Educators oppose Califano quota stance in letter to Carter
Forty four prominent educators from universities nationwide denounce Health Secretary Joseph Califano Jr. for endorsing quotas to address past discrimination. They argue the move usurps rights and could justify future discrimination, urging limited federal role and reliance on competition and motivation to cultivate leadership and excellence.
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Carter
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano Jr
New York Times
Califano
Bruno Bettelheim
Institute For Advanced Studies In Behavioral Sciences
Sidney Hook
Hoover Institute
Stanford University
Nathan Glazer
Harvard
School of Education
Eugene Rostow
Yale Law School
Carter Auction To Sell Presidential Yacht Sequoia
The presidential yacht Sequoia will be auctioned as President Carter limits waste. White House figures claim $800,000 savings by dropping a cabin cruiser, a move echoing Hayes 1877 1881 era. Carter, a former naval officer, and critics debate tradition versus cost.
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Carter
White House
Rutherford B. Hayes
Confidence And Identity In A Self Reflective Era
A reflective essay contrasts self knowledge with public image and fame. It cites Al Capone E Howard Hunt Freddie Prinze Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson to argue doubt harms more than pride and urges practical competence over quest for self discovery. It recalls family work ethic shaping true identity.
Russians May Have Concrete Reason Behind Brezhnev Talks
The piece argues Brezhnev may be testing Carter, cites Kennedy Khrushchev era parallels, and recalls the 1969 Korean air incident. It discusses strategies from rhetoric to advancing cruise missiles and the B 1 bomber, noting Congress and arms race concerns. It advocates using economic pressure against the Soviet Union as a non bellicose response.
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Brezhnev
Cyrus Vance
Carter
Vienna
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Berlin Wall
Straits of Korea
Nixon
Kremlin
Congress
Moscow
Omaha
Nebraska
Gromyko
Russia fears possible Soviet action near Berlin
William Buckley Jr. argues for hard economic pressure on the Soviet Union to counter Marxist agriculture, urging less patience than President Carter. Lord Chalfont notes East German frontier guards are heavily armed, suggesting potential defense or aggression, questioning why the Berlin Wall sector lacks a concrete wall and why a water obstacle exists.
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Carter
Soviet Union
Lord Chalfont
Berlin
Glienicke
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
OSU Seeks Overnight Stay Question From Coach Prospect
OSU may be the only university asking a basketball coach prospect if plans include staying in town overnight. The piece recalls Jack Hartman’s three jobs in two days between OSU and Kansas State. It notes many potential governors rarely file, yet all politicians have equal dreaming rights. It observes officials promote beyond competence.
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OSU
Jack Hartman
Kansas State
Kstate
Meanys AFL-CIO Loses Clout In Washington
A Washington clash over common situs legislation shows AFL-CIO power fading in the capital. TOM DONAHUE predicts a broad campaign to label conservatives as anti civil rights, while Democrats and liberals backed by labor defeated the measure.
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Tom Donahue
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Reed Larson
Phil Crane
American Conservative Union
Alan Ryskind
Capitol Hill
Human Events
Bal Harbour
Fla
Congress
Meany
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Leonard Woodcock
Auto Workers
Carter
House
Burns Roper
New York City
Faint Fanfare and Childish Pride Highlight Local Odds and Ends
A collage notes small town scenes including Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago offering book matches that say Thank You Call Again and a boy guiding a neighbor’s child through a house while proudly announcing a chemistry set in a rural setting.
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Farmer’s Digest
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Jim Bishop
King Features Syndicate
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