NASW Tour to China Praises Socialism But Cites Poverty Gap
A NASW delegation visited China and praised its health and welfare system while noting 27 million Americans live in poverty. They contrasted universal guarantees in China with U.S. social and personal problems, citing cost reductions and broad coverage as lessons for American reform. Chauncey A. Alexander led the group.
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National Association of Social Workers
NASW
Peoples Republic of China
Communist China
America
Peking
Nan Wen
China
United States
Chauncey A. Alexander
Washington, D.C
Ted
Washington
Loyang
Shanghai
Kwang Chow
Catton
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Free
Carter Pursues Limited Federal Cuts Despite Campaign Pledge
President Carter outlines to reduce federal job levels by 1978 with only three major agencies facing cuts. Defense declines to 22,600, Commerce 400, and National Space and Aeronautics 600, while many departments see modest or no change. Critics say payroll shifts reflect restructured plans rather than real headcount cuts.
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Carter
Elle
Ford
Defense
Dawn
Commerce
Dow
National Space and Aeronautics
U.S. Patroll
Interior
Justice
Transportation
Treasury
Energy Research
Environmental Protection
General Services Administration
Veterans Administration
Hat
Gerald Ford
Carter Campaten
Andy Young and the Politics of Race in U S Policy
The piece argues U N envoy Andy Young uses human rights rhetoric to defang domestic race protests and shift focus to Africa. It compares Carter's Georgia strategy to build a national profile, suggesting the administration aims to win votes by shaping the race issue abroad.
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Andy Young
Afzita
Human Rights
Uoopa
Britain
Sas
Gat
South Africa
Shelszic
United States
Abernathys
Browns
Jacksons
Carter
Young
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Atria
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Wit's End Medical Mediator by Ertny Bumbeck
A humorous monologue depicts a mother acting as mediator between a doctor, her sick child, and a distracted husband. The piece chronicles chaotic clinic scenes, miscommunications, and a comic mix of medical and domestic urgency. COPYRIGHT 1977 FIELD ENTERPRISES, INC
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Ertny Bumbeck
Theo
Iren
Yoshijira Umeza
Jen
Douglas Meedalher
Japan
Ureenus of
Warhol
Field Enterprises, Inc
Agee Attacks CIA in Greek Publication Sparks Debate
A critical column by Ralph de Toledano argues Philip Agee exposed CIA agents in Greece, risking lives and operations. It claims Agee violates trust, inflames anti American sentiment, and could erode U.S. Greek relations while underscoring Greece as a Soviet listening post.
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Ralph de Toledano
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CLA
KGB
CIA
Senate
America
United States
Philip Agee
Agee
Apce
Anti
Greece
Athens
Richard Welch
National Security Council
Tme
Constantine Karamanlis
Karamaglis
Tholse
Kremlin
Karamanlis
CTA
Smrail
Conspiracy Myths By ALICE Waveden NEW YORK CITY
The capture of James Earl Ray curbs the conspiracy myth makers who turn a single fact into vast fantasies. The author condemns those who seek notoriety by tying events to covert plots and highlights figures like Oswald King and Sirhan Sirhan as examples while urging an end to speculative theories for profit or influence.
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Alice Waveden
New York City
James Earl Ray
New York Daily News
Ray
Wey
Spurinus
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Mark Lane
Oswald
Cuba
Dalles
John Abt
Communist Party
USA
Robert Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan
Martin Luther King
Oki King
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
National
Frankenstein 1977 Agency Fear by Consumer Activist Nader
The author argues against a proposed federal Consumer Advocacy Agency urged by Ralph Nader. He warns it could gain unchecked power, override other agencies, and paralyze government action, risking a single unelected administrator shaping national consumer policy.
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H.C. Gordon -F
Ralph Nader Hasis
Congress
Carter
Nader
Mr. Nader
Ralph Nader
Joes
Naders
Gey
Hss
Aew
Senate
Watergate
Laon Jaworsil
Will Rogers on defense and staying home to prevent war
Will Rogers argues for the United States to possess a strong navy army and air force but to use taxpayer resources solely to defend domestic shores. He suggests that preparedness plus staying home is the best way to prevent foreign aggression.
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