OCR Text |
Show Pane! slaps fund misuse by representing Na- (LTD tional organizations local programs have been plagued with mismanagement, lavish travel for VIPs and improper use of limited funds for the poor, according to a House committee. anti-povert- y Two of the groups have become arenas for political infighting," said a report by the House Government Operations Committee. The report covered seven organisations that have offered services like public relations or lobbying for 110, (NKt local community action workers The associations, it said, need DESERET NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER and Johnsons War on Poverty two of the national groups made it difficult for CSA to exercise of these proper supervision substantial reform if they are to serve poor people. It indicated the federal Community Services Administration is moving to correct the abuses ... siiid Hep. Cardi.s.s Collins, U Ili chairwoman of a manpower and housing subcommittee , The report charged that "close tics" between some officials of CS which directs much of what remains of the Lyndon Fed warned via the press The White House has (UPI) selected an unusual forum to criticize the Federal Reserv e Board over sharply rising interest rates. The White House posted a "notice to the press" late Thursday which included an explicit warning that any further substantial increases in short-terinterest rates could refuel inflation and damage the nations fragile economy. The criticism came with no advance notice and appeared to escalate the continuing debate between the administration and the nations central bank over the course of the economy. The timing of the White House action may also be a signal of President Carters intentions when the term of Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns expires in January. Earlier this year, it had been expected that Carter would reappoint Bums as chairman. But some administration insiders have said recently that Carter may change his mind. The White House notice Thursday stated that "if short-terinterest rates were to increase substana diversion of flows from mortgage lending tially institutions could begin to occur, and this would reduce the supply of funds for housing. Long-terinterest rates might also be driven up." WASHINGTON Deseret News Washington Bureau WASHINGTON There was a brief, moving moment in the House B1 debate, Thursday, when the rules were set aside, and the House members stood and cheered the last surviving U.S. five-sta- r military officer. General of the Army Omar Bradley. Gen. Bradley came into the galleries quietly, to watch the debate. When Rep. who was in the chair, Sam Gibbons, was told, he halted the proceedings and told the House he was going to break the rules and recognize a visitor. The House then d applauded Bradley, one of the leaders of World War II. Gen. Bradley was the quiet, unflamboyant general who led the U.S. First Army in the Normandy invasion in 1944. He rank in 1950 when he was reached five-sta- r chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. There have been only eight other men to hold five-sta- r rank, although Gen. John Pershing was given the rank of General of the Armies in 1919. Pershing never wore more than four stars. Congress authorized the rank for George Washington in 1799 but there is no record that the appointment was actually made. After the rank was reestablished by Congress in December 1944, it went to Dwight D. Eisenhower, George C. Marshall, Hap Arnold, Douglas MacArthur, and Admirals William King, William Halsey, Chester Nimitz and William Leahy. best-love- - month whether controls over marijuana should be loosened enough to allow its use as a prescription drug for some cancer and glaucoma patients. The Controlled Substances Advisory Committee will consider on Nov. 16 whether marijuana should lie moved from the drug class which includes heroin and USD into the class which includes such drugs as cocaine and morphine. The change would allow physicians to prescribe marijuana. Researchers are now' studying marijuana's reported ability to relieve the eye pressure which accompanies glaucoma or the nausea suffered by persons undergoing cancer chemotherapy, and iederal experts say some results this weekend the first official visit of British royalty since one of his ancestors founded it as a colony in 1732 he'll get a crash course on Southern accents. The course is part of a musical spoof to introduce the handsome heir to the British throne to the South vaudeville style. One of the colloquial phrases the prince might pick up for fun is rat cheer. It is neither a rodent nor a football halftime cheer, but an approxi- - As a Schedule 1 drug, marijuana cannot be prescribed as a medicine except in federally sanctioned research programs. In its proposed Schedule II classification, it still would be considered to have a high potential for abuse, but be available for doctors. & ft ),A. am V ' i Jim Miller, president of Intermatic Inc., covered bets of up to $100 from employes who gambled that they could quit and he added $1,000 to be divided among winners He paid off Thursday, the end of the pro joct. He said be was very happy to lose $1,815 at his betting window Of the il who partici "Nearly 40 percent lasted out the year and 1 think that's great, said Miller, 4S, who employs 700 at his timer and heating manufacturing firm "The betting thing seemed to make them more committed to quitting There was a lot of betting just between each other I won $200 my sell from two patsies in pri-vat- e bets that they couldn't quit "The whole tiling was like group therapy the fellows went around s..- - ing, T can do r can not make the drug anymore readily available for persons who use it recreationally. But the lawyer for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, which filed the original request to change marijuanas classification in 1972, says the switch would have an impact on societys general attitude toward the substance. "It would reinforce the message that marijuana is not as dangerous as heroin, said lawyer Ieter Meyers, whose organization favors laws decriminalizing marijuana The organization waged a long court battle against the government to force it to consider rescheduling marijuana you More than SToO bet by those who failed was turned ov er to the American Cancer Society . Miller, who quit smoking 21 years ago. told his employes at the start "If you are 35 and if you live to be u5, you can expect to pay $12,000 of y o u r e a r n i n g s for My father cigarettes died at the age of 72 He . . was a heavy smoker most of his life The death certificate listed the cause as a massive It should have coronary read, suicide hi inhaling Farrah Fawcett-Major- who s, threaten Fawcett-Major- s takes a breaiher during the taping of the V Rumanian Olympic gymnastics champion Nadia Comaneci receives U.N. Peace Medal from U.N. Secy. Gen. Kurt Waldheim in New York. Nadia, 15, says her two biggest thrills in the United States came from seeing Disneyland and Sea World. second Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes at Mission Viejo Thursday. The CBS-Tspecial pits actor Dick Van Patten against Farrah in a tennis match. Dick beat Farrah V 6-- 3. Beatles disowned The Beatles have been disowned by their own home town. The General Purposes Committee of Liverpool, England, has rejected plans for a statue in honor of the fab four John, Paul, who went from George and Ringo obscurity to superstardom in the 1960s. Says councilor Rod Stoddart, They made a lot of money and we have never seen them since they departed from the scene. The real Billy Ruth Carter Stapleton says her little brother, Billy Carter, isnt near the rake he pretends to be, and shes going to blow his image. The; evangelist sister of President Carter says shes writing a book about Billy, despite his plea that she stop talking nice" about him. beer-drinkin- Ten (3jenarjB!aa!0B D.C. notes 7 more years to ratify ERA? m mmm WASHINGTON (AP) The House is considering a bill which would give proponents of the Equal Rights Amendment an additional seven years to win TWO PANT the amendments ratifiation. Under the bill introduced Thursday by 21 congressmen, the deadline for ratification would be extended from March 1979 to 1986. Hearings on the measure are to begin in the next two weeks. SUIT REGULAR The government plans to install 200 bilingual welcome signs along the United States borders with Canada and Mexico. The General Services Administration Thursday-saiit has commissioned artist Peter Max to design colorful - by signs toxic substances." Timekeeper Patricia Eckman, 41, was among 14 female winners in the "I Quit Smoking Derby." She had bet $10(1 on herself "I had been smoking since I was lb, averaging a pack and a half a day," said the mother of five. "The only time I quit before was during my pregnancies It was a lot of fun quitting with othei people We kept asking each other, 'How are you doing" and days spread into weeks, and weeks into months, and then the year was up Ill never go hue k now 4- WASHINGTON (AP) The Civil Aeronautics transBoard has before it a request for low-copacific air fares which could reduce the price of a ticket by 50 percent Pan American World Airways asked the board on Thursday to approve the cheap fares for Pacific flights after a rash of North Atlantic discount fares were approved m recent weeks. y If the request is approved, a budget fare would be offered for $349 from New York to Tokyo and $259 from the West Coast to Tokyo. RETAIL Licensed American tUPD drivers last summer consumed an average of 2.3 gallons of gasoline a day, government figures show. The Energy Department said Thursday a record ;i7 million gallons of gasoline were consumed daily by the nation's 136 million drivers husband. Often tucked under one arm is a leather folder with her husband's title inscribed in French she doesn't know where it came from that holds the First Lady s notes on what she wants to discuss Sometimes dressed m slacks and slippers, she never keeps the President waiting. Carter talked about the informal lunches and other aspects of White House life in a relaxed Mrs. session with reporters Thursday as she iode the tram back to Washing ton from campaigning m New Jersey The weekly luncheons began she said, liecatise it was "no fun discussing business when the Presi dent came home from a hard day at the oflice Those hoars, she thought, should he devoted to family matters like daughter Amy 's v lolm lessons The hirst Daily usjted southern New Jersey for three hours of wlurlw.rid campaigning for Demo i r.itic Gov Dread. ill By me Mr- - Carter said the in-trip ONLY Handsomely styled suits. In polyesters, polywools, wools, and more. In stripes, plaids, checks, and more. Available in and longs. regular-shorts- EUROPEAN DESIGNER VESTED SUITS a 08 REG. $120 10 new fall shades. WASHINGTON first sane last years presidential drive lelt her ready for more outings on the campaign trail ' I didn't realize how much I missed it That was fun " she declared . On Saturday, Mrs Carter leaves the White1 House to stump for Airgima's Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, Henry Howell During the trip to New Jersey, senior citizens serenaded Mrs Carte r with kazoos, local politicians kissed her and construction workers gave her a "We dig America" pm he trip, she said, was her idea. the President's. Like many of her activities, she said, it was not coordinated with her husband's plans "Sometimes he doesn't even know what's on my schedule," she added. CORDUROY SUITS 88 PRICE the trip back from New Jersey , she perched on the arm of a chair in the club car, nibbling peanuts ami talking about life at the W hite House She said her weekly lunches with the President often focus on issue's such as installing solar heal m the White House or creating a department of education REGULARLY $115 SPORT COATS not On $125 (M5 NOW one-wa- Rosalynn never keeps President waiting - Once a "slips in through the back door" of the Oval Office to talk things over with her if Farrah to sue him for satirizing them on his ABC-Tshow. Foxx appeared in a skit as the actresss father, wearing a Farrah-styl- e as did a dog and a wig parrot. The Fawcetts say that held them up to ridicule. Says Foxx, On Saturday Night Live last Saturday they made fun of the guy who got the heart from the chimpanzee. Maybe now or maybe theyll hear from him theyll hear from the chimpanzees family." SALE WASHINGTON (AP) week, Rosalynn Carter - Comedian Redd Foxx says hell quit before hell apologize to the parents of Rescheduling marijuana would it if r j Smokers quit, boss pays off bets pated, 25 went the distance and signed that they had not smoked. I I Ys f WASHINGTON (UPI) SPRING GROVE. 111. A company presi(AP) dent who opened an "I quit smoking" betting window at his plant has paid $2,815 to employes who kicked the habit for a year. N - Foxx not sorry soared. have been promising. But experts emphasize the evidence is not conclusive and that no one claims marijuana will cure anything. "It's just a palliative," said Dr. Robert C. Peteiseu, an associate director in the research division of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "It by no means could be regarded as a medical miracle drug." A palliative eases a disease without curing it. f motion of "right here." Another phrase he'll hear during the Saturday night program at the Fox Theater is "the Murkin gohvment. Translated from the Southern, that's the American government. The show, called The Atlanta Arts Salute the Prince at the Fox" will feature local performers holding mock state conventions aimed at enticing the prince to their state. Prince Charles visited Cleveland Thursday, where he toured a steel mill and was picketed by several dozen h demonstrators, and was scheduled to stop in St. Louis today before continuing to Atlanta. As the Federal Reserve has clamped down on interest rates have credit in recent weeks, short-ter- pot as Rx In 1970 he was paroled. He wandered around, then returned to the prism saying he was lonesome. But official said they could not take him back. So Cornell took the matter into his own hands he slugged his landlord. His parole was revoked. He was returned to San Quentin. In 1975 he was paroled to a home in San Francisco's Mission District. Cornell didn't like all the animals kept by the owmer so he left. He was then sent to a home in Santa Rosa, Calif. He couldn't make it there either, so again, lie slugged the landlord. pro-Iris- The Federal Reserve has consistently maintained that it must tighten credit to offset a recent surge in the money supply, which it regulates, so that inflation will not get out of hand once again. Panel will wei WASHINGTON (AP) A government panel will consider next When Prince Charles visits Georgia provi- sion. Y'all come back, Charles ... The White House statement said the speed with which interest rates have been increasing has unsettled the stock market. Brown erased the G. Twice he was given his walking papers, and twice he couldn't adapt to the freedom, forcing his parole agent to take him back. Cornell was sentenced to death for (hid Cornell House cheers Gen. Bradley killing his wife after finding her in bed with another man. In 1934 the sentence was commuted to life without possibility of parole. In 166 then Gov. Edmund Combined UPI. AP San Quentin Prisons No 1 senior citizen is giving the "outside another chance. Odd Cornell, 83, was released on parole this week after spending 50 years in the prison on the banks of San Francisco Bay. He will move to a rest home in the Sacramento Valley community of Exeter. "Id make it on the outside, if someone would give me a hole in the wall and leave me alone, Cornell said. However, those he left behind at San Quentin don't think he'll make it. professional associations.' These associations agreed in 107.1 to help save the Office of Economic OpiKirtunity from being disman tied, the report said. But the resulting relationship between CSA and the groups worked to the disadvantage of taxpayers, it said. The associations spend about $I2,immi a year each for travel and entertainment expenses of their presidents, with ro determination whether it furthers association nhioctives. "These poverty associations assert that they have the right to speak for those- - who have dedicated themselves to assist the poor, and the excesses of the leadership may reflect unfairly on those they claim to represent." 2A 21, 1977 Walking papers at 83 groups anti-pover- ty WASHINGTON PEOPLE 30 TO 40 OFF SLACKS REGULARLY TO $20 S! EA. OFEri MuriDAY & FRIDAY Till 9 P.M. All BANK CARDS ACCEPTED PARK AT REAR OF STORE IN MAIN MALL Get your A WIDE VARIETY OF STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM Lions Shore |