Lance duel worries bankers in same suit
AP report examines Bert Lance era tensions as executives and bankers debate overdrafts and the blurred line between personal and corporate use of company assets. The piece notes regulators like the IRS and SEC pressuring management perks while shareholders seek clearer accountability in a changing corporate landscape.
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Lance
John Cunniff
New York
Bert Lance
Internal Revenue Service
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Georgia
Augusta
New Hampshire
Today in History September 21 1977 Highlights
Summary of notable dates includes 1949 Germany independence transfer to control by Germany, 1776 first naval battle on Lake Champlain, 1792 monarchy abolition, 1938 Sudeten transfer to Nazi Germany, 1942 Soviet Volga crossing, 1953 Kissinger confirmed, plus recalls of Beulah floods, Palme resignation, and notes on taxes and corporate ethics. Pianist Gyorgy Sandor birthday noted.
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Associated Press
West Germany
U.S
Germany
Lake Champlain
France
Czechoslovakia
South Korea
U.N
Henry Kissinger
U.S. Senate
Texas
South Vietnam
Sweden
Olof Palme
Social Democratic Party
Gyorgy Sandor
Oscar Wilde
Editorial: Fix the Unappetizing School Lunches
The piece argues school lunches waste food as students refuse unappealing meals. It notes federal spending of about 2 billion annually and calls for tastier, better-balanced options, shorter lunch times, and improved dining environments to reduce plate waste and encourage healthier eating.
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Agriculture Department
Beanie revival at Columbia signals campus normalization
The return of the freshman beanie after eight years at Columbia University marks a cautious sign of campuses returning to normal after turmoil in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The beanie is optional and features a visor echoing baseball headgear, sparking mixed reactions among freshpersons new to tradition.
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Columbia University
Columbia
Volkswagen
America
CIA recruiting on campus raises campus ethics concerns
Washington reports that about 50 colleges are being asked by two national groups to draft rules prohibiting CIA recruitment on campus and using academics for propaganda. Harvard’s study details covert CIA background checks on candidates. Activist groups urge presidents to adopt open hiring practices as an alternative to clandestine recruitment.
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Washington
NEA
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Senate
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Harvard University
Harvard Committee
American Civil Liberties Union
Committee To
Morton Halperin
Harvard
Halperin
Cornell
Boston
Yale
Columbia
Princeton
Fairleigh Dickinson
American
Georgetown
George Washington
Howard
Johns Hopkins
Duke
Atlanta
Florida State
Tulane
Arizona State
Utah State
Notre Dame
White House to Base Gas Prices on Industry-Influenced Study
A Senate probe finds the ERDA gas supply study tainted by natural gas interests. Sen Metzenbaum urges James Schlesinger to review the cost figures tied to Stanford Research Institute data that inflated production costs. The report notes industry figures shaped Knudsen’s curve and industry ties of ERDA leaders.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
White House
New Energy Department
Energy Research and Development Administration
Senate
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
ERDA
Stanford Research Institute
Metzenbaum
Stanford Group
Stanford
Christian Knudsen
Knudsen
Philip White
Hugh Guthrie
White
Guthrie
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Shell Oil
CIA
United States
Thailand
Chang Kai-cheng
Chang Ching-chen
House
Lester Wolff
D-N.y
Golden Triangle
Mae Hong Son
Chang Chin-cheng
Ma Yao-tung
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
Hong Kong
Macao
OUK
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IRS
Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
Merry
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