Power and the Presidency in a Power-Shift Era
Analyzes the illusion of presidential power versus real influence. Notes Carter’s limited control amid Congress and global events in energy policy, Middle East diplomacy, and Rhodesia, with Sadat and Smith shaping outcomes beyond Washington. Highlights national myth of overpowering White House and the rise of multiple power centers.
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Capitol Hill
Cairo
Salisbury
Jimmy Carter
Middle East
Rhodesia
Anwar Sadat
Ian Smith
Camp David
Vietnam
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
United States
Free World
Jerry Ford
Washington
Congress
Carter
Smith
Sadat
Egypt
Coal industry faces strike and push for coal use
The National Coal Association leader Carl Bagge warns coal faces bad press as the United Mine Workers strike idles about 150,000 miners. The walkout hits wages and union benefits while stockpiles and utility demand influence the outlook. Congress and agencies weigh environmental controls and the Carter energy plan.
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National Coal Association
Carl E. Bagge
National Energy
General Accounting Office
Congressional Investigative Arm
United Mine Workers of America
Arnold R. Miller
Steel
Clifford P. Hansen
Wyoming
Carter
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wedding Bells for Lynda Bird Johnson and Charles Robb
Looking Back notes today as Lynda Bird Johnson and Marine Captain Charles S. Robb wed, with plans for a Hawaiian honeymoon. Other items: LWV panel on constitutional revision, Hoff and Oakes weigh in. AEC approves Vernon plant by Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. of Rutland.
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Lynda Bird Johnson
Marine
Charles S. Robb
League of Women Voters
Philip H. Hoff
James Oakes
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Vernon
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Rutland
Counterterrorism Goes International in a Global Surge
British SAS and Israeli teams show growing transnational reach in counterterrorism. Intelligence sharing with NATO waters, police and military roles diverge as airports and hijack risks push security toward soldiers. Francis Renny notes Spain and Switzerland as weak spots amid ongoing exchanges between London and allied capitals.
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London
British Special Air Services Regiment
Holland
Lufthansa
Mogadishu
Entebbe
Middle East
Scandinavia
Heathrow
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United States
Spain
Switzerland
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David
Broder
Levis
Adams Clothes Shop
Bennington
Ben A. Franklin
N.Y
Times News Service
Hansen
Texas
Harry C. Ridlon
FBI
Brinks
Mommy
Santa Claus
Stephen Manes
Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra
Greenfield
Mass
Supreme Court
Noah Webster
American Minerva
New York City
Woodrow Wilson
John Ehrlichman
John Milton
Francis Renny
Britain
SAS
Northern Ireland
England
West Germany
NATO
North America
Europe
Turkey
Soviet Union
Provisional Ira
IRA
Ireland
North Sea
Christian Science Publishing Society
Review
Iss
Quinlan
Main Street
Bennington, Vermont
Burlington Free Press
Trifari
Col. Shopping Ctr
Williamstown
Chassy JR
Nichols
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