Word: coded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this makes dispiriting reading, except that the commission believes that much can be done. It favors more laws like Florida's "Who gave it, who got it?" legislation to get campaign contributions on the record. It recommends a code of ethics to states, counties and cities and urges that boards be set up to enforce the code. All elected officials should be required to file a financial disclosure statement, listing "all assets legally and constructively owned," "all debts in excess of $1,000 and to whom owed," and, "if a partner in a law firm, a list...
...portion of the tax code that allows officials to take tax deductions for donations of papers from government service was repealed by Congress in 1969. President Nixon's deduction is controversial because of allegations that the actual delivery of the donated papers occurred after Congress had enacted the repeal measure...
Although the original plan was in compliance with the zoning code, the projected height and the signs caused the Harvard Square Development Task Force and the Neighborhood Ten Association to protest construction of the motel...
Most experts agree that the timetable for Operation Independence -President Nixon's code name for the achievement of U.S. self-sufficiency in energy by 1980-is unrealistic. Under the best of circumstances, it will take longer than that. But there is nothing unreal about Nixon's call for the commitment of $10 billion for energy research and development over the next five years. Since Congress strongly backs the idea, the funds will likely be appropriated. The money can certainly be well spent; the question is how best to divide it among worthy programs...
Firmly against too many liberties where dress is concerned, Burger has ordered Clerk Rodak to draw up a new, more detailed dress code. Rodak reports: "It will say that male lawyers should wear a dark suit, with a vest if possible, a conservative tie and black shoes." Women will be discouraged from wearing sweaters or pants. "The dress," says one Justice, "should be appropriate to a serious undertaking such as a court proceeding...