Carter attacks economy with new leadership call
The survey mirrors a debate over Jimmy Carter's economic remedies amid a modest August price index dip. It lauds Ford for stabilizing the 1974 slowdown and argues that Carter's plan would increase public spending, deepen debt, and fail to provide real leadership or ideas. The piece cites fiscal 1975 figures: spending at 356.3 billion and revenue at 517 billion, totaling an 89.3 billion gap. It warns that one third of U.S. production went to government services and urges restraint on expansion.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ford
Bureau of the Census
Buffalo Evening News
United States
Nobel prizes highlight achievement and struggle in education
Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist, founded dynamite and a Nobel legacy carried by the Swedish Academy of Sciences. This year four American scientists and Saul Bellow won, underscoring American excellence while drawing attention to widespread literacy and math gaps in society and the need to shorten the educational divide.
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Alfred Nobel
Swedish Academy of Sciences
Saul Bellow
Bacteria tweak could lift soybean yields up to ten percent
Oregon State researchers find that altering root bacteria in soybeans may boost yields by as much as 10 percent. Bacteria in roots fertilize plants by extracting nitrogen from air and fixing it into nourishing compounds. If confirmed, this could mark a rare major advance for a major world food crop. Dr. Peter Jennings of the Rockefeller Foundation calls it highly significant and hints at a breakthrough for soybeans that could aid a hungry world.
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Oregon State University
Peter Jennings
Rockefeller Foundation
Public Morality Debate Spills From Watergate Era
A column cites a 1976 letter from Rep Richard Ichord to an aviation executive, urging assistance in reclassifying an industry and praising a staff ride to Missouri. It argues for universal moral standards for officials, presses ethics scrutiny on both parties, and criticizes selective justice while urging accountability.
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Laseless
Richard H.ichard
House Internal Security Committee
Skywionine
Missouri
Civil Aeronautics Board
Penny
Washington
Jehord
Aviation Executive
Federal Aviation Administration
Phillip Burton
California
Om Fils Pasoll
Saenigur
Burton Purvig
Ichord
Barnly League
Rep
Elizabeth Re Heys
Lrvine
Eleetes
Venezuela Seeks Action On Sovereignty Debate
Venezuela President Carlos Andres Perez pushes national sovereignty amid Latin American concerns about U S influence. The piece contrasts historic liberation from Spain with current U S relations, underscoring sovereignty as a central regional issue.
New Senate Faces Major Overhaul and Leadership Changes
Holmes Alexander outlines a forthcoming Senate transition to new floor leaders and a reorganized committee system. Byrd is likely to remain Majority Leader, while Griffins may replace Scott as GOP minority chief amid ideological splits. The piece traces historical restructurings and notes Adams Stevenson’s study group backing changes, with broader Latin American policy context featuring President Perez of Venezuela and Castro.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Mansfield
6Th
Robert Bird
West Virginia
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Byrd
Iitcome
Flaudt
Humphrey
Hugry Scott
Bob Griffins
Michigan
Griffin
Difford Case
New Jersey
Jacob Javits
New York
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Senate Budget Committee
Sen
Adlai. Stevenson
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Artoss
200 Mile Sea Limit Means More Coast Guard Patrols
United States to enforce a 200 mile fisheries zone starting March 1977 due to lack of a UN Law of the Sea treaty. Coast Guard to supervise permits, designate catch limits, and expand to over two million square miles with more cutters, aircraft, and funds. Historical note traces Revenue Marine roots to Hamilton era and the Coast Guard’s evolution from a small force to a global patrol role.
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CS. Coast Guard
U.N. Law of the Sea
New York
Maine
United States
Coast Guard
National Geographic Society
Congress
Aow
Coast Guards
Revenue Marine
Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Continental Navy
Gulf of Mexico
Benda
Revenue Service
International For Patrol
Economy as Voting Issue Cited by Carter and Mondale
The piece argues that while voters fear the economy, objective data show growth with rising profits and industrial output. It notes unemployment figures and teen job market dynamics, criticizing campaign myths about a Great Depression and highlighting the political use of economic fear by Carter, Mondale, and opponents.
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Carter
Mondale
Galentia
U.S
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