Carter Seeks to Close Revolving Door Between Government and Industry
Washington AP Carter aims to curb the revolving door between public service and private sector work with conflict of interest guidelines for appointees and possible legislation. The draft covers financial holdings post appointment terms of service and post-tenure employment bans, with disclosure requirements and optional blind trusts.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
John Moore
Atlanta
Moore
Robert Lipshutz
Georgia
Lipshutz
Sweep reforms urged after West Point cheating scandal
A commission led by Frank Borman urged swift readmission of 151 cadets and broad honor code reforms at West Point after a cheating scandal. The report calls for penalties short of expulsion, closing pending investigations, and a thorough reexamination of the honor code's effectiveness. Reactions ranged from capitol praise to academy apprehension as Army officials visited the campus for questions.
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Washington
West Point
Capitol Hill
U.S. Military Academy
Daniel Sharphorn
Army
Martin R. Hoffmann
Frank Borman
Pentagon
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Senate Manpower and Personnel Subcommittee
Thomas J. Downey
Dn.y
House Armed Services Committee
Hoffmann
Downey
Borman
Bernard Rogers
Michael Ivy
Sidney B. Berry
Tom Grant
New City
N.Y
Don Halvorsen
Northbrook
Ill
Kissinger and Vance Lunch at State Department
Henry Kissinger and Cyrus Vance, outgoing and incoming secretaries of state, met at the State Department for lunch. Kissinger provided background on the Middle East and Vance said he later spoke with Senators Humphrey and Kennedy about foreign aid, human rights, and the SALT negotiations.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Cyrus Vance
State Department
Kissinger
Vance
Middle East
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Tiny Tim Nears Comeback After Taping in Miami Beach
Tiny Tim, weighing 60 pounds more than his past image, taped a 15 minute segment in Miami Beach for an unlaunched canedV series. He says his marriage to Miss Vicki remains valid though she has not appeared for years, and he worries about supporting his wife and 5 year old daughter Miss Tulip while broke.
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Tiny Tim
Miami Beach
Fla
Sam
Vicki
New Jersey
Omeback
Miss Tulip
Reagan Sees Ford Backers as Seeking scapegoat
In an AP interview Ronald Reagan defended his Ford campaign role, calling critics who blame him for Ford’s loss merely seeking a scapegoat. He recalled his busy 1976 schedule, denied vice presidential offers, and proposed a 1977 GOP national convention to revitalize the party and possibly rename it.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Ford
California
Reagan
Pye
Spain returns to democracy after four decades
Spain votes in a peaceful national referendum endorsing a plan for free parliamentary elections next year. With 98.4 percent counted, 72.9 percent approve the move, and 94.2 percent of counted ballots are yes amid threats from extremist kidnappers targeting a senior official.
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Madrid
Spain
Election Center
Francisco Franco
Jaycees Sponsor 21 Youths Shopping Tour
The Mexico Jaycees will sponsor a shopping tour for 21 children ages 8 to 14 selected on Human Development Corporation recommendations. They will be picked up at home at 9 a.m. and taken to Wal-Mart, T.G. and Y, Gibson's, then to First Presbyterian Church to wrap gifts with Jaycee Wives. Each shopper receives a gift and pizza and soda at Pizza Hut before returning home about 1:30 p.m. Alan Moore and Randy Gruber co chair the project.
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Mexico
Wal-Mart
T.G
Gibson's
First Presbyterian Church
Pizza Hut
Alan Moore
Randy Gruber
Four Lane US 71 Opens By Nevada
A new 13 percent mile four lane stretch of US 71 opens linking Kansas City and southwest Missouri. The paved section runs between Sheldon and Nevada, joining 115 miles from Kansas City to Sheldon. Crews pave a 7 1/2 mile Lamar bypass segment and 8.4 miles from Lamar south to near Jasper, with both due to open by season end 1978.
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Nevada
U.S. 71
Kansas City
Missouri
Sheldon
Derway
Lamar
Jasper
Parole Bid On Watergate Figure Delayed To Jan 2
Washington AP The U S Parole Commission declined to grant Watergate conspirator Howard Hunt parole, delaying a decision until the next meeting January 2. Hunt, 58, was imprisoned for 30 months to eight years for conspiracy burglary and wiretapping related to the 1972 Watergate break-in and becomes eligible for parole January 10.
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Washington
U.S. Parole Commission
Watergate
Howard Hunt
Hunt
David Sylvan Fine
University of Wisconsin
CIA
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Building
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