Bethell critiques unions as working man’s foe and inflation threat
A Washington journalist argues unions now shield privileges over workers. He cites the minimum wage debate, predicts job losses, calls government jobs and higher public pay a driver of inflation, and warns reform bills could empower unions, harming the economy and society.
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Washington
Tom Bethell
Bethell
Harper's
The
Washington Monthly
Organized Labor
Ray Marshall
U.S
Indian resort schemes backfire as $61 million spent
The article reviews federal bets on reservation tourism including Sunrise hotel in Arizona and other ventures across 19 states. It notes deficits totaling $20 million, management turmoil, and a Wall Street Journal critique that the plan is a loss leader. Despite failures like Crow Creek motel and Bottle Hollow, the EDA plans further $64,000 studies hoping to salvage the projects.
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Ing
Bill Jans
Sun Valley
All Way
Indianands
Wall Street Journal
Bureau of Indian Affairs
White Mountains
Arizona
EDA
Sunrise
Utah
Morocco Algeria clash tests Carter neutral stance
In Rabat and Washington a struggle unfolds as Morocco and Algeria push competing claims over Western Sahara amid Cold War alignments. The United States faces pressure to mediate, balancing Moroccan sovereignty ambitions with Algerian energy ties and Moscow-Bechtel interests, while Carter pursues cautious neutrality.
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Rabat
Morocco
Carter
North
Mica
Algeria
Hassan II
Houari Boumedienne
Western
Sahara
Spain
Hassan
Polisario Front
Soviet Union
Africa
Polisario
Senegal
United States
Reet Nerey
Republic
State Department
Zaire
Angola
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Washington
U.S
America
United Sates
France
Boumedienne
Bechtel
Ingersoll-Rand
GTE
Sidi Bel Abbes
French Foreign Legion
el Paso Natural Gas
el Paso
Mr. Carter
Minnesota Poll Signals Shift Toward Higher Defense Spending
A Minnesota Poll of 614 residents, conducted Mar 9–12 by the Minneapolis Tribune, finds 55 percent support spending more on modernizing weapons and new systems, while 43 percent oppose. Support is strongest among conservatives, men, older adults, and those with less education, suggesting a notable shift in isolationist Minnesota toward potential defense spending increases.
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Soviet Union
Minnesota
America
Gallup
New Jersey
Opinion Research Corporation
ORC
U.S
Washington
Minneapolis Tribune
Tribune
U.S. State Department
United States
Texas
Gopher
Charles A. Lindbergh Sr
Statesman Ribicoff backs aid for Israel and Saudis amid Senate vote
In a December 2 1929 reminiscence Will Rogers quotes Ribicoff defending arms sales to Egypt and Saudi Arabia while stressing US need for oil and allies. The piece notes senators Gravel McGovern Mathias and Allen voting on the three way deal with Egypt Saudi Arabia and Israel. It frames the vote as conscience over pocketbook amid Middle East tensions.
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Jim Allen
Abe Ribicoff
Senate
Carter
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Alabama
Connecticut
Ribicoff
Republic
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
United States
Sadat
Middle Eastern
Mike Gravel
Alaska Democrat
George McGovern
South Dakota
America
Cnartes Mathias
D-Md
Japan
Persian Gulf
Darknes
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