Killing the American Infatuation with the Gas Powered Auto
An editorial urges replacing car dominance with mass transit and electric vehicles. It cites Secretary Brock Adams predicting fuel depletion and calls for energy policy shifting ahead of President Carter's 1980 plan. The piece criticizes highway expansion and warns of a transportation catastrophe if autos remain central.
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Romania Earthquake Aid Shapes Western Response
The United States and Britain among early responders airlifted emergency medical supplies to Romania after a devastating earthquake. Romania faces a costly reconstruction, with Nicolae Ceausescu seeking Western help for rebuild and expertise, while U.S. policy on Eastern Europe and human rights looms as a potential factor in future aid decisions.
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Slowest Driver on I-85 Protest Highlights Energy Notes
A writer recounts being stopped for 35 mph on a 70 mph highway amid claims of oil shortages and biased policing. He notes trucks and buses speed by while a State Police car ignores them, questioning radar use and the law’s conservation aims.
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Carter Jackson SALT talks shape Senate path and risks
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak outline how Carter and Senator Jackson privately negotiate over SALT amid Warnke’s nomination and Senate distrust. Jackson urges caution and a balanced approach to disarmament, hoping to avert a traumatic Senate vote while shaping a bilateral path with the Soviet Union.
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Carter economics face split public mood and policy shifts
Washington notes President Carter struggles with business confidence as policy shifts create ambiguity. Charles Schultze defends core health of the economy while inflation and unrecovered growth complicate investor faith. Debates over rebates, deficits, wage rules, and Strauss as trade negotiator highlight tensions with labor and Republicans.
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Carter's foreign policy plan may clash with its aims
The writer critiques President Carter as acting like a one man goals commission. Publicly stated ends conflict with means, especially with the Soviet Union arms talks and human rights, Near East settlements with Israel and Egypt, and relations with West Germany over the Brazil nuclear deal. He warns of tests with Moscow, weakened leaders, and strain with allies as Carter pursues dramatic but conflicting goals.
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Buckley on Human Rights Talks in Geneva
In Geneva the Commission on Human Rights debates probing violations in the Soviet Union and Uganda, sparked by Allard Lowenstein. The effort stalls as sponsors withdraw, revealing Western abstentions on Israel and West German caution, plus questions about UN revival and U.S. policy under Carter.
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