Postal Service Surges to Profit After Losses
The article notes the U S Postal Service reports a 36.3 million operating surplus in October and November after years of deficits, crediting Postmaster General Bailor for efforts to improve finances. It cautions that two good months do not fix long term fiscal challenges and warns of potential stamp increases if inflation persists.
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Odds Favor Flu Immunization Amid Policy Shift
The Victoria flu outbreak prompts Health Secretary Califano to lift the ban on swine flu vaccine for the elderly and sick. The decision weighs the risk of paralysis from vaccination against the danger of no protection, leaving individuals to choose while officials study the program’s record for lessons.
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Joseph Califano
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Hawaii governor calls constitutional amendment on residency rules
Gov. George Ariyoshi proposes selling state residency requirements for welfare, employment, and housing to curb growth. The idea directly clashes with U S constitutional guarantees of personal freedoms and faces legal obstacles. He seeks special consideration from the Immigration and Naturalization Service and broader state immigration balance measures.
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Carter Faces Early Challenges As New President
Washington observers say Jimmy Carter is treading water in his initial White House period. He moved from Georgia office to the Oval Office with limited prior experience and is balancing activist aims with caution. Critics warn Congress may seize power, while Carter emphasizes building his own authority and testing subordinates.
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Copeland Fabrics and Dan River Respond to Gas Crisis
An employee recaps January 1975 natural gas crisis causing plant closures at Copeland Fabrics and Riverside weaving plant. New teams were formed for Copeland at Surington while Dan River Inc. Prepared for a second crisis. Now Copeland and others are enclosed, Dan River operates. Employee owner thanks Dan River officials.
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Carter Acknowledges Kissinger Complex Shapes Policy
The Carter administration mirrors Kissinger in policy and speech, leading to half baked actions and chaotic outcomes. Washington debates over human rights, relations with the Soviet Union, Africa, and Rhodesia while Cyrus Vance reshapes the State Department with Kissinger veterans and a cautious near East trip.
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Carter picks Sam Brown to lead ACTION amid volunteer shift
Washington notes the delayed nomination of Sam Brown to head ACTION as security clearance hurdles and a changing view of voluntarism press a new balance. The piece contrasts past Peace Corps charisma with today's need for mature, broad-based volunteer leadership and warns against reviving militant styles.
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Sam Brown
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Voices of Freedom in Pravda Response to Carter Criticism
Pravda dismisses dissidents as fringe and Western-funded while acknowledging a Moscow Helsinki group led by Yuri Ortov. It argues the dissent movement reflects the people’s longing for freedom, despite official claims it represents nothing. The piece frames the dissidents as a symbol Kremlin fears.
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Letelier funds tied Cuba to Chilean human rights push in Congress
A 1970s network shows exiled Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier financing liberal lawmakers to counter Chile's military government. Documents allege Cuban funds financed Rep. Michael Harrington’s Mexico trip, with IPS sponsorship and hidden Castro-linked payments. The reports tie East Berlin and Havana to Letelier's campaigns, while noting no direct claim on his murder.
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Les Whitten
Socialist Party
Fidel Castro
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Mexico City
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