Plain language drive edges into federal communications
Editorial argues for simple English in government notices and rules. It notes a Department of Energy push for clear written policy, H E W with a five year program to rewrite about 6000 pages, and Carter backing the effort while Congress and bureaucrats resist.
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Don Graff
Department of Energy
James R. Schlesinger
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
Carter
Congress
Americans End-Year Spending Boom Fueled by Food and Gifts
Americans surged into holiday shopping with a spending binge in late year, driven by food and drink purchases. November food store sales rose 2.9 percent from October and eating and drinking places gained 2.1 percent after a weak October, signaling strong consumer confidence and rising use of credit amid optimism for 1978.
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New York
Citibank
Dec 28 1977 in History A concise list of events
On this date many milestones are noted from 1836 Spain recognizing Mexico, to 1846 Iowa’s statehood, 1856 Woodrow Wilson’s birth, 1869 gum patent, 1942 Calcutta bombing, 1962 Kennedy’s Miami visit, 1964 Saragat presidency, a 1964 65 World Fair loss, 5 years ago Truman burial, 1 year ago South Africa riots, plus Earl Hines birthday and Brandeis quote.
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Associated Press
Spain
Mexico
Iowa
Woodrow Wilson
Stanton
William Semple
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Calcutta
John Kennedy
Miami
Fidel Castro
Giuseppe Saragat
Italy
Harry Truman
Truman
Independence
South Africa
Earl Hines
U.S. Supreme Court
Louis Brandeis
World Almanac Q A on America's Cup and polio vaccine
Question style quiz item asks three prompts about the Americas Cup trophy return history the UVA Thomas Jefferson medal fields and polio vaccine development. It asks who developed the oral polio vaccine in 1955 and provides multiple choice options.
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University of Virginia
Jonas Salk
Salk
Enders
Sabin
Department of Labor Updates Dictionary of Occupational Titles
The Department of Labor revises its dictionary to remove gendered terms. Three thousand entries are updated from 1965 to remove ex connotations, with draftsman becoming drafter and bat handler replacing bat boy. The edition adds over two thousand new occupations reflecting societal change.
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Department of Labor
Indispensable Tax Aide Woodworth Dies at 51
Lawrence N. Woodworth died December 7 after a stroke. He drafted President Carter’s tax program and served as assistant secretary of the Treasury for tax policy. A longtime staffer on the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, he linked House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee members and staff.
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Washington
NEA
Lawrence N. Woodworth
Larry Woodworth
Carter
Woodworth
Congressional Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Finance
Russell Long
Ways and Means
Woodworth remembered as pivotal tax policy broker in Carter era
Washington’s Larry Woodworth, a trusted tax policy expert who bridged House Senate rifts, advised President Carter and Treasury’s Long Ullman. His death at 59 clouds the administration’s push for tax reform, as colleagues call him irreplaceable for his Capitol Hill knowhow and nonpartisan stance.
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Ullman
Congres
House
Senate
Woodworth
Capitol Hill
Carter
Long
Treasury
Congress
Hill
Larry
Treasury Department
Abzug's Widening Rift in Women's Movement Stirs Debate
Washington column examines Bella Abzug at a Houston rally where her allies praised economic and social aims but critics warn her tactics risk alienating moderate women. The piece details a State Department funded handout branding Mormons and the Klan, Abzug’s deny and the commission's fallout, including mail privileges pulled and internal tensions at the commission.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Middle America
Bella Abzug
Houston
Bella
Far
John Birch Society
Ku Kluxan
Mormon Church
State Department
Klan
First
Utah
Wyoming
U.S
Kay Clarenbach
Women’s Year Commission
Commission
Clarenbach
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