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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1977
Page
2
Congress moves to adopt a tough ethics code including sweeping financial disclosures and limits on outside income to 15 percent of salaries. The plan limits gifts, slush funds, franking, and foreign travel while boosting official expense allowances, prompting debate over the timing amid a looming cost of living raise.
A U.S. News & World Report rundown details fringe benefits for Congress including staff allowances, rent-free offices, travel stipends, free telephones and newsletters, and retirement perks. Senators and House members receive generous travel, pensions, health coverage, limo service, and free medical care, with extras like barbers and free research help from the Library of Congress.
A 1977 report warns Washington of a 6.4 trillion dollar contingent liability from benefit payments loans and insurance programs. It cites rising deficits pension obligations and potential budget misclassification urging Congress to include these obligations in budgets. It notes Continental Illinois plans tax exempt farm trusts accelerating concentration of land ownership and prompting Congressional inquiries.
Washington coverage notes Carter aims to press labor and business into restraint via the wage and price council, with Charles Schultze guiding policy from the White House. Meany and AFL CIO push back, fearing inflation will run rampant without effective watchdogs or controls, as auto wage settlements signal broader contract pressures ahead.
A reflective piece on the Coast Guard amid budget cuts aging vessels and aging aircraft. It notes expanded territorial waters to 200 miles and the need for better monitoring of tankers and oil spills. The author suggests automatic cameras on patrol planes to track vessels entering U S waters.
A Wichita family recounts two years of burglary and vandalism with underwhelming police responses. A man confronts a 13 year old thief over a stolen bike wheel, questions responsibility, and ultimately resolves little. The piece ends with the notion that crime is a normal cost of civilized life.
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