GAO Says Bank Regulators Engaged in Wasteful Spending
The General Accounting Office reports that the Federal Reserve Board the office of the comptroller of the currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp spent tax dollars on lavish items such as office space travel and furniture, surpassing other government agencies. Senator William Proxmire calls the agencies’ officials to account citing the wasteful spending.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
GAO
Securities and Exchange Commission
Four Die as Private Plane Crashes in Icy Rain
Four people died on Christmas Day when a private plane crashed into a Tennessee mountain after circling Butler seeking a landing. Coroner Fred Smith Jr. identified three victims as Eugene Petrie and his son Jeffrey of Maryland and Sherry Biel, 19, with an unidentified woman. Witnesses said the plane plunged from full power into the mountain in a twisting descent as authorities weighed rescue options on the rugged slope near the Tennessee North Carolina border.
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Butler, Tenn
Butler
Fred Smith Jr
Johnson County
Eugene Petrie
Oxon Hill
Tennessee- North Carolina
Tri-Cities
Bristol
Federal Aviation Administration
Lake Watuaga
FAA
Fifth American Kidnapped in Eritrea
The U S Embassy announced that Ron ald B Mischalke of Mabel Minnesota is the fifth American kidnaped in Asmara Eritrea by unidentified armed men. ELF says it holds four others from July and November while U S negotiators seek their release amid demands involving arms, bases, and Eritrean autonomy.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ronald B. Mischalke
Mabel
Minn
Asmara
Eritrea
U.S
Mischalke
Eritrean Liberation Front
ELF
U.S. Kagnew
Collins International Service Co
Navy
P.O
C. Thomas C. Bowidowicz
Jersey City
N.J
Army
David Strickland
Orlando
Fla
Steve Campbell
San Leonardo
Calif
Jim Harrell
Milwaukee
Wis
Beirut
Osman Sabbi
Chinese Says U S and Soviet Prepare for New War
The official Peking daily claims the United States and the Soviet Union are racing toward a new world war with a feverish arms buildup. It argues despite disarmament accords the arms race grows, and Moscow has surged ahead in nuclear strength. It calls for awakening public readiness for a war of resistance and predicts inevitable conflict between superpowers and Third World allies.
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Tokyo
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Peking People’s Daily
Peking
British Universities Face Loss From Foreign Students
A study by British university leaders and the University Grants Committee finds foreign students cost about 100 million dollars annually beyond tuition subsidies. Applications rose from 11 782 in 1973 to 15 810, with Americans the largest non British group at 3 400. Proposals include raising tuition, quotas, and higher fees for non British entrants.
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New York Times News Service
London
Oxford
Cambridge
United States
Britain
University Grants Committee
London School of Economics
Sussex University
Boone County Schools Adopt Drug and Alcohol Crackdown
Boone County officials implement a policy imposing a 10 day suspension for students under the influence or found with drugs or alcohol during school. The crackdown follows an incident at Madison Danville Junior High where five students were accused of bringing a tranquilizer to school and placed on probation with monthly drug effects themes.
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Madison, W.va
Boone County
Madison-Danville
Weather forecast and rainfall totals with obituary note
Partly cloudy conditions and a chance of rain or snow showers in the Northern Valley with lows around 30. Virginia sees mixed clouds and possible lingering showers or flurries with highs in the 40s to 50s. The extended outlook shows precipitation possible Monday with generally mild, variable skies. Also reported are noon temperatures and rainfall totals, plus the obituary of Tilly Losch, 71, cancer death in New York.
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Rockies
Northern Valley
Virginia
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Comptroller’s Office
SEC
FDIC
Kagnew
Massawa
Turkey
New Hampshire
Concord
Omos Fundome
Amherst ST
DIAL
Raymond R. Rush
A.m. Omos Funeral Home, Inc
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Mteaete
Bernard F. Grove
S. Braddock St
Winchester
Russia
Malaysia
The
Guardian
Lyn Funeral Home
Wayne H. Miller
Donald F. Tobin
Mary Ann S. Frye
Frank V. Taliaferro
Coronat
Susene
State Police
Winc. Hospital
Front Royal Hospitel
W.va
Optimist Club
Winchester Optimist Club
Allegheny Freight Lines
Dart Drug Grand Union Leggett
Manuel's Super Market
Montgomery Ward
Revco Safeway
Shickle's Food Mart
Town & Country Discount Stores
Tilly Losch
New York (Ap
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Hert
Fiepoll
Fropnhu AG
Maule Town
Stephens City
Genice
Winchester Virtene
Shenandoah Valley Baptist Church
Lamarr Mooneyham
U.A.W
Paper Mill Road
God's Barn
Evangelist Mooneyham
Liberty Baptist College
America
Robbie Hiner
Jerry Falwell
Robbie
Andreau Crouch
Disciples
Imperials
Blackwood Brothers
Patty
Richard Roberts
Washington, D.C
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