Senate approves openness bill for colleges boards in Virginia
The Virginia Senate narrowly passed a measure to end secrecy of governing boards for state universities and colleges. The bill, supported by taxpayers and the governor, would require public sessions except in specified areas like student discipline and private funds. It now goes to the House and awaits final approval.
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State Senate
Virginia
Boards of Governors
Commonwealth
Thomas Powers
Virginia Tech Board of Visitors
Senate
Powers
House of Delegates
House
Sunshine
House Rules Take Partial Step in Streamlining Congress
The 96th Congress opened with modest rules to speed legislation and curb endless roll calls. Critics say the changes fall short without broader reforms to voting, committee power, and lobbying, urging more restraint from members amid a crowded agenda.
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House
Jim Wright
Letter Opposes Draft Return and Supports Civilian Service
A Star editor letter argues against reinstating conscription by 1979 and calls for an option of civilian service. The writer contends compulsory national service clashes with American ideals and individual freedom and notes the draft would disrupt youths pursuing education or work.
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the Star
Selective Service
Carter Fires Bella Abzug reshapes White House politics
Mondale learned of the firing as he left work. The exit of Bella Abzug marks a shift from accommodation with pressure groups to a return to Carter's 1976 broad appeal. Internal aides call the appointment a mistake and note pressure from Gloria Steinem and resignations among advisory members.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Carter
Bella Abzug
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Democratic Party
Abzug
Bella
White House
Manhattan
Jimmy Carter
Jody Powell
Cas Carter
Powell
Stuart Eizenstat
Anne Wexler
Gloria Steinem
Sarah Weddington
Texas
Sarah
Women’s Advisory Committee
Whiteau
Hamilton Jordan
Gerald Rafshoon
Commission On Women’s Questions
Jimmy
Big Brothers and Little Brothers
Russell Baker reviews the enduring burden of presidential family dynamics from Billy Carter to Milton Eisenhower and the Kennedys. He notes how presidents face expectations that their relatives stay out of trouble, while family missteps spur public judgment and political risk.
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New York Times
Billy Carter
Jimmy
Billy
George Orwell
Big Brother
Moscow
Kid Brother
Georgia
Kid Brothers
Ike
Johns Hopkins University
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Robert
Edward
Massachusetts
Lyndon Johnson
Sam Houston Johnson
Johnson
Sam Houston
Senate
Capitol Hill
White House
Nixon
Don
Editorial control questions for public broadcasting budget
Washington debates who holds editorial responsibility for CPB sponsored programs amid a $119.2 million budget and rising appropriations. Reed Irvine’s Accuracy in Media criticizes CPB funded WGBH documentaries including Cuba, Sport and Revolution, noting lack of producer accountability and no screening by CPB.
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Washinton Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Congress
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
CPS
CPB
Carnegie Commission On the Future of Public Broadcasting
Reed Irvine
The
Irvine
Accuracy In Media
Cena
Corporation
WGBH
Boston
Cuba
Polaroid Corporation
Pent Broadcasting Service
PBS
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Executive
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Memphis
Weddington
By Russell Baker
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Milton
Tru
Propaganda and Public Broadcasting
Sour
Sea Seven
Teriefy
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