Lance Denies Improprieties In Budget Post
Washington AP Bert Lance Budget Director asserts he has not done anything improper and expects investigators to reach the same conclusion. A Senate committee awaits a 10 page Comptroller report on Lance’s Chicago and New York loan loans, with possible references to DOJ action. Lance and Carter swap supportive remarks as report nears public release.
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Senators sue over talk fee limits for free speech
Five Republicans sue the Senate arguing it cannot legally cap their earning fees from lectures. They say speechmaking is a lucrative sideline for senators and point to many colleagues facing strict outside-earnings limits as a potential constraint on free speech and fiscal rights.
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Senate Ethics Case Challenges Outside Earnings Limit
Analysis notes that in 1976 lawmakers earned $183,778 from lecture related income while a new ethics rule set for 1979 would cap outside earnings at $8,625. Plaintiffs including Senators Laxalt Hayakawa Goldwater Curtis Weicker and others argue the limit deters service and violates rights, though Common Cause supports the rule as curbing conflicts of interest.
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Concorde ban lifted for Kennedy landings ruling
A federal judge ordered the Port Authority to allow the Concorde to land at Kennedy Airport. Judge Milton J. Pollack ruled the ban discriminatory and excessive after a 17 month delay in ruling, with the decision to take effect in 10 days to allow appeals. Environmental groups urged reversal.
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