Interagency Force to Probe GSA Scandal
Senator Lawton Chiles said the Carter administration will form an interagency strike force to investigate the growing General Services Administration scandal. He called it a major step toward prosecuting wrongdoers at the GSA and in the private sector endangering day to day operations.
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Carter Administration
General Services Administration
Lawton Chiles
Florida
Senate
GSA
Meany
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers Convention
Carter
Carter Sets Up Federal Probe Of Landlord And Supplier
Senator Chiles announced a Senate subcommittee hearing with Deputy Attorney General Civiletti detailing a new interagency strike force to probe corruption at the General Services Administration. GSA officials including Jay Solomon and Vincent Alto discussed agency reforms amid claims of a possible multi‑system money loss from fraud.
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Subcommittee
Benjamin Civiletti
GSA
Jay Solomon
Vincent Alto
William Clinkscales
Howard Davin
Federal Supply Service
Roger Carroll
Wilton Shearin
Solomon
Alto
Histor
Griffin Bell
Interagency
Somoza Forces Gain Ground Amid Nicaragua Rebel Upheaval
In northwest Nicaragua the national guard pressed mop up operations on one rebel center while advancing on another despite heavy Sandinista resistance. In the south guards repelled a border outpost assault, declaring a border strip free territory as rebels retreated into Costa Rica. Managua businessmen vow further strikes to force Somoza from power and an OAS commission arrives in Costa Rica to probe alleged Nicaraguan air attack. Red Cross counts show heavy casualties in Leon with hundreds dead and thousands wounded as refugees flood centers.
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Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
Costa Rica
Organization of American States
Northwest
National Guard
Esteli
Chinadega
Chinandega
Leon
Red Croes
Red Cross
Miss Lillian Carter Campaigns in Emporia for Allegrucci
Lillian Carter mother of the president campaigns for Democrat Don Allegrucci in Kansas. She arrives for a $3 luncheon at Emporia State University and conducts rallies and news conferences. A $25 reception in Pittsburg and a Derby coffee event follow, with state Sen. James Francisco helping coordinate. Allegrucci faces Republican Robert Whittaker in November to replace retiring Rep. Joe Skubitz.
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Emporia
Kan
Lillian Carter
Don Allegrucci
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Carter
Pittsburg
Allegrucci
Congressman’s Club
Derby
James Francisco
D-Mulvane
Peace Corps
Synagogue Council of America
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert Whittaker
Augusta
Joe Skubitz
Insulation Guidelines for Home Heating and Safety
Insulation choices are outlined with consumer tips from a government standard update, featuring fiber types fiberglass and cellulose, plastic options like polystyrene and polyurethane, and guidance on flammability, labeling, and building codes. It notes that about six million Americans added insulation in 1977 and stresses the importance of R value over thickness for effective heat reduction.
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Associated Press
Energy Conservation
Washington
D.C
Samuel A. Simon
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Simon
Better Business Bureau
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