Bulk mail centers under fire for chaos and losses
Washington bulk mail center in Largo experiences chaotic operations as machines overwhelm workers. A Tribune investigation reveals damaged packages, a “loose in the mail” graveyard, and an automation driven system that neglects human needs. Recordings show a 4 percent return on the billion-dollar program, with agencies shifting to private carriers.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Leo Ryan
D-Calif
Guyana
Ron Dellums
San Francisco
New York
U.S
Newark
Vicki Warren
Washington Bulk Mail Center
Largo
Bulk Mail Center
Charlie Chaplin
Washington Center
Postal Service
Agriculture Department
Government Printing Office
Internal Revenue Service
el Paso
Midland
Texas
Warren
Julie McCarthy
Asia's economic gang of four boosts regional growth
Editorial notes that South Korea Taiwan Hong Kong and Singapore outpace Japan in some exports. In 1977 their US earnings reached 11.8 billion, over half of Japan’s, supplying half the US transistor imports and 55 percent of leatherware. The four shift from light consumer goods to heavier industry, driving rapid regional competition.
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Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Industry Week
U.S
United States
Asia
Gang of Four
Tokyo
Washington plans new $200 million transit grant program
The Transportation Department will fund urban transit projects totaling 200 million dollars aiming to link transit facilities with housing and commercial development. Since World War II the federal government has invested about 80 billion in urban transit, a portion Secretary Brock Adams says was spent poorly. The tone questions prospects despite continued effort, noting past failures and renewed hope.
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Washington
Transportation Department
Brock Adams
Fort Wayne teen dies from meningococcemia
Health officials investigate the death of a 14 year old Fort Wayne girl from meningococcemia at Parkview Memorial Hospital. Coroner says the illness is not highly contagious. Officials say the death is not linked to the Notre Dame student death last week.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Roland Ahlbrand
Parkview Memorial Hospital
Ahlbrand
University of Notre Dame
Andrew Sowder
Idalou
Texas
Weather blamed again for food price hikes
AP analysis notes January price spikes in fruits vegetables and beef due to severe weather and tight supplies. It argues inflation and Carter era wage price guidelines worsen costs, with many firms and consumers reacting via credit use and reduced savings. The piece criticizes policy and forecasts continued economic strain.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
Carter
Afl-Cio
Business Week
This Week
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The passage discusses labor and business anxieties over upcoming union contracts and wage erosion. It questions whether controls will be implemented, noting the administration’s repeated denials and the credibility gap that may hinder guideline effectiveness. It references historical mystique around the Seventh Earl of Cardi an and imply broader economic tensions.
This Day in History February Twenty Seventh
On this date in 1900 the British defeated the Boers at Paardeberg aiding the creation of the Union of South Africa. Also in 1598 Boris Godunov became czar of Russia and in 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland Maine.
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Associated Press
Paardeberg
Africa
Union of South Africa
Boris Godunov
Czar
Russia
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Portland
Maine
Burma
Rangoon
Mandalay
Berlin
U.S. Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
China
U.S
Ethiopia
Asmara
Egypt
John Warner
Elizabeth Taylor
Mirella Freni
Whitten Named Chair Of House Appropriations Panel
Washington report profiles Rep Jamie L Whitten D Miss as long time lawmaker chosen to chair the House Appropriations Committee. The piece notes his 37 year record of leadership struggles and his prior control of the agriculture subcommittee amid grain inspection standards reforms.
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Washington
Nea
Jamie L. Whitten
D-Miss
House Appropriations Committee
House
Whitten
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Whitten Scandal Clouds Capitol Hill Leadership
Washington reports detail how Whitten pressured subcommittee hearings and opposed consumer and environmental safeguards in the 1970s. He faced revolt from fellow Democrats yet retained the chair, while defending pesticide programs and aligning with agribusiness, despite evidence of bias and questionable spending.
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Agriculture Department
Whitten
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Food and Drug Administration
Environmental Quality
Capitol Hill
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