White House Push to Cut Federal Paperwork Progress Slow
The Ford administration aims to reduce public forms by 10 percent by June 30 across about 50 agencies. As of March 31 the total stood at 5,012 forms, down 2.7 percent from October 31, with new forms still being created and several departments showing little progress.
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White House
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Department of Transportation
Ford
Department of Agriculture
Interior Department
Defense Department
Cod War Pact Eases Tensions Between Britain and Iceland
Britain's Foreign Secretary Anthony Crosland signs a Oslo accord with Iceland's Einar Agustsson ending the Cod War for now. The pact limits British daily trawler catches to about 24 in the 200 mile zone and reserves areas Iceland wants to protect. Britain risks 9,000 fishing jobs as it weighs future access beyond six months.
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Britain
Anthony Crosland
Oslo
Norway
Crosland
Einar Agustsson
Iceland
Brittan
Politics of Vindictiveness in Carter McGovern clash
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report on Jimmy Carter fostering vendetta style discipline as George McGovern fires two aides. The event, linked to Alan Baron and Jack Quinn, underscores Carter’s ruthless political style amid Democratic infighting and platform committee tensions.
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Washington
United States
Cleveland
Jimmy Carter
George McGovern
Carter
McGovern
Alan Baron
Jack Quinn
Baron
Georgia
Carl Sanders
National Platform Committee
Sanders
Hart
New York
George
New York Times
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Rep
Morris Udall
Ohio
Quinn
Udall
Alan
White House
Committees Back Extension of Controversial LEAA
Congress weighs five year LEAA extension at 5.4 billion while the House offers one year at 800 million. Debates focus on effectiveness, block grants, and calls for stronger evaluation and local control.
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Congress
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Senate
House
House Judiciary Committees
Senate Committee
SEAA
Norton family trade links with Virginia and statue commission
The Norton firm led by John Norton and Sons of London built a vast Virginia trade, with son John Hatley Norton acting as Virginia agent from Yorktown since 1767. News celebrates ships like The Virginia arriving from London, describes vast invoices, and notes Norton aid to Virginia’s coinage and treasury. The Virginia Gazette records influence, coinage efforts, and the commissioning of a statue of Lord Botetourt by Norton in England for Williamsburg.
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John Norton & Sons
London
America
John Hatley Norton
Virginia
Yorktown
William Nelson
Hatley
Norton
Virginia Gazette
John Norton
Esquire, & Sons
York River
John Page
Rosewell
Wm.Nelson
Treasury Office
Nicholas
General Assembly
George Wythe
James Craig
Catherine Rathell
Williamsburg
Raleigh Tavern
House of Commons
England
William and Mary
Lord Botetourt
College
Virginia Assembly
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