Washington Firm Action On Somoza By Carter Critics
The article argues President Carter should take decisive steps to pressure Somoza in Nicaragua to prevent a Sandinista takeover. It discusses internal opposition, the risk of civil war, and potential U.S. moves such as withdrawing military aid, recalling the ambassador, and tightening economic sanctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Angle
Robert Walters
Washington
Somoza
Nicaragua
Carter
White House
United States
Anastasio Somoza
Broad Oppostion Front
Sendinists Liberaton Front
Con
Sendinnnistas Uel
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
International Monetary Fund
Israel
United States Army
National Guard
The Pecking Order in Civil Defense Evacuation
Art Buchwald jokes about Carter era civil defense plans assigning evacuation priority numbers for Washington insiders. The piece lampoons H-14 to H-3 designations, preps for mass mail rationing, and limited underground shelter access, ending with a satirical take on Evacuation Day sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
Carter
U.S
Maryland
Mulligan
Postal Service
Civil Defense Evacuation Appeals Board
HEW
Joe Califano
Ozone Debate Grows Over Human Role in Change
Donald Heath of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center cites satellite data showing ozone deterioration is about half of prior predictions. He notes natural atmospheric variation persists even without human activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Heath
Goddard Space Flight Center
Earth
Carter’s anti inflation plan under heavy criticism
Washington column argues President Carter’s anti inflation drive is failing due to perceived sabotage and policy missteps. It cites government spending deficits, high interest rates, rising fuel prices, voluntary belt tightening, and weak wage support as factors harming ordinary Americans while warning of potential $10 billion wage insurance costs per one point rise in inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulligan
Simpson
Jerry Rafshoon
Rafshoon
White House
Congress
Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Indiana
R. H. Ray
Lucilla R. Donnelly
Sally R. Naylon
Elizabeth R. Sweene
Joan Ray Reece
Joseph L. Donnelly
Russell M. Hickey
Associated Press
AP News
Armstrong
Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Pentagon
NATO
Federal Reserve Board
Camp David
Carter
OFCCP to Probe ABC and Coal Fields for Equal Hiring
Labor Department’s OFCCP, led by Weldon Rougeau, targets ABC broadcasting and coal mines to enforce broad equal employment goals. The agency may revoke licenses for noncompliance and seeks 20 percent female hires in coal operations, with training and promotion commitments across industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
New York
American Broadcasting Company
Barbara Walters
Labor Department
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OFCCP
Chase Manhattan
Weldon Rougeau
ABC
Rougeau
New Orleans
Barbara
FCC
Broadcasting Corporation
Appalachia
Oak Ridge
Coal Employment Project
CEP
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
U.S
Jesse Calhoun Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn
Hai Hong cargo ship highlights a human refugee problem
The Hai Hong, an aged Singapore Panamanian freighter, carries about 2500 ethnic Chinese from Vietnam seeking departure for profit. Nations debate whether they are refugees or emigrants while governments weigh rights, resettlement, and humanitarian response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Graff
Singapore
Thailand
Malayasia
Indochina
Vietnam
United Nations
Hanoi
Peking
Hong Kong
Hai Hong
U.S
Malaysia
Indonesia
Arriv
Nazi Germany
France
United States
Australia
Bolivia’s dual capitals Sucre and La Paz described
The article notes Sucre as the official capital and La Paz as the location for government offices, highlighting Bolivia’s two-capital arrangement. It mentions beavers with strong orange teeth used to fell a willow, and a claim about the U.S. Capitol housing a nondenomination meditation and prayer room off the rotunda.
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Bolivia
Sucre
la Paz
U.S. Capitol
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Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Indiana Evening Gazette
Water St
Jack Anderson
Gerald Ford
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Etta
HuLme
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