Carter battles GOP smear force in 1970s Georgia?
A national Republican task force grills Carter's record, hinting at alleged contradictions and potential “smoking guns” including federal subsidies to his peanut farm and past ties to Agnew. The piece criticizes the tactic as political muckraking, warning Carter to beware leaked files and the lingering Watergate shadow.
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Washington
NEA
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Republican National Committee
Georgia
Watergate
Spiro Agnew
RNC
Jimmy
Richard Nixon
GOP
Farmer
J. Carter
Bub
Carter Campaign
Editorial Welfare aid reduces caseload trend reversal
The AFDC caseload has begun to fall after a decade of growth as records go computerized and fraud enforcement rises. Expanded services like job training and child care help recipients enter work, while some elderly foster care shifts to Spanish speakers ease Anglo reluctance. The piece warns neglect by busy Anglo families risks future need.
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AFDC
Mama
Jobless disagree economy is stronger says AP report
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff notes Ford administration upward forecast revision shows bias and argues seven million unemployed doubt a strong surge. He cites mixed data on retail sales and confidence, warns of moderation versus surge, and notes the political timing before GNP figures. Bicentennial footnote mentions Franklin dismissal of British dispatch.
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John Cunniff
New York
Ford Administration
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisors
On This Date In History July 21 1976
Highlights include France surrendering North Vietnam in 1954 Geneva armistice, 1988 British forces attack Armada in English Channel, 1831 Leopold I proclaimed Belgian king, 1861 Bull Run Creek battle, 1918 Allies retake Chateau Thierry, 1930 VA established, 1974 Cyprus fighting, 1976 space mission end, 1980s unrest in Dacca, 1980 Soyuz Apollo rendezvous, Isaac Stern birthday, thought by Oscar Wilde.
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Associated Press
France
North Vietnam
Geneva
Sir Francis Drake
English Channel
Leopold I
Belgium
Holland
Bull Run Creek
Virginia
Chateau- Thierry
U.S. Veterans Administration
Cyprus
Turkey
Michael Collins
John Young
Dacca
Soviet Central Asia
Isaac Stern
Oscar Wilde
Indian Affairs BIA Badly Mismanaged by U S Panel
Washington report details interim findings of the American Indian Review Commission on missteps by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It cites mishandled money, unsafe conditions, and loss of land and water rights, calling for a new independent agency to oversee Indian affairs.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
American Indian Review Commission
Congess
BIA
Congress
Review Commission
Commission
Ernest Stevens
James Abourezk
D.S.D
New Mexico
Arizona
Indian Affairs
Morris Thompson
White House
Papago-Tucson Development Corporation
Oklahoma
FBI
Stevens
Terry Tepak
Interior Department
Indian Policy Review Commission
Ancient water systems from Phoenicians to Romans
Ancient engineers built the first water delivery system for cities by Phoenicians. Greeks copied tunnel digging for urban supply and Romans expanded it with tall aqueducts bringing water from miles away. Reading Matter notes magazines as storehouses, origin of term from The Gentleman's Magazine in 1731.
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Rome
Gentleman's Magazine
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Texas Motorist
Smokey
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John Tower
Senate
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Richard C. White
Rayburn
del Rio
New Braunfels
San Angelo
San Antonio
Austin
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Capital Building
Texas
Dick Slack
Pecos
5Th & Cypress
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Texas Education Agency
11Th St
Woodrow W. Bean
Paso
Merry
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association
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