Carter critics rise as highway beautification funds are cut
Article notes growing criticism of President Carter for policy failures while praising the decision to withhold funding for the highway beautification program begun in 1965. It cites $13.1 million allocated this year and $65 million still in the pipeline, arguing funds could be better spent.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Ladybird
Potemkin
Richard W. Moeller
Federal Highway Administration
Moeller
Fraud case on phantom Alaskan village ends quietly
Justice Department dropped the prosecution of Koning Inc tied Shuyak Village after BIA prosecutor Robert E Bruce found no fraud in enrollment figures and FBI Inland findings of inflated residents. The case traced to lax 1971 rules enabling village certification and land grabs of over 600 000 acres.
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Justice Department
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Robert E. Bruce
Shuyak
Port Williams
Bruce
BIA
Shuyak Village Corporation
Koning Inc
Koning
Alaska
FBI
Interior Department
Los Angeles
Karl Armstrong
Hal Bernton
U.S
Shuyak Village
Edward Weinberg
Gasoline Tax Plan faces late Senate Finance hearing
The story notes a late night Senate Finance Committee hearing on a proposed gasoline tax plan. Aubrey Dunn leads the bill backed by Governor support, with petroleum jobbers kept waiting until the early hours. The plan ties per gallon tax to wholesale price, capping at 11 cents while keeping a 7 cent floor. Critics warn of steep consumer costs and ads labeled as dirty pool.
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Santa FE
UPI Dispatch
Senate Finance Committee
Jim Schlesinger
Highway Department
Fred O’cheskey
Cheskey
Aubrey Dunn
Senate
Oil price surge warned as OPEC boosts the Arab producers
The Atlanta Constitution notes Abu Dhabi and Qatar raise crude by 7 percent, with Iran's fields down under the ayatollah and Saudi production cutbacks. U.S. officials warn of a $3 billion yearly rise in oil costs and broader inflation. The piece blames Congress for weak energy policy and argues for decisive action.
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Qatar
OPEC
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Ayatollah
Saudi Arabia
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Federal Reserve
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Congress
Public forum letter guidelines from Roswell Daily Record
The Roswell Daily Record invites letters to the Public forum and aims to publish all submissions but caps them at 200 words due to space. Letters must be signed with original home addresses and will be rejected if libelous in poor taste endorse candidates or contain false claims. Send to Roswell Daily Record Public forum P.O. Box 1897 Roswell NM 88201.
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Quiet 25th Wedding For Nancy Eason and Clarence Corn
Miss Nancy Eason and Clarence R. Corn wed in a Friday afternoon ceremony at 4 o clock in the First Methodist Church parsonage conducted by Rev. Austin H lon. The bride wore a tan suit with nile green accessories, and attendants were Mr. and Mrs. D A Hertes. Spoors T Brigham II, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Anderson of 32 Moringside, is named BMOC at the University of Oklahoma for scholarship and activity. he is also named assistant flight commander and promoted to tech sergeant in ROTC.
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Nancy Eason
Clarence R. Corn
Austin H. Lon
First Methodist Church
And
D.A. Hertes. Spoors T. Brigham II
John A. Anderson
Moringside
University of Oklahoma
Carter Helped Eilberg Block Obstruction Inquiry
The piece recalls President Carter directing Attorney General Bell to call back about the Eilberg investigation after the Nov 7 1977 Oval Office call. It details a potential obstruction case, the deal to plead guilty with no jail, and critiques Carter era prosecutions and transparency in Washington.
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Oval Office
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Joshua Eilberg
U.S
Philadelphia
David Marston
Jimmy Carter
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Brooks Brothers
Zeibert's
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Ilberg
Eilberg
Marston
Carter Justice Department
Justice Department
Alan Lieberman
Pm Cage
Charles Pe Ormcia
Ord
Ruff
Ben Civiletti
Vieshingee
Lieberman
FBI
Philadelphia U.S
Wade
Carter Justice
Washington D.C
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