Britain Tightens Austerity Under Callaghan Budget
Britain unveils a harsh austerity budget by Chancellor James Callaghan aimed at curbing inflation and stabilizing the pound. Measures include tighter exchange controls, limits on long-term capital exports, higher taxes on income cigarettes and beer, a business entertainment deduction ban, and a new capital gains tax to shrink the export import gap and bolster international payments.
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James Callaghan
Great Britain
Britain
Summer Jobs for Students offers 47 work ideas
The U S Department of Labor presents Summer Jobs for Students listing 47 possibilities from carhop to lifeguard and mother's helper to library attendant. It urges early planning, describes job search steps, and notes vacation can advance a career or fund college. The booklet costs 5 cents and is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U S Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20025.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Superintendent of Documents
U.S
Senate Divides Over Foreign Aid Bill Amid Fulbright Rift
The Foreign Relations Committee repudiates chairman Fulbright as it splits a $3.4 billion omnibus into separate economic and military aid bills. Five Republicans and four Democrats desert him to keep Armed Services jurisdiction over $1.1 billion. Morse opts to vote for the omnibus but seeks a $900 million cut. The House aid approach and Senate division signal congressional apathy toward foreign aid as policy.
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Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Armed Services Committee
Wayne Morse
Oregon
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Committee
Congress
Barbra Streisand Rises From Beatnik Beginnings to Stardom
A 23rd birthday profile traces Barbra Streisand from a 50 cent hourly babysitter to a near million dollar annual income. The piece notes her Central Park duplex, nine chandeliers, and regal persona while she says inner life remains largely unchanged and she still perceives suffering differently than others.
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New York
Barbra Streisand
Gamin
Central Park
Barbra
Barbra Streisand on money, tastes, and growing up
Hal Boyle recalls Barbra Streisand’s early struggles and frugal habits from hourly wages to a $5 million TV contract over ten years. The profile covers her dislike of fake fur, crowds, overeating, and certain foods, alongside a vivid look at her refined tastes and evolving persona.
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Barbra
Chantilly Jace
Bartok
Rembrandt
Thomas Mann
Internal U S debates over Berlin pressure tactics
U S officials debate how to answer Red harassment of West Berlin with a mix of actions. Some favor stepped-up Allied patrols and tighter East German travel and trade limits, others urge restraint and a warning note, while Paris and London hint at washing hands of post harassment measures. No choice yet, but a push to protect Berlin access.
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U.S
West Berlin
West Germany
Berlin
Red
Paris
London
United States
Viet Nam
Europe
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files
Ox Fibre Brush Company to begin double time operation at local factory to meet special rush orders for the Government and war nations in Europe. Mountain City Lodge K of P with 636 members has the largest Grand Lodge roll and opens its 47th annual session at Crisfield, tomorrow through Thursday. Miss Pauline Staub, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Staub, North Market Street, will have her picture in the Temple of Childhood at the Panama Pacific Exposition.
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Europe
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Mountain City Lodge, K. of P
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Crisfield
Pauline Staub
Frank V. Staub
North Market Street
Roosevelt Dies at Warm Springs Ends Long Public Career
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died suddenly at Warm Springs at age 63 after a long career guiding the nation through war and peace. His body was en route to Washington for funeral services and burial planned for Hyde Park New York. Health officials surveyed the rabies affected Lander Jefferson area and imposed an immediate quarantine.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Washington
Hyde Park
N Y
Lander - Jefferson Area
Federal payroll forms imply race reporting discrimination
Washington columnist David Lawrence critiques federal payroll forms that tally workers by race, noting the government asks how many Negroes are employed but not counts for Catholics or Jews. He argues this single-race focus can pressure contractors to hire or dismiss workers to fit the racial quota, creating discriminatory outcomes.
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United States
Supreme Court of the
Virginia
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Hal Boyle
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