Carter faces decision on Laos aid amid drought and policy clash
President Carter weighs an emergency economic package for Laos after a severe drought, backed by the United Nations and a coalition of private groups, while critics urge human rights aligned limits. Laos suffers postwar dislocation and inflation with rice output plunging over 57 percent. a UN study estimates needs of about 387,500 tons of food.
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Martha Angle
Robert Walters
Washington
Carter
Indochina
Vietnam
Lnited Nations
Laos
Congress
Asia
Latin America
House of Representatives
World Bank
Cambodia
Uganda
House
Senate
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Washington lawmakers press Laos famine aid effort
In a bid to avert famine for 3 million Laotians, Sen Hubert Humphrey led a group of 17 senators in December and January urging President Carter to provide humanitarian assistance. A broad coalition including the American Friends Service Committee and several church and farm groups backed the appeal, while the State Department warned aid to Vietnam was not forthcoming. The Laotian proposal awaits White House review as March deadlines loom and the Pathet Lao-regime threat worsens potential famine impact on destitute farmers and workers.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Carter
American Friends Service Committee
Church World Service
League of Women Voters
National Council of Churches of Christ
National Council of Jewish Women
United Church of Christ
U.S. Catholic Conference
Rice Millers Association
National Association of Wheat Growers
National Farmers Organization
National Farmers Union
Vietnam
State Department
Laguna
White House
Pathet Lao
United States
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Cosmos 954 Disaster Prompts Soviet Inquiry Hearings
In a satirical Washington column, Art Buchwald mocks Soviet probes into Cosmos 954, detailing a hearing where Comrade Mickelov gives flawed scientific examples about the failed satellite. The exchange highlights bureaucratic absurdity and Cold War skepticism with sharp wit.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Indiana Evening Gazette Publisher and rates notice
The Indiana Evening Gazette lists publication details for 1870 and announces subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery. Rates vary by region, with daily publication except Sundays and legal holidays. The page includes editor names and Associated Press affiliation.
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Sions
Indiana
Carter to Aid Friendly Democrats in Election Campaigns
President Carter plans to use his clout to back Democrats who align with him on key issues, with the congressional liaison office coordinating boasts of political support. Mondale and Cabinet figures like Califano face requests for political help, while critics cite inexperience and past campaign speeches as lingering tensions on Capitol Hill.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Carter
Capitolin
Alles
Congress
Congressional Liaison Office
Frank Moore
Walter Mondale
Joseph Califano
Capitol Hill
Joshua Eilberg
D-Pa
Mondale
Senate
William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Jody Powell
Hamilton Jordan
Pat Caddell
Jerry Rafshoo
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
United Nations
Andrew Young
Jimmy Carter
Carter Views on Public Spending Stir Lunch Debate
Commentary traces a parallel from Vic Donahey known as Honest Vic to President Carter's proposed Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 1978. It analyzes how expense account deductions affect restaurants and workers, noting the 8 percent of lunches that include alcohol and the typical tab. The piece argues the policy could still shape business travel and dining across the nation.
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Don Graff
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Vic
U.S. Senate
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Congress
Toto
U.S
National Restaurant Association
Assi
Labor Says No to Strike Says Carter Crises Likely
Washington political observer Victor Riesel notes President Carter will face major labor-showdown tests this summer. He cites the West Coast longshoremen contract with Pacific shippers expiring July 1 and a 600000 postal workers pact due July 20, with unions threatening strikes. The piece contrasts past presidents Intervening in labor disputes with Carter's nonintervention stance.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Cald
Mr. Carter
Jack Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Johnson
Steel Union
Joe Malony
White House
Abe Abel
Lyndon
Nixon
National Guard
U.S
Dick Nixon
Peking
China
Carter
West Coast International Longshoremen and Warehousemen Union
Pacific Shippers
Jim Herman
Alaska
Hawaii
Valdez
U.S. Postal Service
Post Office
Summer of discontent in U S unions over rail and air
Berry’s World notes looming fights over wage demands and layoffs in postal rail and airline sectors. Prominent leaders Bill Winpisinger and Fred Kroll push higher pay, rule changes, and potential national strikes. Carter aides forecast limited intervention, risking a hot summer for commuters, commerce, and transport.
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Flans
Canada
Bill Winpisinger
Fred Kroll
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
Winpisinger
Labo
Carter
Congress
Labor and Management
White House
Hundreds of Organs Built For Silent Film Accompaniment
The article notes that hundreds of large organs from decades past could imitate full bands and create sounds such as trolley bells horses birds surf and train whistles. It also states America s first atomic powered cruiser the Long Beach launched July 14 1959 in Quincy Massachusetts was 72 feet long with a 73 foot beam and 18 000 tons when fully loaded.
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Mickelov
Long Beach
America
Quincy
Mass
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