Brown's cool reassures amid arms race debate
Defense Secretary-designate Harold Brown signals restraint in discussing Soviet military buildup, drawing praise and concern from columnists who warn against overemphasis on the arms race. The piece notes a broader argument about maintaining a prudent, balanced posture to avoid provoking war. In a separate memorial, Cedar Rapids honors Lee Winterberg, praised for his civic devotion and quiet leadership that strengthened the community.
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Defense
Harold Brown
Soviet Union
Brown
Senate
Evans
Novak
Pentagon
Inauguration Language Sparks Style Debate
Carl Riblet Jr argues English usage divides inauguration and inaugural terms and notes misused phrases such as inaugural address in the pre inauguration period. He contrasts noun and adjective meanings and calls out repeated errors by readers and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
IBM Permeation of Carter Administration Examined
William Safire argues IBM dominance in Carter era top posts raises conflict of interest concerns. He notes Cyrus Vance Harold Brown Patricia Harris Griffin Bell Charles Kirbo Warren Christopher Louis Branscomb and others connected to IBM plus Governor Carter's Atlanta ties and potential rewards for IBM. The piece warns of antitrust battles and a chilling effect on competitors while urging attention to personal privacy and ethics.
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Griffin Bell
Charles Kirbo
Atlanta
King and Spalding
IBM
Georgia
Carter
Community Leaders Applaud Traffic Upgrade and Sheriff Workman
In Polk school area officials applaud Commissioner Colton and city council for replacing traffic signals at Sixteenth street and B avenue NE. Geraldine Lee Loupee credits quick actions by Mel Meyer and the traffic engineering department. The piece also lauds Sheriff Orlie Workman for rapid reforms, a crime-prevention program, direct dispatch calls, a review board, and jail improvements with five pledges kept in the first week.
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Sixteenth Street
B Avenue
Polk School
Colton
Mel Meyer
No 'right' violated in print bar to students
James J. Kilpatrick argues that student editors in public schools lack a constitutional right to publish what they wish. He notes precedents on free press versus school authority, citing a Massachusetts case and past newsroom disputes to illustrate editors’ limits under institutional funding and control.
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U.S
Massachusetts
Thad Stevens
Oakes
The
Times
Moynihan
Sadat Eyes Carter for Middle East Peace Push
Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat says he is ready to travel to Europe or the United States after Carter’s inauguration to press for a global peace solution. He praises Carter and Vance, hopes Kissinger could be a U.S. envoy, and places U.S. leadership at the center of any lasting settlement with Israel.
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Cairo
Anwar el-Sadat
Carter
Europe
Sadat
United States
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Middle East
Henry
Egypt
Israel
Sadat seeks U.S. help for Middle East peace balance
Egyptian leader Sadat says the United States can secure peace within a month if it acts. He notes strained ties with the Soviet Union and Libya, limited U.S. military aid, and Egypt’s dependence on Soviet arms while hoping Washington, Congress, and the public will press for a broader Arab-Israeli settlement.
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U.S
Washington
Israel
Egypt
United States
Carter
Congress
Soviet Union
Syria
America
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Guizette
Joseph Harsch
Christian Science Monitor
Kremlin
Harsch
Moscow
Winterberg
United Way
Cedar Rapids
Lee Winterberg
Nomi
By Carl Riblet, Jr
InterOcean Press Syndicate
By William Safire
Cyrus Vance
International Business Machines
Secretary of
Patricia Harris
Housing and Urban Development
Warren Christopher
O’melvany & Myers
Los Angeles
Far West
Christopher
FBI
Louis Branscomb
Treasury
Irving Shapiro
Commerce
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
the Roses
Justice Department
It&t
Tom Watson
New York Times Service
People’s Forum
PTSA
Geraldine Lee Loupee
Polk
Orlie Workman
Sheriffs Office
Workman
By James J. Kilpatrick
Alma Martyr
Joan of Arcon
Supreme Court
Thaddeus Stevens
Pennsylvania
Tennant Bryan
New York Times
John Oakes
Punch Sulzberger
Pat Moynihan
Sulzberger
Washington Star Syndicate
James J. Kilpatrick
By C.L. Sulzberger
Makarios
Cyprus
Vance
Lyndon Johnson
Rabin
Golda Meir
Sam
Go, Sulzberger
Bulgaria
Libya
Ford
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