Regulation costs drive up prices beyond inflation
A joint study led by Murray L Weidenbaum estimates federal regulation adds about 666 to the price of a family car since 1968 and total regulatory costs reach 62.9 billion in 1976 rising to 96.7 billion this year. The report notes households face about 440 per person and a typical new house costs 1500 to 2500 more due to rules.
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Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Murray L Weidenbaum
Center For the Study of American Business
Washington University
St. Louis
Weidenbaum
U.S
United States
California
Local plumber defends service after customer dispute
Leo Shaffer replies to a published letter accusing a local plumbing outfit of cheating a customer. He argues his company made multiple repair attempts, left notes, and could not access the home. He asserts the boss’s honesty and warns the customer bears fault for not allowing access and paying the bill.
Roswell Council Advances Water Bond Plan On Open Government Call
The Roswell city council voted nine to one to complete a prior administration’s water and sewer bond program. A holdover cast the lone no vote as officials suspended rules and declared an emergency, imposing about 450 per person in city indebtedness. The move raises fears of reduced public voice on zoning and rate hikes, with critics noting the issue could have gone to referendum.
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Roswell
Public forum letter policy at Roswell Daily Record
The Roswell Daily Record states guidelines for public forum letters limited to 200 words. All letters must be signed with a home address and will be rejected if libelous in poor taste or political endorsements. Address letters to Roswell Daily Record Public forum P O Box 1897 Roswell NM 88201.
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Roswell Daily Record
Roswell Daily Record Public Forum
P.O. Box
Roswell, N.M
City council weighs Roswell bus service plan
In Roswell a city council committee discusses bus service for the city with City Manager C M Woodbury stating the council will do all possible to bring Farrell's service to Roswell. M F Embrey signs KSWS radio partnership for a 15 minute weekly sportsman program at 9 15 p m on Wednesdays. A county birth record notes babies named Benjamin Franklin Jesse James and Dalton in Chaves County over the last five years.
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Frank W. Farrell
Santa Fe
C.M. Woodbury
Farrell
Roswell
M.F. Embrey
KSWS
State Game and Fish Department
Wildlife Resources of
New Mexico
Benjamin Franklin
Jesse James
Dalton
Chaves
Carter backs alcohol fuels amid energy crisis push
President Carter shifts stance on alcohol fuels as a potential answer to the energy crisis and farm-price stability. Officials note gasohol from ethanol or timber waste could cost about 72 cents a gallon, rivaling premium gasoline, with oil lobby opposition and industry rebuttals shaping the debate. A White House task force and interagency talks aim to advance practical programs and reduce foreign oil dependence.
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Washington
Carter
John O'Leary
United States
Oil
Mobil
California
Nebraska
White House
Congress
Energy
James Schlesinger
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
Church
Energy and Agriculture Departments
Interagency
Senate Appropriations Committee
Firing tests cabinet power as Vigil ouster shakes state agency
In Santa Fe the firing of Benito Vigil, Mobile Housing Division director, by Bill Kundrat tests new cabinet authority in the Apodaca reorganization. The episode, watched by lawmakers and Gov. Apodaca, signals how department heads battle for status amid a reshuffled Commerce and Industry umbrella.
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Santa FE
Mobile Housing Division
Benito Vigil
Bill Kundrat
Commerce and Industry
Apodaca
Commerce and Industry Department
State Banking Department
Construction Industry Board
Taxation
Revenue
Agriculture
Commerce and
Kundrat
Capitol Wall
Jerry Apodaca
Senate
San Miguel County
Democrats For
Las Vegas
Toney Anaya
Albuquerque
Toney
Leonardo da Vinci Portrait Of A Complex Genius And His Era
The article traces Leonardo da Vinci of Florence 1452 1519 as a multi gifted figure. It cites his science artistry engineering and inventions ahead of his time. It notes Mona Lisa Last Supper and Virgin of the Rocks and recounts Peruggias theft and later restitution. Leonardo died May 2 1519 in Amboise France with his tomb in the palace church of St Florentine as noted in the piece.
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Immortal da Vinci
Florence
America
Thomas Jefferson
Leonardo
Francis Bacon
Bacon
Galileo
Harvey
Pasteur
Newton
James Watt
Wright Brothers
Leonardo da Vinci
Lorenzo di Medici
Vincenzo Peruggia
Louvre
Rome
Jesus
Judas
Chaucer
Palace
Francis
St. Florentine
Amboise Palace Park
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Chevron
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Senate Republican Policy Committee
Ernie Mills
Democrats For Better Government
Chris Gallegos
Anaya
Pete Domenici
Employment Security Commission
Duke City
Department of Finance
ESC
Henry J. Taylor
da Vinci
Napoleon
Paris
Milan
Ambrosian Library
Italy
Amboise
Loire Valley
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