Don’t Believe It Ethics Reform Opponents Rebutted
Advocates say a strong ethics code with full financial disclosure strengthens accountability and public trust. Critics like Sen. John Stennis warn of mass resignations, but Common Cause reports and Washington state experience show disclosure does not force departures and boosts legitimacy.
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Congress
John Stennis
Dmiss
Common Cause
Citizens Lobby
William Boyd
National Municipal League
Washington State
Supreme Court of
Valentine Flower Prices Rise After Severe Winter
Frigid weather damaged Florida crops driving up greenhouse heating costs in the north. Florists warn of higher prices and smaller selections for Valentine’s Day on February 14 as florists try to meet demand for the holiday and spring celebrations.
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Florida
George Beemer
The
Florida Flower Association
Beemer
E.R.R
Carter Presidency Shows Quiet, Firm Style Emergence
The article outlines President Carter’s early habits and approach. He limits memos, works long hours, values private time and family, and prefers the Oval Office ante-room for work while using the Big Office for meetings. He handles a heavy correspondence flow with top secret and family inputs routed directly to him, and aides describe him as confident and tough, wary of fights but capable of decisive action. Jody Powell is highlighted as an especially effective press secretary.
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Oval Office
Congress
White House
Charles Kirbo
Jerry Rafshoon
Patrick Caddell
Hamilton Jordan
Jordan
Jimmy Carter
Theodore C. Sorensen
Central Intelligence
Sorensen
Senate
Jody Powell
Youn
Carter's Morality Policy Strives for Balance with Soviets
The Carter administration pursues a more moral foreign policy while avoiding a renewed Cold War. Carter defends human rights to criticize the USSR without provoking confrontation and weighs arms limitations against a stable relationship. He may meet Sakharov. Solzhenitsyn nostalgia weighs on past Ford decisions. Young at the UN backs Africa decolonization and U S influence amid Soviet activity.
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Carter
Sakharov
Cyrus’. Vance
Soviet Union
Henry Kissinger
Gerald Ford
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Ford
Solzhenitsyn
Africa
Andrew Young
U.S
United Nations
Young
America
Britain Faces Third Year of Pay Curbs as Inflation Soars
London The Labour government negotiates with reluctant unions to renew a pay restraint pact amid high inflation. Union leaders resist linking pay limits to tax cuts while warnings of rising unemployment persist, as Callaghan and Healey seek a deal to curb costs and stabilize the economy.
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Britain
Italy
Denis Healey
Len Murray
Trades Union Congress
Aflcio
United States
Callaghan
Labor Party
Healey
Labor
Chapman Revercomb Returns to Campaign in Charleston
Former U. S. Senator Chapman Revercomb of Charleston formally joined the Republican primary for the seat he held from 1949 to 1953. Pfc. Demetris Apostion, 23, of Hinton, is in an Army Hospital near McChord after rescue from a Korean airlift crash off the Canadian coast. John C. Ward of Beckley resigns as assistant commissioner to seek the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Raleigh County.
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Charleston
U. S
Chapman Revercomb
Pfc
Demetris Apostion
Hinton
McChord Air Force Base
John C. Ward
Beckley
State Workmen's Compensation Commission
Raleigh County
Ledger of Oliver Scott Chronicles Raleigh County Life 1895
A Raleigh County ledger kept by Oliver Scott, recorded 1895 1901, details weather events and local happenings. It covers January 1895 and February 1895 including a severe storm with heavy snow, subzero days, and road closures, noting micro histories from a general store at Table Rock to early community life.
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Raleigh
Oliver Scott
Minor
Michael Richmond
Royal
Cincinnati
New River
Quinnimont
Harlow Warren
James
Robert
Table Rock-Grandview
Raleigh County
Hal
Halleck McGinnis) Scott
James Scott
Scott
Carter’s First Press Conference Seen As Best Presidential Style
The piece contrasts presidential press styles, praising Jimmy Carter for openness and candor. It compares the Nixon and Johnson approaches and lauds Carter for answering questions, defending human rights, and pursuing disarmament while staying cooperative with Congress and the press. Carter’s performance is described as reassuring and the best he has given.
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Johnson
Nixon
Carter
House
Senate
White House
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Raleigh Register
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Elliot Richardson
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