Carter weighs strict public financial disclosure proposals
President elect Jimmy Carter weighs measures to require full public disclosure of financial assets and tax returns by executive branch officials. He argues disclosures will deter conflicts of interest and restore public confidence while transition aides promise strict rules for White House staff.
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Jimmy Carter
Executive Branch
Carter
Sen
Walter Mondale
Sen. Mondale
White House
Congress
Supreme Court rules pregnancy benefits not required in health plans
The court reversed a lower court and held employers need not cover pregnancy costs in health plans. It ruled no woman was denied benefits others received, and noted pregnancy is a voluntary matter amid contraceptive options. Critics, including women's organizations, call the decision shocking.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Public forum veteran asks for cards
Albert Yurosky, a World War II veteran and Roswell resident in 1957, asks the Roswell Record editor to publish his letter and requests get well cards while recovering from his right leg amputation after multiple wartime injuries and recent surgery. He provides his McDonald Pennsylvania address for correspondence.
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Roswell
Albert Yurosky
McDonald St
McDonald, Pa
Secrecy concerns rise after Schmitt speech
Vern L. Ripley Jr. questions secrecy in state politics after Schmitt's quick move toward closed sessions and potential multi term limits. He warns power corrupts and laments lack of access to the process and funeral invitation. His letter cites American ideals and calls for transparency.
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Harrison
Schmitt
Vern L. Ripley Jr
Greenwood Ave
Roswell Teens Take Lead In Local News
Orlean Horton, daughter of Mrs. M.A. Horton, elected president of the Chums Society at Roswell High School where she is a junior. Carroll White announces candidacy for County Superintendent of Schools ahead of the May 6 primary. In football action, the ENMU Greyhounds defeat NMMI Broncos 33 to 14 despite standout performances by H.A. McDougal J.D. Dick and Wayne Ricketson.
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Orlean Horton
MA. Horton
Roswell
Chums Society
Roswell High School
Carroll White
H.A. McDougal
J.D. Dick
Wayne Ricketson
New Mexico Military Institute Broncos
Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds
Coal and uranium tax plan faces NM legislature in 1977 session
Lawmakers debate raising coal and uranium taxes with a 25 percent rate opposed by many. Rep Edward Lopez of Santa Fe, chairing the Taxation Revenue Committee, backs seeking funds for a severance tax permanent fund. Senators weigh rates as industry leaders and party officials urge fairness while cautioning economic impact and non Indian leasehold taxation on Indian lands. The dispute frames budget, education, and energy policy.
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Santa FE
Legislative Energy Committee
Edward Lopez
D-Santa Fe
House Taxation Revenue Committee
Lopez
Bokum Resources Corp
Rep. Lopez
W.S. “‘Smitty
Eoff
Gallup
Boff
Paul Kelly
Roswell
Kelly
Peter Hanagan
New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
Curry-Lea-Roosevelt
Senate
GOP
John Conway
Alamogordo
Conway
Pat Heth
R-Belen
Valencia
John Morrow
D-Capulin
Morrow
New Mexico
Navajo Reservation
Leonard DeLayo
Jerry Apodaca
State Department of Education
Apodaca
Robert Swanson
State Department of Human Resources
DeLayo
SDE
State Department of Transportation
State Board of Education
Edmund A. Gaussein
National Education Association
DVA
Gaussein
Justice Department lawyer seeks Somoza funding for Intervest venture
William Callahan of the Justice Department corporate crime unit pursued a $500,000, 2 to 3 year backing from Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza to establish Intervest a security firm for white collar crime victims. He enlisted Rep. John Murphy aid, and courted Citibank Ryder and Finn. Murphy said he did not know of funding aims. Aimed to win formal government backing and possible stock options.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congress
Anastasio Somoza
William Callahan
Justice
New York
John Murphy
D-N.y
Somoza
Callahan
Citibank
New York City
Ryder and Finn Public Relations
Murphy
U.S
Tacho
Intervest
Callahan Murphy
James Molloy
Molloy
Miami
Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee
Billy
Carter era sparks new gold buying wave and market shifts
The piece charts a surge in monetary and investor gold buying after Carter's win, noting global demand from Europe Latin America and Asia. It traces the shift from gold as money to a commodity, detailing price moves from $20.67 in 1933 to $42.22 in the 1970s and landmark deals in Italy and Jamaica shaping the gold market era.
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United States
Europe
Japan
Switzerland
New York
U.S
Carter
Austria
Hong Kong
Roosevelt
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Charles de Gaulle
London
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Italy
West Germany
Jamaica
International Monetary Fund
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Les Whitten
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Helmut Schmidt
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