Trim the brass to save taxpayers money in Pentagon
A.J. Ernest Fitzgerald calls for retirement of 162 high ranking officers to cut costs and save about 60 million annually, with further savings possible by cutting Pentagon private dining rooms for officers and civilians. He notes past battles with cost overruns and urges budget trimming and political pressure on leadership.
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A.J Ernest Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Pentagon
Alaska
Rep
John Rhodes
House Appropriations Committee
Arizona
Armed Forces Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Sam Steiger
Government Operations Committee
President Ford Hires Humor Specialist Amid Inflation Fears
The piece notes a new White House humor adviser with past one liners for Red Skelton and Paar. It discusses how humor reflects White House anxiety over inflation and the economy, referencing Kennedy’s 1962 U Steel clash, Wall Street resistance, Watergate tensions, and quotes from Robert Orben on humor’s impact.
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Ford
Red Skelton
Dick Gregory
Jack Paar
White House
Kennedy
Roger Blough
U.S. Steel
Wall Street
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Robert Orben
Oregonian
Portland
Ore
Ford faces a grave challenge from a liberal House
The 94th Congress will be dominated by a liberal, top heavy House with Rep. Philip Burton aiming to chair the caucus and weaken Rep. B. F. Sisk. Ford’s economic and foreign policy aims collide with a new Democratic majority, risking deadlock and eroding leadership as foreign aid and defense budgets face stiff scrutiny.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House
Philip Burton
California
B. F. Sisk
Burton
Carl Albert
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Capitol Hill
Afl-Cio National
George Meany
Organized
94Th Congress
Democratic National Committee
New Democratic
Robert Strauss
Albert
Pentagon
Portugal
France
Middle East
Europe
U.S
Moscow
Israel
Henry Kissinger
Herbert Hoover
House of Representatives
United States
Soviet Union
Syndicated columnists plot protest over rising costs
The Lighter Side column reports a group of syndicated political writers griping about higher rates for sourcing and travel. They flirt with drastic ideas to dramatize their plight, including killing columns and sending pieces abroad, before settling on a less extreme plan to ship work to another country.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
The
Independent
Louis XV
Sir: Mailbag votes on Scottsdale Boys Club loss
The writer laments the Boy's Club of Scottsdale losing program director Jim Cade and fears the club and its boys will suffer. They praise Cade's dedication and worry about who will assume his duties as a new branch opens, arguing the community loses more than Cade.
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Scottsdale
Jim Cade
Cade
Boy’s Club
SAR Boxing Club Seeks Community Support in Scottsdale
D L Capshaw appeals Scottsdale residents to support the SAR amateur boxing club for boys. He praises the club for boxing talent and sportsmanship and notes Jack Karne funds and runs hours of work. Call 994-0242 to donate time equipment or monthly pledges.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
Jack Karne
D.L. Capshaw
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