Congress Backed Double Standards in Pay and Pensions
Editorial notes the Capitol Hill Women’s Caucus cites statistics showing congressional pay and civil rights exemptions favor white male employees. It also cites a GAO report claiming federal retirement promises exceed budgeted funding by 280 billion dollars, suggesting a broad double standard in government employment and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill Women’s Caucus
Congress
GAO
Uncle Sam
Shades
New York City
Gate Fee Debate at Lincoln Sanitary Landfill
Lincoln City Council considers a gate fee for the landfill as urged by Public Works director to deter out of county trucks. Critics argue in county residents should not be charged while county haulers must be allowed to use the facility without a fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Erixson
Lincoln City
Public Works Dept
Lincoln
Lancaster County
Associated Press
Bankers Life Nebraska
George Cook
Corner and
O St
Cook
East
Lincoln Jazz Society
Holly Spence
Jim Raglin
Jack Hart
Lincoln bikeway bids exceed estimates and plans in doubt
The Lincoln planned bikeway from Holmes Park to downtown faced bids about $100000 over estimates raising questions about partial sections and potential cost-cutting. Meanwhile the Mayor's Bicycle Safety Committee works with county officials to designate additional roads as bike routes to advance safer suburban and rural biking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Holmes Park
Bicycle Safety Committee
University of Nebraska Medical College
Nebraska
Congress Faces Ethics Bills and Administrative Reports
Opinion piece criticizes Congress for excess and waste. It highlights the Senate ethics bill with an Office of Government Ethics and an Advisory Commission on Ethics. It notes the House Administrative Review Commission report on committee influence and the Federal Paperwork Commission's finding that Congress creates more paperwork than it limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Office of Government Ethics
H. John Heinz III
R-Pa
Heinz
Ethics
Executive Branch
Civil Service Commission
Attorney General
Advisory Commission On Ethics
Commission On Ethics
Commission On Administrative Review
House of Representatives
Congressional Commission
Administrative Review Commission
Mind control fears and religious zeal fuel CIA insanity
An opinion essay argues the CIA used mind control experiments out of fear of a religiously framed Cold War conflict. It claims Catholic imagery and anti communism fueled U S paranoia, leading to dangerous experiments and societal self harm, contrasting with Communist abilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIA
Mindszenty
Russia
Castro
Universal Press Syndicate
Public Mind and Local Tax Impact on Lincoln Schools
Discussion on LB3 2 state aid for public schools and potential delay from petitions. If delayed, property tax would bear the full cost increase, affecting Lincoln patrons and next year’s budget planning. Journal notes BMX racing scene at Yankee Hill and upcoming regional meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Public Schools
Board of Education and
Ron Houser
Rhodes faces revolt as GOP weighs leadership change
Republican griping over Rep. John Rhodes of Arizona grows after he backed a Democratic energy bill procedure and Carter voter registration. Critics say he lacks floor time and initiative against the Carter administration, fueling whispers of an imminent leadership challenge with Bob Michel seen as likely successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
John Rhodes
Arizona
House
Congress
Rhodes
Carter
Joe Martin
Charley Halleck
Bob Michel
Illinois
Field Newspaper Enterprise
Gasoline tax plan splits House along party lines
Washington Star coverage of Carter's 5 to 4 cent gas tax proposal reveals a House split with Republicans and oil-state allies supporting a tax that would fund highways and mass transit while Democrats criticized it as insufficient and misaligned with public needs. The debate featured Rostenkowski, Schroeder, and Dingell defending or challenging the plan, with the vote 223 to 198 against the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McGrory
Ron Dellums
California
Robert Bauman
Maryland
Jimmy Carter
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Nl
Chicago
James Howard
D-N.j
Howard
America
Robert Eckhardt
Texas
Gulf Coast
Dellums
Rostenkowski
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Lincoln Journal
Journal-Star Printing Co
St., Lincoln
Neb
Women’s Caucus
General Accounting Office
Capitol Hill
Democratic Study Group
Hispanic Caucus
Washington Post Co
Lucretius
Time Magazine
Josef Mindszenty
Hungary
Our Lady of Fatima
Cardinal Mindszenty
Hell
The
Garry Wills
Hart Tributes
Jack
Journal
Kenneth Winston
Yankee Hill
Doonesbury
Duane
Ham
White House
Delacourt
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Thomas P. O'Neill
Wyoming
Patricia Schroeder
Colorado
John Dingell
D-Mich
Joe Waggoner
D-La
United States
Washington Star Syndicate
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