Non-Words and Semantic Shifts Stir Language Debate
A discussion on non words and semantic drift shows how terms like economy size and debt become credit. The piece notes teachers warning about fuzzy language and questions how sloppiness in word meaning propagates through culture and dictionaries.
Montreal Olympics Bring Glitz and Grim Finances
Montreal faces a costly struggle to finish Olympic venues by mid July. The Velodome costs 90 million dollars while the main stadium nears 1.6 billion, with taxes and tourist money expected to cover the bill. Officials warn some projects may not be completed in time as global teams arrive.
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Canada
Montreal
Ouston Astrodome
Final Day in the Ford Campaign Reflections
William Safire writes from New York Times about the 1976 campaign as Ford faces a Michigan primary. He weighs risks of debates with Reagan, possible television traps, and the option of stepping aside or fighting on while pursuing arms diplomacy with the Soviet Union and Kissinger.
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New York Times
Reagan
Michigan
Roy
Ron
Jack
Henry
California
Leon Parma
San Diego
Mark Russell
Jackson
Scoop
Bob Griffin
Rocky
Connally
Soviet Union
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Elliott
Rummy
Bill
Mel
Jim Schlesinger
United States
Craig
Alabama
Richards Gebaur
Kansas
Webb
Texas
Kincheloe
New York City
Ford earns bouquets for political courage and courage
Washington column credits President Ford with bold decisions on Kissinger Africa travel and tough reforms. It notes his stance on social security, tax cuts, base closures, NYC bailout conditions, oil pricing, and surveillance limits, while detailing Cuban forces in Angola and ongoing regional covert activity.
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Jack Anderson
Kissinger
Africa
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Texas
Georgia
Alabama
White House
Angola
Democrats push five year plan to revive jobs and curb inflation
The House proposes a five year economic program aiming to create 12 million jobs by 1981 to cut unemployment to 3 percent, fund public service jobs, and reform tax and spending, while risking short term inflation and wage and price controls as a potential remedy. It aligns with Carter on tax reform and bureaucracy reduction, while Brown may oppose its scale.
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Jimmy Carter
Georgia
House
Carter
Congressional Democrats
Jerry Brown
California
Morris Udall
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
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