Good Salesman For Canal Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker tours the nation to explain the Panama Canal treaties amid shifting public opinion. The piece highlights his career, from Italy to Vietnam, and notes his belief that remaining questions require broader discussion to aid ratification. He emphasizes protecting U.S. interests while advancing Latin American aspirations.
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Ellsworth Bunker
Republic of Panama
Senate
Robert Byrd
Bunker
Harry Truman
Italy
India
United Nations
Organization of American States
South Vietnam
Panama Canal
U.S
Panama
Carter's Chance For Survival
Column argues for across the board tax cuts to spur investment and growth. It contrasts Carter administration policies with the Kennedy era tax cuts and endorses the Kemp Roth Tax Reduction Act as a practical path to economic revival and a potential second term. It criticizes current welfare-linked tax plans and calls for reduced taxes to boost supply and jobs.
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Democratic Party
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
William V. Roth
Delaware
Jack Kemp
New York
Kemp-Roth
Kemp
Talks In Cairo Could Alleviate Many Problems
The piece reflects on historical turning points from the New Deal era to WWII, the Holocaust, nuclear age, and space exploration, then argues cooperation in the Middle East could ease regional conflicts. It highlights Roosevelt’s leadership, Nazi aggression, the Nuremberg trials, the atomic age, and space milestones as context for current tensions and potential peace.
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Cairo
Middle East
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress
F.D.R
Roosevelt
Germany
Hitler
Western
Europe
Britain
West
America
Los Alamos
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Heaven
Earth
Ismalia
Egypt
Well Is Almost Dry A New York City Credit Dilemma
The city seeks at least 4 billion dollars in federal loans over four years as Moody's warned on prior notes and underwriters pulled back. Edward Koch will confront removing pension fund support and federal aid while facing a 50 percent city council pay raise, complicating credibility with lenders.
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New York City
Moody’s
Koch
Carter Fails To Halt Brazilian Nuclear Plan
President Carter faces Brazil over its nuclear program as Brazil pursues a West German reprocessing system to extract plutonium from spent fuel. Carter dispatches Christopher Mondale and Vance to deter reprocessing, arguing risks of weapons despite Brazil’s oil dependence and calls for petroleum substitutes.
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Carter
South America
Brazil
Mr. Carter
Heaven and Earth
Warren Christopher
Vance
Brasilia
U.S
Nuclear reactors eyed to ease oil dependence
V H Krulak reports Copley News Service notes plans to build a family of nuclear reactors starting with the first due in 1978 and seven more following. The Brazilian view argues the United States overemphasizes risk while nuclear power is vital for global energy needs and development.
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United States
Oklahoma Fans Embrace Football Shift and ERA Controversy
In Oklahoma jokes and observations mingle as fans adapt to changing sports culture and political debates. The piece notes wives catching the game lingo, ERA boycott heat in some states, and minimal impact in Gazebo and Wapanucka. It also jests about motel pools and the Orange Bowl matchup between Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Roger Staubach
Gazebo
Pumpkin Center
Wapanucka
Arkansas
Miami
Sooners
No title from a Butler quote
A Samuel Butler line on blindness contrasts physical sight with ignorance of mind. It notes a blind man reliant on a guide dog may be content, while one blind in understanding believes he sees and rejects guidance.
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Samuel Butler
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Treeswarer
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Christ
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John Chamberlain
King
Carter Administration
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Edward Koch
Dunagin
V. H. Krulak
Copley News Service
Arhapsus
S Supreme Court
Cynic
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