Congress Should Cut Debt Not Taxpayers Savings
Editorial argues Congress and the Carter administration misfire on deficit control. It warns deficits may exceed 80 billion next year and total debt could rise to 114 billion, urging deep cuts in appropriation bills to avoid long term economic harm and preserve prosperity for Americans.
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White House
Congressional
Congress
House
Carter
Office of Management and Budget
House Appropriations Committee
America
Stress Then and Now The Hardest Life Events
Dr. Hans Selye and Harvard’s Herbert Benson frame stress as a physiological response and relaxation remedy. A Holmes and Rahe scale ranks life events by emotional toll, with death of a spouse the top stressor and divorce second, as chronic strain harms heart health and longevity.
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Paul Harvey
Hans Selye
McGill University
Montreal
Selye
Harvard
Herbert Benson
Benson
Esearch
Holmes and
Rabe
DeConcini Reservation Cats Up Panama Canal Treaty Debate
Washington notes the DeConcini Reservation to the Panama Canal treaties prompts Senate debate over U S intervention rights amid Carter Torrijos assurances. Critics flag mixed messages from Washington and Panama City as trust erodes and policy credibility wanes.
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Kevin P. Phillips
Washington
Rocky Mountain States
Senate
Burton Wheeler
Montana
William Borah
Idaho
Rocky Mountain
McCarran
Dennis DeConcini
Arizona
Hatch
Smoot
DeConcini
United States
Defense
William Clements
U.S
Carter
Torrijos
Messrs
Carter-Torrijos
Robert Byrd
Howard Baker
Panama
Capitol Hill
Panama City
U.S. Senate
Omar Torrijos
At wit's end Filling potholes
Erma Bombeck muses on potholes from winter's end and proposes a whimsical plan: train two year olds to fill streets with dirt to curb road hazards. She jokes about the power of children to solve national problems and notes how even Noah's Ark might have benefited from a toddler advisory.
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Erma Bombeck
Harvey Gravel
Ohio
Undoing of Carter by Buckley on neutron bomb policy
William F. Buckley argues Carter’s rejection of the neutron bomb weakens Western Europe’s defense. He warns that Soviet reactions, congressional backlash, and political pressure could undermine U.S. resolve. Buckley portrays Carter as an ideologue awaiting SALT II and questions future deterrence.
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William F. Buckley
Soviet Union
Balanchine
Kremlin
Brezhnev
Carter
United States
Mr Carter
West Germany
Western Europe
IBM
LBJ
JFK
Europe
Congress
Carter Faces Pressure Over Bert Lance Troubles
A Los Angeles Times piece argues President Carter is weakened by Bert Lance scandals including Lance’s banking issues and overdrafts. It compares White House handling to Nixon era coverage and urges decisive action to curb Lance’s influence.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Bert Lance
White House
Hamilton Jordan
Lance
Carter
Office of Management and Budget
Securities and Exchange Commission
Nixon
Bebe Rebozo
Rebozo
Watergate Committee
Sen
Sam Exvin
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Will Rogers on presidential message to Congress
Will Rogers remarks from 1990 collection note that the president delivers a message to Congress to outline the country’s conditions. He states Congressmen are unaware of everyday American life, so the president must inform them, with the piece dated February 2, 1990.
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America
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