Washington Civil Service Reform Faces Shifting Votes
President Carter's push for broad federal civil service reform advances in Congress while a House vote curbs hiring and caps employment, potentially blocking entry for minorities and veterans. Debate centers on ending veterans preference and a 2.1 million job ceiling, with conference committee to resolve differences and optimism for post-election action on veterans policy.
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Across and Down Puzzle Clues From A Mixed Grid
A compact list of crossword style clues with numbers and letter cues, including entries for French painter, Yugoslav river, Isle of Man, and musical terms, plus a final block of letter groups GF FXG RKG ZCBHKGW indicating a cipher or theme.
Move D C To Denver Congress Suffers Edifice Complex
Washington pundits decry Capitol Hill as an edifice complex grows with costly new buildings. The Senate contemplates a 120 million third Senate office building with gym and rooftop restaurant, while Dirksen and Rayburn structures draw scorn for design flaws. Critics note costly momentum and questionable entrances. The Hart name rounds out the planned complex.
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Dirty Words and The Soap Backlash
Dear Abby advises parents to not wash a child's mouth or ignore troublesome language. Explain calmly that dirty words convey nothing and offer better terms. If the child continues, don't react so the behavior fades when it no longer achieves its aim.
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Digit Mania Strikes Washington in Nine-Digit Zip Debate
The column satirizes the move to a nine-digit ZIP code, contrasting postal shifts with phone dialing quirks. It warns of slow adoption, notes the 30 month planned phasing, and jokes about future 10 digit codes and a Dial-a-Zip service as a memory aid. The piece lampoons USPS and the phone company as competitors with little cooperation.
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