Senate office building costs spark calls to cut budget
Senate budget watchdogs fear the Hart Building costs may top 200 million dollars, doubling earlier estimates. Critics blasted features like a rooftop dining room and rich wood paneling while Sen. Johnston proposes trimming about 20 million. The project presses on as opponents urge halting construction and rethinking the site.
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Philip A. Hart
Mich
William Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Senate
Sen. Proxmire
J. Bennett Johnston
Senate Office Building Commission
Hart Senate
Washington
Island
Carter
Frederick County
U S. Senate
Editorial urges more meetings for Virginia higher education boards
The Council on Higher Education urges Virginia boards to increase meeting frequency to improve oversight of the community college and state university systems. It notes past quarterly schedules and cites 1976 recommendations, with Community College Board moving to monthly sessions and other boards varying from quarterly to monthly across 1978 79.
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Council of Higher Education For
Virginia
Commonwealth
Boards of Educational Overseers
Council of Higher Education
We Ingothic Racine Visitors
Boards of Visitors
Community College Board
Council On Higher Education
Urguig
State Board of Community Colleges
Community College
Merrill Pasco
Community Colleges’ Board
University of Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
College of William and Mary
Virginia Commonwealth Univer
Pasco
A Senate Textbook Lesson On The Leahy Boschwitz Debate
The article reviews a Senate debate led by Rudy Boschwitz on Leahy’s amendment and information centers. It notes Boschwitz’s reservations about centers costing at least 2 million dollars annually and the risk of expanding a make work bureaucratic empire. Byrd commends Boschwitz for leadership and cooperation in guiding the measure.
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Leahy
Boschwitz
Jimmy Stewart
Mr. Smith
Washington
Wendell Anderson
Ater
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Rudy Boschwitz
Oil Worlds and Beasts Turned Oil Boom Tale
A corporate fable where Universal World Builders creates a mock world to host cars and oil under Arabs. Disputes over fuel needs spark a shift to an oil empire led by Riley, turning the duo into oil magnates and political players while they enjoy headaches cured by screens in a cave.
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N.Y Times News Service
Universal World Builders Inc
Riley
Luray
Death March to the Sea critique calls for action against Vietnam
In a call against Hanoi, the author argues passive humanitarianism fails to stop genocide in Vietnam. Refugee boats flood seas as millions are displaced, with experts urging sanctions, diplomacy, and U N pressure to condemn Hanoi and end its brutal policy.
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New York Times News Service
Ashington
Vietnam
Asia
Singapore
South
China
Hanoi
U.S
Russia
Ulam
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