Carter poised to take oath as plainspoken president
The piece compares Jimmy Carter to John F Kennedy, noting his planned noon swearing in at the White House, his modest image wearing blue jeans, and his electorate appeal. It highlights Carter’s calm, principled decision making, willingness to cut bureaucracy, and aim to move the country forward for the people.
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Warren Burger
United States
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John F Kennedy
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Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
Carter
Kennedy
Coeducational Restrooms Proposed at University of Illinois
A University of Illinois Law School building committee led by Professor Sheldon J. Plager weighs converting one of the male restrooms for use by both sexes due to toilet shortages. The plan aims for practicality to ease lines and accommodate female students without social disruption.
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University of Illinois Law School
Sheldon J. Plager
Carter Aims to Unite West on Global Economy and Oil Crisis
President-elect Carter and aides signal strong focus on world economic interdependence and coordinated expansion to curb OPEC price shocks. Blumenthal and Vance, Trilateral links, vow anti‑protectionist cooperation as World Bank data show widening gaps between rich and poor. A midyear Economic Summit and Mondale foreign tours are planned amid persistent imbalances and rising protectionism.
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Lawrence R. Krause
Senate Budget Committee
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Opec Oil Cartel
Trilateral Commission
Cyrus Vance
William E. Simon
Henry Kissinger Blumenthal
Vance
Robert S. McNamara
Richard Cooper
State
C. Fred Bergsten
Walter Mondale
Workless of Industrial World Lead Fight Against Inflation
AP analysis notes a 1974 to 1976 inflation drop across major economies, led by U S and Japan, while UK and Italy lag. It warns restraint may trigger unemployment and that global inflation control requires expansion to create jobs amid oil price and capacity issues.
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Japan
Germany
France
Canada
United Kingdom
Italy
Ford
Chase Manhattan Bank
Will Rogers on Washington Avenue width and political insight
Will Rogers quips that the wide Pennsylvania Avenue was not planned for progress but to give a senator room to stagger to his lodgings. He taunts that the credit for Ford and Chevrolet’s traffic is misattributed to Washington’s foresight.
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George Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Rhodes cool about single business tax plan
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes administration shows cold reception to a Democratic proposal to repeal all state business taxes in favor of a Single Business Tax. Rep. Edward J. Orlett argues a base combining profits payroll net interest and depreciation with full capital expense write offs could spur investment and jobs, while Rhodes aides warn of revenue and fairness concerns based on Michigan experience.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Edward J. Orlett
Dayton
House Economic Affairs and Federal Relations Committee
Rhodes
Orlett
Michigan
Lindley
Editor Letters Include Address and Phone for Verification
Readers are invited to send brief letters on general interest topics. Please sign with full name and provide street address and telephone number. The Messenger may edit letters for space and clarity while preserving the author’s viewpoint.
Contraceptive Foment at Alma Martyr James Kilpatrick
Washington columnist James Kilpatrick derides student press censorship in a case at a public high school. He notes the editor aimed to survey sexually active students about contraception and pregnancy, but the principal and school board suppressed the piece. He argues editors lack constitutional rights to publish in school papers.
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Washington
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Thaddeus Stevens
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Pat Moynihan
Senate
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Sulzberger
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Kissinger Memoir Talks Spanning Major Publishers
Henry Kissinger undertook a multi-stop negotiating tour in New York, meeting with Random House Simon and Schuster and Time-Life to discuss his memoir rights. He reported progress, noted concessions on paperback rights, and planned further talks with Doubleday Viking and others, hoping for a Helsinki gathering next month.
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East 50Th Street
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Time-Life
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