Citizen input urged by Newton mayor on budget process
Gilbert Buller urges productive citizen participation as Newton prepares for 1978 budget hearings. He notes the review by City Manager and Finance Director, anticipated cuts or maintained services, and the need to balance inflation with essential services while ensuring taxpayers get value.
Panamanian Welcome Mat Draws U.S. Tourists in 1977
Panama reports a seven year rise in American visitors with 1977 up nearly nine percent from 1976 and an expected 100,000 U.S. tourists. A returning traveler cites Panamanian friendliness as key, despite ongoing canal negotiations and occasional anti American posters.
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Carter halts sale of Cyber 76 to the Soviet Union
President Carter issues a stop order denying export licenses for the $13 million Cyber 76 computer. Brzezinski informs Commerce Secretary Kreps that the deal is off, with the machine touted to study weather but feared for military use.
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The Abuse of Power central to New York’s urban crisis
A review notes Jack Newfield and Paul DuBrus argue a "permanent government" of bankers, insurers, lawyers, and political elites governs New York’s policy, shaping debt and decline. The book links similar patterns to other cities and urges readers to see beyond official rhetoric.
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Robert Walters
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Jay and Begin spark Left debate on economics and policy
John Chamberlain reports on the Left’s irritation at Peter Jay’s inflation wary Austrian economics and criticizes Keynesian orthodoxy while noting Menahem Begin’s Likud victory in Israel. The piece argues the real issue is support for freer markets and anti inflationary policy.
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Newton City Manager Elder Gunter Resigns After 30 Years
Elder Gunter who has served as Newton city manager since 1945 resigns to take a similar post in Junction City. Also noted are a Colorado student visiting his parents, local real estate purchases by McCulley Ashlock, and the second annual chicken dinner for 50 Years on Main St. Clab with attendees Clayton Lehman, Phil M. Anderson, W. K. Smith, and J. D. Nicholson.
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J.D. Nicholson
David Garrick Began as Wine Merchant Then Stage Star
David Garrick, an 18th century British actor, started as a wine merchant before turning to theater. After his death in 1779 Edmund Burke praised him for elevating acting to a liberal art.
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