Radical remedy urged to curb national ills in Johnson excerpt
Pulitzer winner Haynes Johnson argues the Carter administration faces a larger problem of government overload. He warns of explosive growth in legislation and programs, risking collapse unless a radical, no nonsense remedy is embraced as part of a four part book excerpt.
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Carter era signals a transitional presidency and public trust crisis
Excerpted from In the Absence of Power, the 1980 reflection on Jimmy Carter. The author argues the era faces finite resources, rising tech, nuclear spread, and disillusion with government, predicting a shift from promise to real-world constraints in the 1980s and beyond.
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U.S. lumber may run out by 2000 warns foresters
Spokane report cites Society of American Foresters executive VP John Barber warning that private timber management must improve as a homebuilding boom looms. If forests are not better managed, lumber companies may cut more trees than they replant to meet demand.
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