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...urge Benjamin Civiletti to reconsider his earlier rejection of this move. Only a special prosecutor can probe the past conduct and present candor of a Cabinet member without suspicion of political influence. President Carter's campaign literature trumpets his insistence "that everyone in government be held to the highest standards of ethics and accountability, with no exceptions." The Secretary of the Treasury should not be an exception...
...combination of circumstances. While Thames tides normally do not exceed 4.6 meters (15 ft.), the level can be pushed far higher by sudden onslaughts of water. In 1976, a 2.4-meter (8 ft.) surge was recorded on a low tide. If such a surge came atop one of the highest tides, it could raise the river to 1.2 meters (4 ft.) above the Thames' embankments and cause, in the words of the Greater London Council, "a catastrophe for the capital on the scale of the Great Fire of London or the Black Death...
Unemployment. By year's end the number of jobless is expected to climb by 1.5 million to almost 8 million, or 7.5% of the labor force, the highest level since February 1977. The rise is already under way: the Government reported last week that unemployment, which had been in the 5.9% range for 17 months, jumped in January...
...precincts of Johnson Matthey & Co., metal dealers, while tough-looking street traders sidle up to impatient standees. "Are you sellin', luv?" coos one, whipping out brass scales and rolls of pound notes. On Manhattan's West 47th Street signs blossom in jewelers' windows: "We pay the highest. Don't settle for less. Come...
...dollar and the level of domestic interest rates. The New York president even earns twice as much as his nominal boss in Washington. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, the previous New York Fed president, has taken a cut to $60,700, a salary pegged to that of the highest paid sub-Cabinet members. Solomon will earn about $125,000, an income judged to be a bit closer to that of a private New York bank president...