Money's Worth: Who Has the Savings in America
A Michigan study for the Treasury finds 25 percent of American families have no savings, up from 23 percent five years prior, with 68 percent having some savings. Education and income correlate with higher saving rates while inflation and unemployment drive the decline. Savings bonds remain a common vehicle with 6 percent yields and tax advantages.
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Institute of Social Research
University of Michigan
U.S. Treasury
Jeff Faux
Washington
Brooke Shearer
U.S
Resignation of City Manager Bill Adams Stirs Las Vegas
The piece analyzes the succession turmoil as Bill Adams faces dismissal after 17 years, with county manager Richard Bunker moving between roles. It questions the city's reaction, possible administrative service contracts with the county, and the political leverage of Bunker in state legislature.
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Bill Adams
Solomon
Promised Land
Richard Bunker
Las Vegas
Clark County
George Oglivie
Bunker
Bill
The Luck of Jimmy Carter A look at private life and public pressures
James Reston examines President Carter amid a string of political and personal tests. He notes Carter's handling of Bert Lance, family matters, and media scrutiny, contrasting manners with policy and predicting resilience grounded in family and faith. He warns against underestimating Carter’s potential to endure and adapt.
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de Land
Lance
White House
Bert
Carter
Chip
Camp David
South
Bert Lance
Washington
Almanac highlights for August 23, 1977
This almanac entry notes the date August 23 1977 as the 235th day with 130 remaining. It lists visible planets Venus Mars Joe and Saturn as morning stars and Mercury as the evening star. It also recalls births of Jonathan Wainwright Bob Crosby and Gene Kelly.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Joe
Saturn
Mercury
Jonathan Wainwright
Bataan
Bob Crosby
Gene Kelly
Miriam
Man’ Ferguson
Liberal discontent with Carter over urban policy and reform
Anthony Lewis argues liberals expected bold reforms but face a conservative mood. Carter has backed many liberal moves, from foreign policy to welfare and energy. Yet dissatisfaction persists over his stance toward cities, poverty, and race, amid fears of insufficient progress and economic worry.
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N.Y. Times News Service
Jimmy Carter
Panama
Cuba
Vietnam
United Nations
Carter
Carter’s Carterism and the Urban Crisis
The piece argues Carter’s response to urban poverty and race is incomplete yet stresses his moral stance. It notes 9 million in central cities live in poverty and warns that national energy and human rights policies require vision. Kennedy’s 1963 call to conscience is cited as a comparable moment of public duty.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Kennedy
South
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