Carter's Georgia cronies under scrutiny amid Lance affair
The piece notes presidents appoint trusted friends as key aides. It highlights Bert Lance under Jimmy Carter, noting Lance faced criticism for actions at two Georgia banks while Carter defends him. The essay recalls Truman and Eisenhower ties to illustrate the pattern of personal influence in office. It questions Lance's alignment with Carter’s standards of purity.
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Harry Truman
Missouri
Harry Vaughn
Dwight Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Bert Lance
Mr. Carter
Lance
Comptroller of the Currency
Lancelot faces trust doubts over budget director role
The piece argues the American people should question a budget director linked to ethics lapses and questionable banking practices. It cites unfiled information on business interests, family overdrafts, and alleged improper use of a bank airplane in the Carter campaign, urging Carter to seek Lance's resignation to protect the White House.
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New ‘Lance
Carter
Congress
Lance
Mr. Carter
White House
Tax rebates boost homeowner relief in Maricopa County
Maricopa County announces property tax rebates will total about 2.5 million dollars more than last year. Comptroller Donald Beattie notes variation by district and links rebates to state aid levels. Statewide rebates reach about 38 million dollars as lawmakers use a complex formula.
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Maricopa County
Donald Beattie
Van Horne View Moms Target TV Junk Foods
Harriet Van Horne critiques sugared cereals as empty calories and supports ACT actions to curb candy advertising on children's TV. She traces ACT origins from Boston 1968 and notes petitions by ACT and the Center for Science in the Public Interest urging bans or warnings on sugary snack ads during child viewing hours.
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Harriet van Horne
America
Jolly Millers
Battle Creek
Minneapolis
ACT Action
Federal Trade Commission
ACT
Center For Science
Boston
FCC
Congress
FAS misleads Congress over U S cattle exports and Nuclear crisis looming
Washington probes reveal the Foreign Agriculture Service inflated cattle export figures to Hungary while private counts show far lower numbers. A separate ERDA review warns at least 20 nuclear reactors will close within seven years without better waste storage as HB Robinson faces a 1978 shutdown risk.
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Washington
Foreign Agriculture Service
FAS
Agriculture Dept
U.S
United States
Hungary
Charles Vanik
D-Ohio
House Trade Subcommittee
Congress
Economic Research Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Holstein- Friesian Association
Carter Administration
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
South Carolina
HB. Robinson
Carolina Power and Light
National bottle bill urged to back HR 936 in Congress
The editor urges supporters of national beverage deposit legislation to back HR 936. It cites success in Oregon and Vermont, EPA and federal agencies backing deposits, and critique of Arizona BIRP. Calls readers to write congressmen and senators to cosponsor and pass the bill.
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Oregon
Vermont
Arizona Beverage Industry Recycling Program
BIRP
Slide Rock
Oak Creek
Arizona
EPA
Federal Energy Administration
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
League of
Editorial letter argues raising driving age to 18
A reader endorses a policy change to require drivers be 18 from the current age, arguing teens in high school often rely on cars for cruising. The writer notes bikes and buses offer viable alternatives and cites an energy-saving suggestion sent to the Progress.
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Jerry McElfresh
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