Refiguring Comparisons on North Carolina Wages and Income
A discussion of North Carolina industrial wages and per capita income compares unadjusted figures with rates after adjusting for cost of living and taxes. It notes that despite a 49th wage ranking, disposable income may rival or exceed some Snowbelt states, while highlighting concerns about variable methodologies.
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Burlington Industries
Northeast
Midwest
Maine
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Carter shifts on arms talks embracing Kissinger plan
The article notes President Carter has softened his stance on U S Soviet strategic arms limitation talks. It describes his shift from opposing the Kissinger framework to viewing the earlier limits as attractive, amid leaked reports of concessions by the United States and Russia. It discusses the broader question whether any arms control is better than none and cautions reliance on leaders deciding vital national survival.
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Carter
U.s.-Soviet Union
Henry Kissinger
Gerald Ford
Vladivostok
Kissinger
Maine woods missing sounds and a voyage northward
A traveler recalls a silent night in the Maine woods near a lake and describes wildlife hush before a planned trek north. He mentions Bar Harbor, the Atlantic coast peak, and a ferry trip from St John to Digby, with weather worries and a push toward Nova Scotia.
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High Point
Atlantic Coast
Maine
Lois
Nova Scotia
St. John
New Brunswick
Bay of Fundy
Digby
Canada
The Payola Game In Defense Contracting Revealed
A confidential congressional study accuses defense contractors of spending several million dollars yearly on entertaining Pentagon procurement officers. The report links lavish gifts to potential favors, urging stronger penalties and warning of compromised contract integrity.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congressional
Defense
Northrop
Rockwell
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Joint Committee On Defense Production
Defense Department
NASA
Constitution Back On The Front Burner
A conservative column highlights three looming constitutional debates in Washington. It covers Senator Birch Bayh’s ERA extension plan, Congress's power over Canal Zone property, and DC status with options from statehood to constitutional amendment, noting political tempers and potential outcomes.
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Birch Bayh
House of Representatives
Panama Canal
District of Columbia
Indiana
Bayh
White House
Robert Lipshutz
Congress
ERA
James Allen
Alabama
United States
Canal
Senate
House
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Washington
Maryland
Justice Department
Patricia M. Wald
Lance
Conservatives stake claim to Panama Canal ownership
Washington sources report a flurry of conservative figures trading barbs over who controls the Panama Canal in the 1980 race. Ronald Reagan Jesse Helms Strom Thurmond Robert Dole Bill Simon John Connally Bill Buckley and William Buckley are cited in rival camps each asserting ownership or influence while a treaty with Panama prompts a broader fight.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Canal
Ronald Reagan
Ronnie
Jesse Helms
Jesse
United States
Panama
Canal Zone
Senate
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Strom
Reagan
Helms
Sen
Robert Dole
Kansas
Dole
State Department
Bob
Ford
William Buckley
Carter
James Buckley
William
Washington Star
Jim Buckley
Bill
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First National Bank of Chicago
Maine Woods
Bar Harbor
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
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James J. Kilpatrick
ATV
Buchwald
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