Patronage Returns To 1980 Census Jobs
Editorial notes Carter seeks to restore patronage by easing merit rules for 1980 census enumerators amid national attention to the Egyptian Israeli peace treaty. White House directs officials to hire mostly from local neighborhoods, signaling a shift from reform era merit selection. The Baron Report later unveiled the move.
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Washington
NEA
Carter
Census Bureau
White House
Congress
Baron Report
Abortion Rights Groups Pause Attacks on Church
National Abortion Rights Action League stops direct mail leaflets attacking Catholic funding of anti abortion forces. National Organization for Women ends mailings criticizing the Catholic hierarchy after deeming such criticism counter productive.
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National Abortion Rights Action League
National Organization For Women
Accountants Call For Coordinated Economic Policy Reform
AP News analysis cites Harvey Kapnick of Arthur Andersen at Indiana University urging a coordinated national economic policy to combat inflation. He warns deficits, weak trade, and energy self sufficiency as root causes, and urges export growth and energy mobilization alongside decisive government action. Rhodesia issue noted by UN, with Security Council resolution on the April 21 election.
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John Cunniff
New York
Harvey Kapnick
Carter
Arthur Anderson & Co
Kapnick
Indiana University
West Germany
Japan
U.S
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
United States
Britain
France
Donald F. McHenry
This Day in History May 2 1979 and Earlier Events
Highlights include the fall of Berlin announced by the Soviets in 1945 and Allied surrender in Italy and parts of Austria. Notable past events feature the 1670 chartering of the Hudson Bay Company, Jackson's fatal wounding at Chancellorsville, and the 1890 organization of Oklahoma Territory.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Italy
Austria
Hudson Bay Company
England
Thomas ‘‘Stonewall
Chancellorsville
Oklahoma Territory
Caryle Chessman
San Quentin
California
Israel
Konrad Adenauer
Treasury
Texas
John Connally
France
Charles de Gaulle
Indira Gandhi
India
Takeo Fukuda
Washington
Japan
Benjamin Spock
Will Rogers
Naturalization Eligibility Based on Residency Rules
A person seeking U S naturalization must be at least 18 and a lawful resident for five years. Spouses of U S citizens generally qualify after three years. Special provisions apply to Armed Forces veterans. The applicant must be physically present in the United States for at least half the residence period.
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United States
Ross Family Saga Notes Jim Ross Journey to Pecos
Alton Hughes begins a five part series detailing James Falconer Ross born 1871 in Scotland. The piece traces his move from Toronto to Pearisburg and Pecos, marriage to Bertha Woods, naturalization in 1898, and early career at the Pearisburg Virginian before the family relocates to Pecos in 1903 amid tuberculosis fears and Mississippi crossings.
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Pecos
Jas. F. Ross
Ross
Jane Ross
Jim
Bill Ross
James Falconer Ross
Scotland
John Ross
Ross-Shire
Toronto
Canada
Pearlsburg
Eec
Hampton-Sidney College
Roanoke
Virginia
Pearisburg
Pearisburg Virginian
Bertha Woods
Martha Washington College
Abindon
James F. Ross
Bertha
Pearlsburg Virginian
Bill
University of Virginia
United States
Victoria
Great Britain
Great Britaan
Emma Woods
Bertha Ross
Ethel
Norfolk and Western
Texas
Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Grandmother Woods
Walnut Grove
CIA plots to kill Castro linger in secret report
Washington details show CIA inspector general confirms elements of Drew Pearson’s 1967 claims about mobster recruitment for Castro assassination. The report notes Kennedy briefing, Eisenhower initiation, and questions the agency’s attempts to deflect responsibility while keeping sources silent. Bureaucratic dispute over surplus land further delays use of $20.8 million in property across 24 states.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Castro
Drew Pearson
Castro
CIA
Lyndon Johnson
Cuba
Pearson
State Department
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Kennnedy
General Services Administration
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Puerto Rico
Fairfax County
GSA
HEW
Dave Carpenter
Uncle Sam
White House
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Otyrou
Makin
Just Musin
Alton Hughes
Wach
Merry
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