Editorial: Government trimming a candidate fantasy
Ray Cromley analyzes Herbert Kaufman of Brookings who argues federal reform is unlikely. Entrenched lawmakers and agency staff protect their networks, hindering streamlining and prompting calls for jobs, favors, and growth. zero budgeting is dismissed as impractical.
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Brookings Institution
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Ford
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Ronald Reagan
Congressional Committee
Congress
Congressional Committees
Carter
Ray Cromley
Monsoon fears in Indian resettlement villages after floods
In Khichripur near New Delhi a May 23 storm floods mud huts and blocks drains in government resettlement villages. Residents fear malaria and further damage as monsoon approaches while officials cite progress in housing and services amid political limits.
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Paul Chutkow
Associated Press
Khichripur
India
Prasad
New Delhi
Yamuna
Asian Subcontinent
Delhi
Northwestern dean paddles to work by kayak in Lake Michigan
Dr. Jack Snarr, dean of student affairs at Northwestern University Medical School, commutes from Evanston to Chicago by 14 foot red fiberglass kayak. He paddles part way then rides a bus the final stretch, arriving by 8:30 a.m. despite rush hour. His family shares the boating interest as wife Lynn sells canoes and kayaks. He avoids the beach launch due to lifeguard rules and observes fishermen and yachtsmen watching from offshore.
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Evanston, Il
Jack Snarr
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Snarr
Evanston
Lincoln Park Boat Club
U.S. Canoe Association
Secrets Guarded: Advance U.S. Economic Stats Protection
Washington officials discuss the strict handling of advance information on employment prices and the economy. The article notes a past looser regime before 1974, the 24 hour release lag, and incidents like a 1978 trade figures leak and the Dent controversy.
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Washington
Council of Economic Advisers
Joseph W. Duncan
Office of Management and Budget
Duncan
Admin
Istering Omb
Commerce Department
U.S
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Schlickman moves to reprimand Shea over ethics charge
Illinois Rep. Eugene Schlickman asks the House to reprimand Gerald Shea for alleged ethics violations tied to a 1975 medical malpractice bill. The measure spurred a proposed new rules framework for investigating lawmakers, with timing unclear as session progresses.
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Shea
Illinois General Assembly
Frank N. Comerford
Schlickman
Comerford
Ilinois General Assembly
Schuckman
House Executive Committee
John 8. Matijevich
Chicago
House
Sharp food price hikes hit May shoppers across cities
AP market basket survey shows May prices rose steepest since 1974 with average 4.2 percent gain across 15 items in 13 cities. Meat costs led, pork chops and frankfurters rising 10 to 30 percent in most locations, as pork supply and beef outlook influence future prices.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
American National Cattlemen’s Association
House panel delays Shea resolution amid ethics debate
A House committee voted 21 to 2 to postpone action on a resolution to censure House leader Gerald Shea. The panel instead sent to the floor new rules governing ethics investigations, which could undercut the Shea resolution by barring specific charges at the outset.
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Arthur L. Berman
Chicago
Schlickman
Assembly
T. Lee Hughes
Associated Press
Springfield
House
Gerald Shea
John S. Matijevich
North Chicago
Shea
Eugene F. Schlickman
Arlington Heights
Illinois Medical Society
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