Carter promises on White House staff cut falters
The opinion notes Jimmy Carter pledged a 30 percent across the board staff reduction but, within three months in office, White House personnel reach 665 total, up from 510 at Ford's end. Temporary workers raise totals, and the author questions further campaign pledges to shrink the federal bureaucracy. Increased pay for top aides and lavish HEW staff perks are highlighted as signs of retreat from the pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
White House
Carter
Plains
Gerald Ford
Walter Mondale
Joseph Califano
HEW
Afl-Cio
George Meany
United Auto Workers
General Accounting Office
Rockwell International
Massachusetts
Henry Jackson
Pennsylvania
Bob Shrum
Shrum
Playboy
Texas
Explainng Hs
United States
Moscow
Lakeview Beach renovation breaks ground in Lorain
Ground is to be broken tomorrow for a 2.5 million renovation of Lakeview Beach in Lorain. Officials plan a formal ceremony with visiting dignitaries and speeches from the U S Army Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The project aims to restore the lakeshore as a major northern Ohio playground and to spur regional recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeview Beach
Lorain
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Lorain Area
Lakeview
Lakeshore
Ohio
Washington merry go round B 1 lobbying reaches crescendo
The arms lobby around the B 1 bomber demonstrates a vigorous military industrial complex. The $92 billion project faces political pressure from Rockwell International and contractors, with lawmakers, unions, and business groups urged to fund. Critics warn of obsolescence and rising costs while defenders cite strategic advantage and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Congress
America
Can Carter Keep His Cool In Troubling Times
Washington editors examine Jimmy Carter's temperament under pressure tracing past episodes from Massachusetts to the Ford debate. They weigh how his calm might endure a political setback, noting White House aides see resilience but warn the energy policy fight could test him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
Carter
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Gerald Ford
Europe
Ford
George Romney
Vietnam
Ship of State
White House
Oval Office
Eee
Carter’s Hidden Plan To Curb Illegal Labor Force
Washington notes outline a non economic measure to cut unemployment by curbing illegal immigration. The White House plans a bill to ban employers from hiring illegal aliens, aided by tamper resistant social security IDs to replace counterfeit cards, boosting job opportunities for Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
White House
United States
Congress
Carter pressure on SALT tests Brezhnev patience
The piece argues Carter's human rights push risks derailing SALT II talks with Brezhnev. It criticizes Ford and others for doubting the policy, notes Soviet aims to limit nuclear arms while preserving security, and contends domestic rights pressures influence Moscow’s stance and the strategic balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Brezhnev
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Soviet Union
Cyrus Vance
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscom
Vance
U.S
United States
Rnte
Pascal Olved
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elyria
Cascade Park
Lake Erie
State of
By Jack Anderson
Rockwell
Senate
House
Edhar and
Paui “Janneing
Eanor Eaters
Chamtfier
Ady Mar Sreulaund
Lorain County
Clifford Case
R-N.j
Louis Stokes
D-Ohio
Cleveland Pneumatic Company
Jonathan Bingham
D-N.y
New York
New Jersey
Robert Anderson
Towell
Bimini
Bahamas
House Armed Services and Appropriations
Eric
Ma Charles
Miler
Arlo McCully
Ae Toe Ds
Dunagin
le Mower
By Jack W. Germond
and Jules Witcover
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Houston
Johnson
Roscoe Drummond
Voice OF America
West
Food and Drug
FDA
Nuclear Regulatory Agency
Kremlin
Radio Liberty
U. S
United Nations
Patrick Moynihan
Idi Amin
Moynihan
Andrew Young
Amin
Rence
Eziney
Caeone Osanisa
Celebedor
Scary Steey A. Kissinger
Iis
Tedee Oie
By James Wieghart
Brevhnev
Grandpappy Sez
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!