Editorial: Carter and Bert Lance Crossroads of Conduct
The piece argues Carter’s high standard of ethics applies to Lance and questions lingering about past banking practices. It notes a 1971 Justice memo on officers borrowing from their own banks and suggests Congress may consider closing such avenues. It argues Lance’s competence at OMB clashes with the past.
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Defense Budget Waste Faces Senate Hard-Nose Trim
The Senate balked at two savings in the defense budget. It kept a $300 million annual subsidy for commissary staff salaries and defeated a proposal to curb pensions for retirees who also hold federal jobs. About 140,000 double dippers cost taxpayers $1 billion yearly.
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Lincoln photo award winners highlighted at New York event
Jerry McBride of Lincoln will display prize winning images at the 1977 Scholastic Kodak Photo Awards in New York City. Lincoln Southeast’s Bob Gibbons and Grand Island’s Jeff Finn won the Bob Russell Trophy for greatest Shrine Bowl contribution, voted by teammates.
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Nebraska Funeral Directors Association
Journal Seeks Signed Verifiable Reader Letters
The Journal invites reader comments but requires letters to be signed and verifiable. Editors may condense letters to keep writers’ points intact, and pen names or initials are not allowed except in unusual cases.
Bail uncertainty and social issues loom in letters
Reader letters discuss bail for a murder suspect Mrs. Lincoln Williams, concerns over the Garrison Diversion project and Canadian water interests, ADC welfare and food stamp raises, Panama Canal sovereignty, and a plea for precise usage of terms in crime reporting.
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Editorial Note Declares The Journal Opinion
The editorial states that the following opinions reflect The Journal's stance on current events and policy matters. It clarifies that the views expressed are the newspaper's own and not attributed to external sources or individuals.
Smug assumptions about those people
Sydney Harris argues that large numbers of New York youths from minority groups queued for a small number of federal summer jobs, showing desire to work and aspiration despite limited opportunities. He notes the futility of low-end work without education and the appeal of a future career, reflecting on social inequities and the pressures on disadvantaged youths.
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Airbags on cars spark nationwide test votes and debate
In a battle over passive restraints, Bud Shuster leads the House and Bob Griffin the Senate in timely overturn votes due by Oct. 9. DOT touts life saved and cost, while critics dispute tests, costs, and safety data, urging thorough public airing before hearings September 8–12.
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