Editorials New Kids in town
Washington editorial notes the 96th Congress welcomes 20 freshmen, 9 Democrats and 11 Republicans, the largest class in over 30 years and the most Republican. It highlights youth, education, Rhodes scholars, and that five freshmen have never held elective office, with a high turnover in Senate incumbents already.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
David Boren
D-Okla
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
Larry Presler
R-S.d
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Senate
House
Rudy Boschwitz
David Durenberger
R-Minn
Gordon Humphrey
R-N.h
John Warner
R-Va
Go for broke David Durenberger swears in amid pay delays
New senator David Durenberger faced repeated payroll hurdles after election victory. Minnesota canvassing board certified his win over Robert Short on Nov 28 but state seal and signature issues delayed pay for Durenberger and his staff. Certificates, seals, and a late notarized oath finally delivered by Dec 20 kept them from financial distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Durenberger
Hubert Humphrey
Durenberger
Minnesota
Robert Short
Senate
Minn
Rudy Perpich
Perpich
Minneapolis
Federal Express
US study says no incentive to save long term
AP Business analysis notes debt incentives dominate in the United States while saving is taxed. Carroll Melton’s study of 30 nations highlights Britain’s Save As You Earn plan with government bonuses and tax-free interest, Germany’s 21 percent effective return, and Austria’s deduction for principal repayment. He questions US tax treatment comparing $100 stock dividends tax-free to taxed savings interest.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
United States
Sytem
U.S. League of Savings Associations
Carroll Melton
Britain
Melton
West Germany
Austria
League
International Union of Building Societies and Saving Associations
U.S
Administration shifts stance on Iran policy amid Shah support
The Carter administration tacked toward limited public backing of Shahpour Bakhtiar after weeks of hesitation. Officials feared any statement could be read as policy shift and affect Tehran. The move followed a rare public remark by Secretary Vance and came as Washington weighed China rapprochement.
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Washington
Carter
Iran
Cyrus R. Vance
White House
State Department
U.S
Tehran
United States
China
Taiwan
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Shah
Bert Lance the Calhoun Pride and the White House Drama
A Washington column outlines Bert Lance rise from Calhoun Georgia to national prominence, detailing his bank leadership, vast wealth, and high level connections with Jimmy Carter and the White House. It notes investigations into his finances, a death linked to a relative, and Lance’s resignation in 1977 while underscoring village support for him in Calhoun and the reporter’s failed interviews.
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Washington
Bert Lance
White House
Calhoun
Lance
Big Bert
Georgia
LaBelle David
Davids
Calhoun First National Bank
Bert
Atlanta
Sea Island
Eagle's Nest
Lancelot
Don and
Bradstreet
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Beverly Banks David
David
Jefferson City
Linda
Clarence Hawk
The
National Bank of Georgia
Billy Carter
Billy
U.S
William B. David
Ada Cochran Band Leader and Evangelist of the West
Ada Cochran built the Pecos and Ft Stockton bands, directed reunions and joined the Locket Adair Evangelistic Company. She married George Wood in 1917, later preached as a minister, and remained music active into late life, with a long career spanning Pecos Fort Stockton and beyond.
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Ft. Stockton
Ada Cochran
Pecos
Pecos City
R.E. Miller
Miller
Pat Moran
Pat
New York
Barnum and Bailey Circus
E.S. Moyer
John Sullivan
Reeves County Fair
S.E. Eberstadt
M.W. Collie
Fair Music Department
Ada
Locket Adair Evangelistic Company
Texas
Adair Company
Great Bend
Kansas
George Wood
Locket
Wood
Oswego
Oklahoma
Shattuck
West Oklahoma
Helena
van Port
Oregon
Wallowa
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Ben Sargant
Thomas Morgan
Henry Barnard
Dorothea Dix
Elizabeth Seton
the World Almanac
Jack Anderson
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Mrs. Hoople
Jake Hooples
Jake
Musin
By Alton Hughes
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