HEW consultants and budget woes draw criticism
The HEW department faced sharp questions over inflated costs and lax oversight in consultant contracts. Senate investigators found 102 outside consultants, not 12, costing millions, with one case showing a Nelson Buford rising from part time to permanent political appointee with a salary over the legal limit. Lawmakers urge deeper funding cuts and tighter controls ahead of May 15 preliminary totals from Capitol Hill.
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Federal Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
HEW Teena Senate
James Buford
Carter
Buford
HEW
Asd
Capitol
Star Appears to Move In Two Ways At Once
UCLA astronomer Bruce Margon reports a dying star racing through space in opposite directions simultaneously at speeds of at least 40 000 miles per second. Findings were shared in Washington at an American Physical Society meeting, prompting cross disciplinary questions about novelty.
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UCLA
Bruce Margon
Margon
Mr. Margon
Washington, D.C
American Physical Society
Virginia Championship Canoe Races Highlight Weekend
The 13th annual Virginia Championship Canoe Races take place this Saturday and Sunday in Front Royal drawing canoeing enthusiasts and spectators. Randy Carter’s guide and wisdom on the Shenandoah River lingers as readers anticipate a tonic weekend of sport amid scenic views.
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Front Royal
Virginia
Randy Carter
White River
Army Corps of Engineers
Carter
Shenandoah
Nuclear counterattack on Three Mile Island debate roils energy talk
The essay argues nuclear power foes and supporters clash after Three Mile Island. It profiles claims that media sensationalism fueled public fear while technicians prevented disaster. It warns against accelerating licensing and urges broader use of alternative energy sources.
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Times News Service
New York
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
New York Times
Detroit
Vince Taylor
Taylor
United States
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Shana Alexander’s Patty Hearst book hailed as superb reporting
Patty's Story reviews Shana Alexander's Anyone's Daughter about Patty Hearst and the Hearst trial. The critique praises narrative craft, vivid character portrayal, and the judge and Bailey as colorful figures, calling the work a top court-reporting achievement.
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Washington Star Syndicate
Inc
San Francisco
California
Los Angeles
West Coast
Shana Alexander
Viking
Patty Hearst
Rebecca West
Hearst
Omaha
Patty
Shana
Cellini
America
Picasso
F. Lee Bailey
Brillo
Catherine Hearst
Randy
Bailey
Sacco-Vanzetti
Scopes
Alger Hiss
Shah and Carter Policy Put to Test Over Asylum
The Shah of Iran remains denied entry to the United States with a Bahamas deadline and Carter administration letters citing anti American reprisals in Iran. Mexico offers asylum, but officials warn the move will press Carter on human rights and U.S.-Iran relations while the Shah heads toward Mexico.
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Washngton
Jimmy Carter
Tehran
United States
U.S
Mexico
Carter
Metin Toner
State Department
Iran
Bahamas
Shah
America
Indian Ocean
Iraq
Israel
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