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...dispenses $1,700 a month in Publisher's Awards to the writers of stories deemed exceptional. In both instances he often accepts Rosenthal's recommendations. Sulzberger does suggest occasional news stories and editorials (he was actively involved in last week's endorsement of Mayoral Candidate Mario Cuomo) and chooses all columnists. One discovery: former Nixon Speechwriter William Safire, whom he hired in 1973 after meeting him at a dinner party. The publisher often attends Rosenthal's 3:45 p.m. front-page conference but rarely speaks up. He skips the once-weekly "Bust Their Ass" meeting, where editors discuss investigative stories...
...feather, and so do civil service union leaders. The three daily newspapers will support one or another of her six opponents for the Democratic nomination. Most party sachems are lining up behind either Incumbent Abraham Beame or Governor Hugh Carey's choice, New York Secretary of State Mario Cuomo. Yet if the vote were held now, the other New York would choose Bella. TIME Bureau Chief Laurence I. Barrett reports...
...litany goes on. Bella, Cuomo and others say the same thing-that the city's weak managerial system must be reformed to,save many millions. She would sack incompetent hacks and hire professional administrators. She would tidy up the sloppy procedures that keep New York from getting the maximum out of federal subsidies. Hundreds of millions in real estate and sales taxes now go uncollected each year; Abzug pledges to go after them: "I know where the money...
...past six months, polls have shown her leading in the crowded race. Lately she has been getting more than 30% among Democrats, while Beame (at about 15%) has been losing ground, and Cuomo has been picking up support. But there can be important shifts before the primary on Sept. 8. If no candidate gets 40%, a runoff will be held just eleven days later. In November the winner will face Republican Roy Goodman, a highly able state senator who will be an underdog in the Democratic city...
...probes made headlines when Andrew Stein, a state assemblyman whose commission on living costs has been studying the nursing-home industry, charged widespread padding of Medicare and Medicaid bills submitted from a number of homes, including Bergman's. According to New York's secretary of state Mario Cuomo, Bergman's homes not only mistreated their patients but defrauded the state of Medicaid funds by submitting false and inflated bills. Stein also charged that Bergman's powerfully placed friends in the state legislature had impeded earlier investigations...