Editorials Red-faced flurry in Mondale accounts
In a Washington inquiry, Mondale aides reveal a bookkeeping error over a 1977 campaign fund surge by the Mondale Volunteer Committee. The committee, a holdover from Mondale’s Senate days, raised and spent more than $53,000 since 1976 due to old debts. corrected totals show last year’s receipts at $7,543 and expenditures at $11,420. The group will finalize its accounts and close after the remaining bank loan is paid.
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Mondale
Secretary of the Senate
Mondale Volunteer Committee
Michael S. Berman
Senate
Berman
Sharing of the green in Maine and Massachusetts races
Sen Edward M Kennedy donates 1000 to Sen William Hathaway while Jack Valenti gives 200 to Hathaway and 200 to opponent Rep William Cohen. The contributions illustrate political fundraising in play during a contested Senate race.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Maine
William Hathaway
LBJ
Jack Valenti
Hathaway
Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
William Cohen
Nest soup prices rise as supply tightens in Southeast Asia
From Singapore comes word that bird’s nest soup costs about 4.35 dollars for a small bowl, with orders needed days in advance. Shortage of suitable nests in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia and the saliva glue used by swifts are driving the price surge and cost of living.
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Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Regulators to Hold Public Hearings on Community Reinvestment Act
Three regulatory agencies will tour major cities for public hearings to interpret Congress intent behind the Community Reinvestment Act. Regulators seek input on what constitutes community and credit needs, while banks and consumer groups prepare for a broad, contested rulemaking process.
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John Cunniff
New York
Congress
Washington
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
San Francisco
Federal Reserve
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Home Loan Bank Board
Q and A Match the aerospace invention with its inventor
Identify the inventor of five aerospace items: parachute, rigid dirigible airship, helicopter, airplane jet engine, and glider with options Cayley Blanchard Zeppelin Sikorsky Chain. Choose the correct pairing and confirm the matching letters for 1 to 5.
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Cayley
Sikorsky
Blanchard
Zeppelin
Chain
Feud in Washington over Fannie Mae chief’s removal
A bitter backroom clash between Patricia Harris and Oakley Hunter centers on control of the $30 billion mortgage market. Harris accuses Hunter of bypassing the board, withholding information, and pursuing profits over housing goals, while Hunter defends his independence and the agency’s progress.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Patricia Harris
Oakley Hunter
Harris
White House
Hunter
Federal National Mortgage Association
Fannie Mae
Richard Nixon
FBI
Nixon
Carter
Fannie Mae Board
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Gary Cohn
Rostenkowski Defies Carter Over Health Bill War
Washington report traces Rep. Dan Rostenkowski's break with the Carter administration over hospital cost controls. The Chicago Democrat, once closely allied to Daley, shifts support to a voluntary approach while maintaining influence over health insurance legislation. Carter seeks leverage as both clash over policy and power.
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Washington
NEA
Chicago
North Side
Dan Rostenkowski
Carter
White House
Congress
Rostenkowski
Richard J. Daley
Daley
HEW
Joseph A. Califano
Sain
Executive Branch
Califano
Sam
Walter F. Mondale
Jerry Ford
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eddie Slovik
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