Mideast peace talks stall as US plan urged
Rabin and Sidat visit the White House to discuss Carter proposals for Middle East peace. Both sides reject a first-move approach, urging an American role to reconvene Geneva and avoid a deteriorating armistice, with Palestinians seeking a homeland and fears of renewed conflict.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
Anwar Sidat
Egypt
White House
Washington
Carter
Middle East
Rabin
George Bell
Current Foreign Affairs
Bail
United States
Uncle Sam
Holy Land
Crime Rate Decline Won't Ease 1970s Violence Concerns
FBI figures show 1972 decline gave hope for anticrime gains, but 1973 rise renewed worry. 1976 stats may level off into the 1980s regardless of law enforcement. A Penn study notes fewer youths 14 to 21 and suggests demographics, not policing, drive crime trends. Evidence of more youths leaving home for lawful work would be encouraging. otherwise the dip may reflect population mix only.
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FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
University of Pennsylvania
Stop Swallowing Pesticides and Pests Rule the World
Washington column argues against saccharin bans and EPA pesticide controls. It cites FAO and WHO figures on postharvest losses, claims environmentalists push absolute safety, and warns of world food shortages from overregulation. It contrasts industry testing costs and dangers with public risk, urging sane risk weighing.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress of the United States
Edward M. Kennedy
EPA
William Furtick
FAO
John Copplestone
World Health Organization
Jack Early
National Agricultural Chemicals Association
India
Kennedy
Teddy
Carter Abandons $50 Rebate Amid Econ Adviser Rift
Washington report notes President Carter dropped the $50 tax rebate after pressure from Budget Director Bert Lance, Treasury Secretary Blumenthal, and chief economist Charles Schultze. Mondale advised the move amid broader tension with academic economists and a SALT strategy stance. Dobrynin talks and Toon’s ambassadorship also shape the foreign policy backdrop as unions clash with the White House over minimum wage proposals.
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Washington
Carter
Charles Sehuiltze
Council of Economic Advisers
Sehuitze
Charley Schultze
Senate
Bert Lance
Jimmy Carter
Treasury
W. Michael
Blumenthal
Lance
Schultze
Bendix Corp
General Electric
Reginald Jones
Lance-Blumenthal
Walter Mondale
Mondale
White House
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Dobrynin
Kremlin
Moscow
Kraft analysis of Carter energy program and public mood
Joseph Kraft argues that Carter's energy initiative exposes American life as driven by public experience over official messaging. He notes the plan’s heavy media rollout, public education task, and need to prove scarcity and fairness while balancing ecological and inflationary concerns. He recalls past energy debates and stresses urgent, pragmatic reform.
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Carter
Congress
America
We Must Conserve And Expand Energy Policy Unveiling
John Chamberlain argues for a balanced energy shift as oil and gas dwindle. He notes conservation and expansion coexist, citing GE's efficiency gains and internal gas drilling, with coal, nuclear, and renewables rising. He urges letting expansionists lead while policy debates continue.
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Persian Gulf Sheikdoms
Buckley on Taiwan and Nixon misstep in 1972 saga
The piece discusses Senator Buckley and others criticizing Nixon for the Shanghai Communique signaling a possible Taiwan withdrawal. It notes Goldwater’s denial of change in policy, Kraft’s and Karnow’s interpretations, and hints at Carter’s potential normalization of relations with China after Nixon’s alleged deception and Watergate.
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James Buckley
Senate
Shanghai
Nixon
Chou Entai
Taiwan
Buckley
Joseph Kraft
United States
Stan Karnow
Washington Post
Peking
China
U.S
President Nixon
New Hampshire
John Ashbrook
Senator Goldwater
Henry Kissinger
National Security
William Rogers
Charlie McCarthy
Richard Nixon
Kissinger
Kraft
Carter
Chou
Robert Abplanalo
Abplanalp
Barry Goldwater
Bob Abplanalp
Proecos
Congress
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George Hardy
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Hardy
Jimmy
Oye
Aegular
Sual
Ford
John Chamberlain
GE Aircraft Equipment Products
Binghampton
N.Y
Honeywell
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