Carter pressured Nebraskan senator in canal vote
Editorial recounts President Carter's push to win Sen Edward Zorinsky's support for the Panama Canal treaties. Zorinsky, urged by multiple White House officials and even Rosalynn Carter, withholds commitment citing representation of Nebraskans. After many calls and meetings he finally votes no.
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Canter
Congress
Time Magazine
Nebraska
Edward Zorinsky
White House
Zorinsky
Carter
Rosalynn Carter
Bob Strauss
U.S
State Department
Cyrus Vance
Marshal Tito
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Sol Linowitz
Washington
Panama
Harold Brown
Frank Moore
Hamilton Jordan
Nator
Senate
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Hoosiers
At Wit s End Standard Life Frustrations
Comic vignette catalogs everyday mismatches and oddities in home life from standard windows and irons to nonstandard furniture and paint tales. The narrator notes inconsistent products, oddball packaging, and misaligned expectations as they navigate domestic life in 1978.
Carter Begin meeting ends with trade joke and banter
Dialog from Hamilton Jordan memoir excerpt shows President Carter and Prime Minister Begin joking about the West Bank trade and citrus of politics. They discuss inflation, public image, and arms, ending with a plan for another full and frank discussion before an 18 minute tape erasure.
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Copley News Service
Washington
Hamilton Jordan
Jody Powell
Jimmy Carter
Menachem Begin
Carter
Lebanon
Sadat
Begin
President Carter
Penthouse
White House
Amy
West Bank
West Bank of the Mississippi
Hudson River
West Bronx
Gen. Torrijos
Amazon
Prime Minister
Menny
Sen
Fort Knox
Reenforcing law moves from fear to action nationwide
PAUL HARVEY notes Americans push back as cities adopt tough anticrime measures and high penalties. Fast food outlets use cameras and alarms, courts restrict parole, and Illinois passes strict sentencing. About 2,000 crime prevention programs operate nationwide. Chicago imposes antivandalism rules making parents pay for damages by minors.
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Paul Harvey
McDonald's
Detroit
Butler High School
Pennsylvan
Chicago
Exodus or rebirth in Washington a housing debate
Political writer argues Harris study of urban flight is misleading while noting housing shortages, costly suburbs, and strained services. He says cities will not abandon urban cores despite talk of moving out, as many prefer renovating towns and maintaining tax bases.
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Ron Hendren
Washington Louis Harris
United States
Harris
Carter
Montgomery County
Fairfax County
Virginia
Washington
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Be President Be Brzezinski Says Carter Must Lead
Washington column analyzes Jimmy Carter's leadership amid inflation and foreign policy pressure. It cites Barry Bosworth urging proactive wage restraint and Brzezinski pushing a tougher, more decisive presidency to shape SALT and global policy. The piece weighs past presidents and warns Carter’s term hinges on bold action and public trust.
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Carter
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Gerald Ford
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Columbia University
Free World
Brzezinski
Truman
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Johnson
Nixon
Kissinger
Red China
McNaught Syndicate
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