Universal service debate spans military and civic duties
The piece argues for careful consideration of universal national service or a reinstituted draft, recalling colonial and Civil War service and Eisenhower’s calls. It contrasts military options with public service programs like the Peace Corps and VISTA, noting mixed poll support and the potential to address social challenges through youth engagement.
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America
Republic
Dwight Eisenhower
Ron Mississippi
John Stennis
U.S
Peace Corps
VISTA
Open Door Symbolism at Justice Dept Baffles Budget
New U S attorney general Griffin Bell orders the big metal doors at the Justice Department opened to symbolize an open door policy under Carter. The move costs 16000 to staff two guards through fiscal year end, prompting questions about necessity and budget trade offs.
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U.S
Griffin Bell
Justice Department
Washington
Mr. Bell
Carter Administration
Portman Sees Portman Center as City Inside a City
Atlanta architect Jobo Portman envisions Peachitree Center as a new city environment where places rather than buildings define urban life. He cites the $250 million complex of towers, arcades, gardens, cafes, and a 1.10 room hotel, plus his Regency by Marriott prototype and Renaissance Center project work, to illustrate his belief in a carnival-like urban plaza that invites 24 hour citizen engagement. He argues cities must restructure to keep people connected, with hotels and offices serving as community spaces where visitors linger and interact.
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Atlanta
Jobo Portman
Peachitree Center
Portman
Peachtree Center Towers
Regency Byatt
Chicago
O’hare
San Francisco
Embarcadero
Hyatt Regency
Bay Area
Henry Ford Jr
Renaissance Center
Detroit River
Georgia Tech University
Paris
St. Peter's
Rome
Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen
New York
Rockefeller Center
Buckley Warns Against Flying Viasa Venezuelan Airline
William F Buckley critiques Viasa flights from Rio de Janeiro to Caracas in a satirical travel piece noting late takeoffs poor air conditioning and unhelpful staff A reader learns of delays chaotic service and a cabin crew that treats passengers as interruptions while the author praises some hospitality from Venezuelans but criticizes rigid crew attitudes
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Viasa
Venezuelan Air Line
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Fntel
Buenos Aires
London
Biltz
Rio
Cabin
Jefe de Cabina
Panama
Caracas
Teutonic
Hedrick Smith
Brement Case Tests Carter Mindset on Kremlin Diplomacy
The Brement case tests whether the Carter administration will follow hardline advice on Moscow or pursue detente. Brement, the No.3 American in Moscow, was expelled after the Soviet removal of a Soviet mission staffer, leaving him without duties in Washington.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
Kremlin
Department Hardy
Soviet Union
Marshall Brement
Carter-Vance State Department
Brement
Carter i
Stepanov
State Department
Meir
Ford
Russia
Carter
Andrei Sakharov
Europe
West
Minority Was Right About Young in Senate Vote
M Stanton Evans argues the minority was right as Andrew Young faced Senate confirmation as ambassador to the United Nations. He notes three negative votes amid broad approval and cites State Department repudiations of Young’s comments on Cuban troops in Angola and other foreign policy positions as evidence of diplomatic trouble and correct alarm by the dissenters.
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Washington
Andrew Young
Senate
United Nations
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
William Scott
Virginia
Ambassador Young
Young
Department of State
Dan Rather
CBS
Angola
Rather
Africa
Cyrus Vance
Vane
Angela
State Department
United States
U.S
Vietnam
Rhodesia
South Africa
Larry McDonald
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McDonald
Latin America
Asia
Califano urges HEW to push desegregation in schools
Washington HEW Secretary Joseph Califano Jr urged staff to back aggressive desegregation and equal educational opportunity. He warned that failing to act harms black children and violates the Constitution, pledging federal resolve, funding, and support to open higher education to minorities and women.
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Washington
Joseph Califano Jr
Officeal
Califano
Johnson
Hew
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