SBA probes disaster loan applicants drawing fire
Editorials critique the Small Business Administration for vetting applicants' personal traits. Senator John V. Tunney calls it an excessive invasion of privacy while the agency argues character matters in loan decisions. The piece warns about overreach and public distrust in Washington.
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John V. Tunney
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Tunney
California
Howard E. Russell
Vietnam election worries hinge on Ky Thieu split
U S officials fret a Ky Thieu rift could boost Big Minh and reshape the October 3 poll in South Vietnam. Nixon aides prefer Thieu re‑elected to safeguard withdrawal plans, while Minh leans toward talks with Hanoi and Ky pushes war expansion.
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Scripps-Howard
R. H. Shackford
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Thieu-Ky
Duong van Minh
Big Minh
Thailand
Hanoi
Little Ky
North Vietnam
Nixon
Shackford
Washingtonese and Cahuilla Languages Compared by Professor Seiler
Professor Hans Jakob Seiler of Cologne University compares Washingtonese with the Cahuilla language in Southern California. He notes Cahuilla treats events as possibilities rather than realities and avoids stating names or present actions, contrasting with U.S. language use.
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Insurance Information Institute
California
Hans Jakob Seiler
West Germany
Cologne University
Great Eastern Sea
White House
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
How Sane Are You Boyle's Column
HAL BOYLE provides a light mental health quiz asking readers to assess quirks such as eavesdropping on rumors, bragging about diets, diet observations, luck with toast, preferring bosses salary, secret thrills, checking life insurance worth, teen envy, and unmailed letters. It ends by noting that yes to all means you are as sane as your neighbors and questions if that suffices.
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Hal Boyle
New York
IRS Martinsburg center uses computers to track tax returns
In Martinsburg West Virginia the IRS operates a vast computer system at the National Computer Center to process returns for 86 million individuals and 9.2 million businesses. The center uses seven regional hubs and a team of 275 technicians to monitor filings and detect anomalies on magnetic tape in a process praised for saving hundreds of millions.
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Craig Ammerman
Associated Press
Martinsburg, W
Uncle Sam
America
National Computer Center
International Revenue Service
IRS
Income Tax Memory Bank
West Virginia
Martinsburg
Ed Hieronamus
Hieronymus
Hieronamus
Volunteer Army as Pentagon Goal for 1970s Readiness
The Defense Department aims for an all volunteer force to reduce morale and discipline issues. A smaller highly skilled regular force plus a capable reserve would rely on trained specialists and junior officers. The plan mirrors the Israeli model, with career reservists as first responders during crunch periods.
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Defense Department
Pentagon
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Army
Enterprise Assn
Hope deemed unworthy of Family of Man award by New York churches
The Council of Churches withdrew its planned Family of Man honor for Bob Hope amid protests led by Rev. Richard J. Neuhaus over Hope's Vietnam war support. The board instead awarded a posthumous prize to Whitney M. Young Jr. The episode drew sharp critique of liberal clergy and the Peace Movement and urged dialogue rather than public insult.
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City of New York
Bob Hope
Richard J. Neuhaus
Brooklyn
Hope
Pentagon
Family of Man
Whitney M. Young Jr
Africa
Council of Churches
Council
Church Council
White House
Henry Kissinger
Erich Segal
Segal
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