Civil Service Critique Spurs Debate on Merit and Waste
The piece traces the origins of civil service reform after President Garfield's assassination and argues the system has grown bloated with cushy, overpaid, and overgraded federal workers. It cites a Civil Service Commission finding that 11.5 percent of bureaucrats are overpaid, costing taxpayers $436 million annually, and notes AFL-CIO denial of misallocation.
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Congress
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
American Federation of Government Employees
Afl-Cio
Kenneth Blaylock
Commission
Blaylock
Agreeable Agreement in California Parole Denial for Manson
Charles Manson faced a three hour parole hearing before California's Community Release Board and was denied parole for his 1971 Tate LaBianca murders. He remained calm and said he was totally unsuitable for release as the board upheld the decision.
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Associated Press
Charles Manson
Tate-LaBianca
Manson
California Parole Board
Costly Viewpoints Mistake Delays Visitors Center Project
Reports say Rochmond taxpayers face about 125 million more to convert Unice Station Visitors Center back to a working train terminal after 50 million already spent. The center remains largely unused with unfinished facilities and limited sightseer traffic amid stalled Senate action.
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Unice
Wortst
Dar We Visors
Senate
Department of Sanpete Eee
Congress
Middle East Turmoil Seen Affecting Global Stability
Washington views Iran's religious counterrevolution as a symbol of wider Middle East upheaval. The clash between old values and new wealth risks spillover to Iraq, the Gulf, and beyond, with Moscow leveraging oil interests amid U.S. urging Israel and Egypt to settle disputes for stability. Begin and Sadat are urged to forge broad peace lines rather than tighten deadlines.
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Washington
Iran
Lebanon
Syria
Saudi Aradia
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Mideast
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Carter
Vance
Israel
Egypt
Begin
Sadat
Jerusalem
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Sinai
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Gaza Strip
United States
Camp David
Rhodesian Struggle Intensifies as White Rule Faces Challenge
In Salisbury and across Rhodesia tensions rise as guerrilla activity increases and a multiracial government faces sustained resistance. White farmers flee, black villagers suffer intimidation, and private militias grow under leaders Muzorewa and Sithole. Martial law limits daily life and economics deteriorate amid violence.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Harare
Highfields
Smith
Zimbabwe- Rhodesia
Zimabwe
Peter Walls
Zambia
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Sithole
Uganda
Nembudziya
John Deary
Catholic Commission For Justice and Peace
Elephant Hills Country Club
Terrorist Victims’ Relief Fund
Battle Over Hospital Costs in Dallas Context
Dallas Hospital Council and Texas Hospital Association push voluntary cost containment amid national debate on federal health care controls. Article cites shared services across 18 to 35 hospitals, laundry and medication pooling, and Montana and other cities’ savings. notes third party payments reduce incentives to cut costs and warns 1979 challenges.
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Westangzee Star
Syneecate Lee Dallas
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Nelson
Wisconsin
Senator Kennedy
Dallas
Boston
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Columbia
D.C
Newark
N.J
Bismark
N.D
Montana
Montana Hospital Association
Texas Hospital
Medicare
Senate public financing debate renews as Cochran opposes
Advocates push for taxpayer funding of congressional campaigns in the new Congress while Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran signals opposition saying public financing would favor incumbents. He notes possible tax credits but keeps a cautious stance amid party and union tensions.
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Washington
Congress
Mississippi
Thad Cochran
Cochrat
House
Cochran
Capitol Hill
Bob Packwood
Oregon
Cochran Joel
Rob Packwood
Apl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
Winchester Evening Star Masthead and staff notices
The Winchester Evening Star lists editorial staff and department heads including Manager Roy E Potts TIT Managing Editor Lewis H Ebert Advertising Director Eugene P Miller Wire Editor David O Loomis and Editorial Page Editor Baitorial Page Editor published by the Winchester Evening Star Inc in Winchester Virginia with contact details.
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Ishes
Thomas T. Byrd Renera
Roy E. Potts
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
David O. Loomis
Winchester Evening Star Inc
I. Kent
Winchester
Time
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Kaye
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Gaza
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Texas
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Texas Hospital Association
By Frank van der Linden
Cochran Gurung
American Conservative Union
Americans For Democratic Action
Maurice Dantis
Charles Evers
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