Ethics Issued Ahead as 95th Congress Faces Reform
The piece notes the push for a strong ethics code by Speaker-designate Thomas O'Neill amid ongoing scandals involving undisclosed gifts from the Gulf Oil tied Korea Lobby and various lawmakers. It highlights calls for stronger enforcement, possible outside oversight, and earlier failures to enact disclosure laws, with leaders pledging reform for 1977.
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Tip) O’neill
Boston Globe
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R-Pa
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John McCloy
Robert L. F. Sikes
D-Fla
House Ethics Committee
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Common Cause
Appropriations
Sikes
Decline of Black Studies Programs Across U.S. Colleges
As of 1972 about 500 Black Studies programs existed, by 1975 only 200, with further shrinkage likely. The piece contrasts shallow growth, revolutionary enclaves promoting Marxist content, and efforts to integrate genuine scholarship across disciplines, noting enrollment declines and a push to revert to traditional History departments.
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Academy
Chic
U. S
America
Seminole Chief Seeks Citizenship while Maintaining Everglades Roots
Chief Tony Tommy and about 300 Seminole leaders requested with President Coolidge that they be allowed to stay in the Everglades and take full American citizenship instead of being moved to western reservations. The letter frames this as a friendly gesture amid long‑standing white hostility since 1837.
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Tony Tommy
Andrew Jackson
Tommy
Coolidge
Everglades
Washington
Carter Eyes Part Time Advisor as Bush Quits CIA
Washington report notes President-elect Carter may hire Treasury Secretary William Simon as a part time consultant amid CIA transition. Bush’s abrupt CIA departure followed a critical briefing, while Simon’s meeting with Carter raises oil price and policy implications.
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Washington
George Bush
CIA
Treasury
William Simon
Carter
Bush
Plains
Central Intelligence Agency
Simon
Jimmy
Ford Administration
Soviets modernize civil defense amid strategic strain says Byrd
Senator Byrd and Boeing expert T K Jones warn that Soviet civil defense and increasing throw weight threaten U S military balance. They discuss a proposed 2 5 billion stockpile for shovels sandbags and emphasize extensive Soviet civil defense capabilities including aerial reconnaissance and decontamination networks. The question remains if these moves destabilize the U S Soviet strategic relationship or reflect broader defense needs.
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Harry Byrd
Virginia
Boeing Aerospace Corporation
T. K. Jones
Byrd
Congressional Joint Committee On Defense Production
Russia
U.S
Boeing
Jones
U. S
Radio Liberty
Peter Kruzhin
Ussr
Kruzhin
Personne
Carter may tap Kissinger for post election diplomacy
Carter signals readiness to use Kissinger for special assignments after his inauguration and weighs keeping the former secretary in advisory roles. The piece notes Carter’s foreign policy unease and the possibility of tapping William Simon similarly, while praising Kissinger’s one step at a time diplomacy and impact on Rhodesia and the Middle East.
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Jimmy Carter
George Ball
Henry Kissinger
Carter
Kissinger
Plains
Ford
Middle East
Israel
Russia
Mideast
John Quincy Adams
Angola struggles as independence nears first year
Angola’s economy stalls with mines and coffee plantations idle without Portuguese leaders while Cabinda oil, run by an American firm, pours about 450 million dollars yearly into state coffers. Refugee flows rise as border clashes with UNITA intensify near Namibia, underscoring a fragile new era.
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Angola
Neto
Cabinda
Eplei Sguban
UNITA
South-West Africa
Namibia
Christian Science Monitor
Menree News Publishs Political Roles and Officers
Fragmented text lists names and titles tied to local governance including a president, director, secretary and treasurer. Mentions include Graves Crean Jr and Robert Seater with roles, and a postal code 71201. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate community leadership notices.
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He News Star-werk
Menree
Reat
Cresrman
Beard
Robert Seater
Ing
Graves Crean Jr
Gwing
Eosurer
Rey
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