Carter Faces Few Crises As Harsch Sees Quiet First Year
Christian Science Monitor columnist Joseph Harsch argues Carter entered office without a true crisis to rally public or congressional support. He contrasts with past presidents like Eisenhower and Roosevelt, noting the era’s balance of power and the absence of crisis-driven unity.
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Christian Science Monitor
Jimmy Carter
Harsch
Washington
Carter
Labor Law Reform Tied to Stevens Case Sparks Debate
Lawmakers back labor law revisions arguing workers need protection from anti union firms like J P Stevens Co Inc a North Carolina textile firm that delayed bargaining A NLRB judge found Stevens bargained in bad faith after 3000 employees joined the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union in 1974 The dispute shapes southern unionism and could influence a sweeping reform bill despite Stevens history of fines and back wages.
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J.P. Stevens
National Labor Relations Board
Stevens
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union of America
Stevens Co
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Rowland Evans Novak Cite Carter Incompetence on Marston Firing
A Jan 12 telephone warning to President Carter about firing U S Attorney David Marston in Philadelphia is framed as part of a year of Justice Department incompetence and naivete. The piece questions why Marston was kept, links to Philadelphia corruption, and notes tense White House calls and political pressure from Rep. Joshua Eilberg and others.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Peter Flaherty
Marston
Justice Department
Philadelphia
Griffin Bell
Joshua Eilberg
Eilberg
Bell
Hahnemann Hospital
FBI
Carter learns to work with Congress in 1978
Carter has spent his first year learning to engage leaders before public proposals. Democratic leaders say he is more flexible, and the Congress has become more independent and combative, shifting power from leaders to subcommittees and caucuses. The Panama Treaty war welfare tax and arms talks loom as tests of cooperation in 1978.
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Wall Street Journal
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Truman
Kennedy
Johnson
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Party Congress
Soviet Union
Middle East
Elvis Memorial party acknowledges fans and fund drives
Elvis fans attended the Elvis Memorial birthday party at the Longbranch Supper Club on January 7. Organizers Sherie Antolik Carol Ebeling Cheri Schluter and Joe Martello were thanked for a successful event. Proceeds support the Elvis Presley Memorial Heart Fund for heart disease research.
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Elvis Presley
Longbranch
Sherie Antolik
Carol Ebeling
Cheri Schluter
Joe Martello
Iowa Utilities Windfall Sparks Public Taxation Critique
The letter criticizes state lawmakers and utilities for a $41.3 million windfall to public utilities, a 33 percent price increase from last year. It cites spokespeople from Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric and calls for tax relief and rate freezes, noting neighboring states’ elderly tax protections.
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Community Action Research Group
State of
Iowa
Lou Inghram
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Des Moines
Isn’t it the truth By Carl Riblet Jr
A reflective column by Carl Riblet Jr comments on Space Age progress and its unintended consequences. The piece cites kitchens filled with broken appliances, fragile housing, disposable clothing, rapid obsolescence of cars, unpayable mortgages, and pervasive government intrusion.
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Carter Is
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