Ethics in Government and Defense Contract Links
Congressman Berkeley Bedell condemns ties between officials and defense contractors. He cites Air Force procurement head James Plummer's planned move to Lockheed and urges resignation to avoid conflicts of interest. He notes past concerns over Commodities Futures Trading Commission staff hiring and calls for tighter ethics policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
James Plummer
Lockheed Missile and Space Company
Pentagon
Plummer
Lockheed
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Thomas Reed
Commodities Futures Trading Commission
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Commission
Merc
Beverly Splane
White House
CFTC
Aristocracy, Melting Pot, and The Carter Era
Robert W. Merry argues that modern politics show a tension between aristocratic elites and populist sentiment. He notes Reeves and Carter provoke doubts about who governs and whether a trained leadership class is preferable to broad political spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Garden
Jefferson
Randolph
Mozarts
Tiepolos
Special Recognition for Ben Vonk at Iowa State University
Bev R. Vonk among 28 students admitted with special recognition will receive a certifi cate and a $100 scholarship and enter the aerospace engineering program. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Vonk Jr of Rock Valley and a 1976 graduate of Rock Valley Community High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bev R. Vonk
Iowa State University
Ben Vonk Jr
Rock Valley
Ben
Time Change At Trinity Church Sunday Schedule Updated
Members of Trinity Christian Reformed Church are alerted to a time change for Sunday worship. Sunday School is at 10 00 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m on August 29. Guest pastor Rev Paul Bakker will preach. Evening service is at 7 30 p m with speaker Rev Tom Vanden Bosch.
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Trinity Christian Reformed Church
Paul Bakker
Tom Vanden Bosch
Kempema Receives Insurance Honor From New York Life
John E. Kempema of 2009 14th Street has qualified as a member of the 1976 Presidents Council of New York Life Insurance Company. The honor places him among the top 600 agents nationwide and invites him to a four day educational conference in Hilton Head South Carolina.
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John E. Kempema
14Th Street
Presidents Council of
New York Life Insurance Company
Marshall P. Bissell
Presidents Council
New York Life
United States
Canada
Hilton Head
South Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Berkeley Bedell
Washington
Rock Valley Bee
Page Aristocracy
New York Magazine
Richard Reeves
Carter
Yales
Harvards
Reeves
Congressman Berkley Bedell
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Roanoke
Vienna
Paris
New York
Kansas City
Robert W. Merry
National Observer
Ben Vonk
Trinity Church
Kempema
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