Carter faces Senate headwinds on energy and treaties
The editorial notes President Carter, lacking congressional experience, struggles with Senate opposition to his energy program and Panama Canal treaties. It cites poll declines, labor clashes, and questions of leadership while urging a conference-driven energy compromise balancing conservation and production.
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Supreme Court Race Rulings and the Bakke Dilemma
Nicholas von Hoffman argues the Supreme Court has a weak track on race decisions from Dred Scott to Brown and Plessy. He predicts Bakke will yield a muddled ruling, urging remand to Congress rather than a decisive court order amid lopsided public pressure.
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Prevailing Values in a Sydney Harris Column on Facts and Milestones
A compendium of historical tidbits from Sydney J. Harris notes that copyright laws, Harvard’s origins, Ben Johnson, Jenny Lind, Mozart publication, Mark Twain on a typewriter, St Anthony’s canonization, Joan of Arc, the term microbe, Herbert Hoover’s honorary degrees, and the skyscraper defined by a metal skeleton reflect shifting eras and conventions.
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Oddities in History Told by Sydney Harris
The piece reflects on how knowledge has evolved, noting milestones such as the identification of water’s composition with hydrogen named in 1783, the Benz-Daimler market entry, the long Spanish Inquisition, and the origin of alphabetic writing as a single historic leap.
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Private Plots Spark Debate Over Soviet Economic Reform
In Soviet Russia private plots on collective farms account for 3.1 percent of land yet produce about 27 percent of gross agricultural output. Editors argue for broader private initiative and a possible NEP style shift, while Brezhnev’s stance remains to ensure adequate food. The discussion notes an unusual public debate on amending the constitution to encourage private labor in handicrafts and agriculture.
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Oklahoma congressman targets NCAA bias
Rep. Ted Risenhoover calls for an investigation into NCAA actions against Oklahoma schools. He urges a factual, map backed case and proposes an educational campaign to counter perceived favoritism.
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