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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1978
Page
3
The editorial argues President Carter has failed to meet promises, struggled to push ideas through Congress, and faces rising prices and unemployment. It notes his budgeting excess, Social Security concerns, and alleged ties to political allies, urging a focus on right versus politically expedient actions.
The Social Security overhaul signed by President Carter prompts swift, sharp criticism. Critics warn higher payroll deductions may shrink private pension accruals, with firms like Coopers & Lybrand and Kwasha Lipton predicting lower benefits for many workers, especially those born after 1916. Taxed maximums rise sharply in 1979 and 1980.
History note records Fidel Castro taking office as premier of Cuba on this date in 1959. It also notes the 1862 Confederate surrender at Fort Donelson in Tennessee, where about 15,000 soldiers laid down arms during the Civil War.
President Carter challenged oil giants but failed to back words with action and faced whispers of conflicts as Robert Strauss and Lynn Coleman moved energy policy. Coleman’s ties to Exxon, Mobil, Shell, Texaco and Union Oil sparked questions from Sen. Metzenbaum. Auto crackdown looms with subpoenas against GM Ford Chrysler and foreign importers. Texas boondoggle set to spend 11 million to aid oil-linked landowners including H L Hunt family amid flood-control gains.
Washington reports surprising intelligence that the Soviet SA-10 air defense system has begun actual deployment. The top secret briefing to Gen. David C. Jones notes the weapon’s speed and high acceleration, threatening cruise missiles and complicating President Carter’s strategy of replacing the B-1 bomber with missiles. Defense experts warn deployment could shift strategic balance by the early 1980s, despite hopes that 1985 missile tech will stay ahead.
Officials seek maximum state and federal aid to push the project, while an investigation begins into heavy fish kills along the Kansas River between the Eudora Bridge and Bonner Springs. Clifford Clark named new dean of KU Business School, and KU unrelated tax tag rule affects out of state students.
The Journal-World, established in 1854 with editor W C Simons, operated 1891 to 1952, published daily except Sundays from Lawrence Kansas. Subscription rates listed include $2.75 monthly or $33 yearly by car tier, $8.63 for Douglas and nearby counties, $23.61 for remaining Kansas counties and Kansas City Missouri, and $28 yearly for U S addresses. The paper was a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press.
The piece surveys the covert path to Sino American engagement from Nixon through Kissinger via Pakistan’s Yahya Khan, Chun En Lai, and Mao Zedong. It traces staged confidences, secrecy, and the actors’ fates, noting that relations remain cautious rather than rosy.
The Arizona Republic reports U S officials dispute Prime Minister Begin's claim he promised Carter Israel would halt new settlements. Dayan conflicts loom as 10 new settlements arise, nine military camps with civilians. Begin defends legality, but critics say settlements undermine peace and jeopardize U S backing. Time notes even Israeli soldiers guard Shiloh residents against hostility.
Two Baldwin area farmers Cliff Clarridge and Dolores Clarridge urge reform to county and state taxes. They argue county employees received raises while farmers face high costs and aging equipment. They propose shifting auto and farm machinery assessments to ease hardship for small farmers.
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