Truth in Budgeting Act of 1975 eyed for federal review
The proposed Truth in Budgeting Act of 1975 by Rep. Byron and 23 colleagues would require a two year cycle of comprehensive reviews for all federal programs. Committees would conduct initial reviews as if for enactment, guided by zero based budgeting and CBO oversight, with schedules aligning even and odd numbered years and parallel reviews for comparable programs. The measure aims to cut waste and curb payroll growth while preserving essential services and public accountability.
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Goodloe E. Byron
Blanchard
House of Representatives
Committee On Rules
Senate
Congressional Budget Office
Executive Branch
Byron
Frederick
Quynn Falls In Key Championship Final At Catoctin
Alvin G. Quynn, YMCA physical director, reached the finals of the Francis Scott Key Championship at Catoctin Country Club but was defeated by Captain George C. Parkhurst 6 up and 6 to go. Grove Jr. defeated Quynn in 1924 to win the championship after both beat a large field to reach the finals.
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Alvin G. Quynn
YMCA
Catoctin
George C. Parkhurst
Quynn
James H. Grove Jr
Elizabeth Seton canonized as first American saint
NEA London Economist News Service reports Elizabeth Seton, convert and founder of the Sisters of Charity, canonized in St. Peter's Square after a century long campaign. The occasion boosts American Catholic morale, highlights women’s role, and signals Vatican support amid Episcopal tensions over female ordination.
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New York
LENS
America
Elizabeth Seton
Wall Street
Maryland
St. Peter's Square
Saint Elizabeth Seton
Pius XII
John XXIII
Vatican
St. Joan of Arc
Church of Rome
St. Peter’s
Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph
Episcopalians
Washington merry-go-round
Jack Anderson argues that freedom of the press in America faces guerrilla-style suppression without gunfire as pressures rise from politicians and prosecutors startled by disclosures. The piece likens current curtailments to an Arab oil embargo’s first stage amid declining open access to information.
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Washington
Free Press
America
Taneytown volunteers praised after highway accident
A reader recalls a tragic Pipe Creek Bridge crash near Taneytown and lauds Maurice Parrish of the Taneytown Ambulance Corps and Kent Hall for their calm skill. The note honors the unsung heroes, noting the ambulance and fire engine arrival and the driver once known as a schoolboy.
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Taneytown
Westminster
Pipe Creek Bridge
Maurice Parrish
Kent Hall
Taneytown Volunteer Fire Company
Press Freedom in Peril Amid Contempt for Investigative Reporting
A broad note on threats to journalism, detailing editor Bernard Able’s harassment conviction in Port Chester and reporters facing indictments and arrests for publishing corruption. It cites gag orders and confidentiality attacks across multiple states and a broader push in Congress against investigative reporting.
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Bernard Able
Westmore News
Port Chester
N.Y
Richard Cady
William Anderson
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis
Marion County Prosecutor's Office
Floyd Norris
Monitor
Concord
N.sh
Alabama
John Jones
Ron Casey
Birmingham News
C.P. Walker
Able
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New York
Pennsylvania
Congress
Press freedom vs Official Secrets Act debate and GSA probe
A defense of press rights argues against government control of reporting and the chilling effect on newsmen. The piece notes a congressional probe into General Services Administration hiring favors during the Nixon era and presents responses from Bernard Rosen and Ben Joseph as hearings approach, while recalling a historic balloon race victory by Lt. Lahm in 1906 with a 420 mile Paris to Whitby flight.
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General Services Administration
Congress
GSA
Civil Service
David Henderson
D-N.c
House Civil Service Committee
Civil Service Commission
Bernard Rosen
Rosen
Justice Department
Commission
Ben Joseph
CSC
United States Army
Frank P. Lahm
United States
James Gordon Bennett
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Budget Control
U.S
U.S. Postal Service
Ray Geiger
Farmers’ Almanac
Pea Ridge
Ark
Fayetteville
Frederick, Md
Raeli
Egypt
News-Post
Board of Aldermen
Memorial Ground
National Zoological Park
Capitol Hill
Community Chest
Commuunity Chest
Francis Scott Key
Frederick Community Concert Association
Russell Simmons
Community Concerts, Inc
John Sebastian
Alec Templeton
The
Philharmonic Piano Quartet
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
Raymond Blattenberger
Lions Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
NEA
London
Economist News Service
Episcopal
Rome
Economist of
Jack Anderson
Frank
Wargny
Jerry
Jeep
Les Whitten
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