Headhunting in Washington Civil Service Safari 1978
The piece chronicles the clash between John Byington of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and agency director John Cole over Civil Service rules. It traces Byington's reform attempts, White House pressure, and Cole's response, noting Byington's planned resignation on June 30 and potential future book.
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Washington Star
Washington
U.S. Civil Service Commission
E Street
S. John Byington
Commission
John D. R. Cole
Bureau of Personnel Management Evaluation
Brother Byington
U.S
David Marston
Griffin Bell
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Byington
Cole
Gerald Ford
John Byington
Mencken
Civil Service
San Francisco
Commonwealth Club
Carter
White House
Karen Williamson Zuniga
Carter-Mondale
Civil Service Commission
Winchester Faces Tiered Power Cutback As Coal Strike Drags On
Utilities begin a 10 percent citywide industrial and commercial cut with a 30 percent further reduction planned in a week under Potomac Edison energy emergency measures. Officials warn of layoffs, altered hours, and a looming 13 day countdown to a possible shutdown by March 15.
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Winchester
Potomac Edison
Irv Cather
Cather
Carter
Power and the White House Paradox of Two Aides
Observers compare H.R. Haldeman and Hamilton Jordan as they reveal troubling behavior linked to high White House proximity. Haldeman’s book feeds Watergate psychology while Jordan faces barroom and flirtation allegations, provoking questions about fitness for office.
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H.R. Haldeman
Hamilton Jordan
Mr. Haldeman
Richard Nixon
Haldeman
Mr. Nixon
White House
Jordan
Panama Canal Treaties Come Under Shadow Of Drug Allegations
Senate debate over canal treaties faces new doubt after reports linking Panamanian Gen Omar Torrijos to drug trafficking. Documents cited by Sen Bob Dole and Sen Jesse Helms reference DEA files and a 1975 Brom report alleging Torrijos ties to narcotics and money via a Panama cement firm owner Ramiro Rivas.
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DWE
UDI Ke Oreree
Possime
Washington
Senate
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Sen
Bob Dole
Dole
Kansas
Torrijos
Drug Enforcement Administration
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
DEA
Michael Brom
Miami
Lin
Ramiro Rivas
Pedregal
Rivas
International Bank of Miami
U.S
Peter Bensinger
Bensinger
Sen. Dole
Farmers Angry at Carter Remarks Spark Another Washington Protest
President Carter’s farm policy faced renewed anger as the American Agriculture Movement pressed for action after a White House meeting with 21 farm group representatives. They criticized his “survival of the fittest” theme and pledged another Washington march linked to the ongoing farm strike.
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Mr. Jordan
Hyde
Mr. Carter
White House
Nixon
Washington
Carter
Alan Grant
Farm Bureau Federation
Bob Bergland
Stuart Eizenstat
American Agriculture Movement
National
New Delegate Rules May End Outsider Carter's Edge
Carter’s 1976 rise as an outsider reshaped by early wins and campaign financing may not recur if new Democratic National Committee delegate rules are adopted. The 13 week season and rising thresholds favor incumbents and well known candidates, reducing late starts for outsiders like Carter.
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Scoop Jackson
Carter
Pennsylvania
Democratic National Committee
Jimmy Carter
White House
National Committee
Brown
California
Edward Kennedy
Iowa
New Hampshire
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van der Linden
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New York
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Javits
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Madrid
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