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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 13, 1977
Senate's Effort To Free Payrolls Opposed in House |
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The Senate took the first step last night toward assuring regular paydays for thousands of employees of the Health Education and Welfare and the Labor departments and the District of Columbia.But its move to enact two so-called "continuing resolutions" to permit continued spending by the three governmental bodies encountered immediate and possibly decisive opposition at the other end of the Capitol.The Senate actions, approved by voice votes soon after they... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 10, 1977
Selling the Farm |
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After decades of farming, Maphis Pilcher, James Bowler, Lonnie Woodson and Ed Clarke have sold out.Gone are the daily worries over weather and prices, bugs and blight, hired hands and mortgages. But gone, too, are their farms.Years ago, before prices skyrocketed, the four farmers had brought or fallen heir to land here on the Virginia Piedmont about 50 miles from Washington and the sale of their land has left then financially secure if not rich."Never having had money...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 10, 1977
Jury Convicts Toneman Of 'New Town' Fraud |
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Paul A. Toneman, the Silver Spring promoter who lured investors into a grandiose but nonexistent new-town development scheme on Maryland's Eastern Shore, was found guilty Saturday night of defrauding five area doctors and businessmen of almost $100,000.The 62-year-old Toneman, who told investors that the $1 billion new town he was developing near Ocean City was financed by millions in Arab petro-dollars, faces a maximum of 70 years in prison for his conviction on seven counts...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 7, 1977
Plan Adopted to Limit Foreign Mission Sites |
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A plan that requires foreign governments to build their offices along major avenues in Washington and not in low density residential neighborhoods was unanimously adopted by the National Capital Planning Commission yesterday."It's a milestone." Edward Hromanik, assistant director for comprehensive planning for NCPC, said of the plan. "It's the first time since the L'Enfant plan (of 1971) that there has been a long... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 5, 1977
Defendants Say Lives Are 'Ruined' |
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The acquittal of Richard Lee Earman yesterday left Earman and his former codefendants shaking hands and toasting each other, and wondering how they can pick up the pieces of their lives.The lengthy consultations with their attorneys, the numerous court and the personal trauma have, in their words, "bankrupted" Charles N. Silcox, "ruined" Joseph N. Martin and "finished" Earman.All three, still in the beginning... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - September 29, 1977
Sadat's Rule Has Seen Little Material Gain for Egyptians |
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The seventh year of his presidency has not been a good one for Anwar Sadat or for Egypt.On the anniversary of his accession to power at the death of Gamal Abdel Naser, Sadat presides over an impoverished, disease-ridden nation beset by political turmoil and religious strife.Despite grand promises, he has delivered neither prosperity at home nor peace abroad to his 39 million people. His abrupt change from the inept socialism of the Nasser era to a halfhearted capitalism has done...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - September 21, 1977
China's Export Campaign Portends Big Purchases |
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Peking appears on the verge of a new round of major overseas capital purchases financed through higher prices on its own exports.Businessmen and economists here say the Chinese have indicated they will significantly raise prices at the upcoming autumn export commodities fair i Canton, apparently to provide more foreign exchange to purchase much-needed oil extraction and machine tool equipment. They have already begun an aggresive export campaign, boosting by 11 per cent first half sales to...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - September 18, 1977
Hill, Blalock Books Leave Puncture Wounds in Golf's Stars |
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The vulnerability of golf, a game in which the competitor is official score-keeper (for his opponent) and often rules interpreter, was spotlighted this summer with the furor over "illegal grooves" in the irons used by many players on the pro tours.The fact that the clubs were product of a manufacturer's error did not prevent some people from snickering that Tom Watson's victories in the Masters and British Open should be considered as illegal...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - September 18, 1977
Analysts Charting AT&T's Woes |
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As buzzards appear to roost in the skies above any natural disaster, American Telephone & Telegraph Co. seems to have spawned a growing cottage industry of cirtics or potential competitors predicting doom for the giant corporation.Already, there are lots of tidbits for these people to chew on.Ma Bell, from at least her own point of view, has found the going rough in recent times.There was a doubled-barreled dose of headaches for AT&T last week from two portions...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - September 18, 1977
Fast Facts for Frugal Folks |
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PAPERBACK CATALOGUES or picture reference books are like government offices: although they are expensive and nicely decorated, they generally end up referring you elsewhere. As a result, they are rarely memorable or significant per se , except as an appealing answer to the problem of what to get Uncle Eddie for his birthday.They are oftern more attractive than useful, and yet the average volume discussed below costs six or seven dollars - a fact you may not appreciate until you are already...
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