Venezuela
Inside Labor Karl Marx Blues by Victor Riesel
New York columnist Victor Riesel surveys Henry Ford II resigning from the Ford Foundation amid critique of elite philanthropy. He praises capitalism’s wage gains, notes ENA wage boosts, and contrasts labor, inflation, and social policy with foundation excess and global finance.
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Victor Riesel
New York
Henry Ford
Henry Ford I
Ford
Ford Foundation
East 43Rd Street
Henry Ford II
McGeorge Bundy
America
Foundation
Wage Trends and Labor Objections Echo Ford Era Debates
The article contrasts high white collar wages with farm labor pay, noting weekly earnings around 250 dollars to 300 dollars and projected shifts to 11.50 dollars per hour by 1978 with incentives. It quotes Ford's resignation letter praising capitalism and questions about philanthropy foundations in the era.
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United Kingdom
Labor Party
Mike Foot
Anthony Wedgwood Benn
London
Westminster Bridge
International Monetary Fund
U.S
Germany
Japan
America
Ford Foundation
American Farm Bureau
California
Henry Ford
Foundation
Karl Marx
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Largest U S currency in use is the $100 bill
It notes that the largest denomination currently circulating is the hundred dollar bill. It mentions that the higher values of 500 1000 5000 and 10000 have been discontinued due to declining usage. The item reflects a monetary facts brief without sensational details.
Liberal View Helpful Hints From Art Buchwald
Washington notes warn Carter appointees to beware of offers that tempt with free trips and secret favors. The column jokes about Seoul searching before accepting expenses, questionable introductions, hunting lodges, and rides with the Pentagon.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
South Korea
Seoul
Multi- National Co
Washington insider guide to life in the Carter White House
Berry's World parodies life in the Carter Administration with pointed tips on leaks, diaries, and social missteps. The piece jokes about agents at PTA meetings, the Evans and Novak column, and the perils of taps and public appearances, ending with a gendered quip about dress and pants.
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Atlanta
Sans Souci
Washington
PTA
National Press Club
Jack Anderson
Evans and Novak
Siperle
4Th St
The
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Indiana Evening Gazette
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Lucilla R, Donnelly
Vas
Sally R
Naylon
Elizabeth R
Sweene
Joan Ray Reece
Joseph L
Donnelly
Russell M. Hickey
Joseph L. Donnelly
Eto Williams
Hastings
Frank
Hood
Associated Press
AP News
Iodiana
Armstrong
Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Ladiane
Prutridary
Les Whitten
University of Washington
Jennifer James
Jane Meyerding
Seattle
James
Ms. Meyerding
Howard Coughlin
Office and Professional Employees Union
Afl-Cio
Ingur
Plains
Pentagon
Berry's
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