Congress and Carter collide over full employment targets
The piece critiques overlapping aims from Congress and President Carter, tracing a 18-month arc from 3 to 4 percent unemployment to a 1981 budget balance and a 1983 zero inflation goal. It warns that pushing extreme targets risks recessions, job losses, and voter backlash, urging realism in economic policy.
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Carter
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Democrats
White House
Congress
Senate Committee
U.S
Bonn
Gartner case stings Carter aides on ethics and appointments
The Gartner ethics episode recalls Bert Lance’s scandal and questions how long Capitol Hill will rubber-stamp high office nominees. Dwayne Andreas donated about 72000 stock to the Gartners' education fund while Gartner advised Humphrey and later joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Gartner reported the gift, sold the stock after confirmation, and says he concealed nothing though critics doubt his impartiality. The piece argues administration aides must better vet nominees to avoid future embarrassments.
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Carter
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Gartner
Dwayne Andreas
Gartners
Minnesota
Humphrey
White House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wall Street Journal
House
Congress
Bert Lance
Senate
Letters to the editor urge contract deal before July 20
The postal unions and the U S Postal Service face a July 20 expiry with no agreement after talks since April 20. Union members warn of potential action affecting service if wage and benefit cuts occur despite productivity gains and private-sector wage trends. Public support urged if the deadline approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Unions
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Carter
Farmers and generals clash over price, politics, and defense
A farmer replies to the July editorial praising the American Agriculture Movement noting grain price supports and a 1.1 billion bushel corn carryover that could rise without set-aside. He credits the AAM with pressuring Washington and argues it helped farmers while disputing blame for rising meat prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAM
Washington
Congress
Public backs Congress blame for energy delay
A Harris poll of 1,529 Americans finds 75 percent blame Congress for not passing a comprehensive energy bill. Fifty-two percent fault political maneuvering, while 61 percent cite dependence on foreign oil as a key problem.
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Congress
Harris
United States
U.S
Middle East
Senate
House
James Schlesinger
Two Strawberries Two Lives Equal Justice Under Law
A comparison of a 15-year-old Harlem killer's sentence and a Maryland shoplifting case involving two strawberries highlights perceived disparities in justice. The piece argues that equal justice under the law is undermined when laws inadequately address juvenile killers and petty theft, urging reflection on fairness and application.
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Washington
Times
Harlem
Star
New York
Prince Georges County
Supreme Court
State of
Maryland
Queeg
USS Caine
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Girl witnesses guinea pig in pain at Kmart
A shopper reports a guinea pig in distress at a local Kmart. An employee allegedly covered the cage and told staff to wait to see if the animal dies, prompting concern about animal welfare and repeated incidents at the store.
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Kmart
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J. F. Hladky
Art Heusinkveld
J. F. Hladky, Jr
John Donnelly
Pieinsky
David Gartner
Capitol Hill
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Bob Kettelkamp
Marion
John Singlaub
Harold Brown
Defense Department
Singlaub
Russia
High Seas
America
The
Smithsonian
Tash Werc
Elmer Tomd Buccins
West Germany
Japan
Helmut Schmidt
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
Martha Angle
Robert Walters
New York Times
Washington Star
Edith Miller
the Times
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