Carter faces test as farm bill awaits presidential sign
The farm bill faces a presidential sign off amid $6 billion in subsidies and loans costs projected for 1977. While Carter is expected to approve, critics warn the bill could strain the budget and set 1978 planting restrictions, including fallow land for wheat, with no cash payments to offset losses. The outcome hinges on an imminent decision and potential congressional override.
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Carter
Washington
Federal Treasury
Congressional Budget Committees
Secretary of Agriculture
Meany opposes two tier teen minimum wage plan
AFL CIO President George Meany testifies before Congress opposing a two tier minimum wage with a lower teen rate. He cites Brookings research showing wage rises shift hiring toward women and argues reducing teen pay could backfire while noting a potential net redistribution effect. The piece questions whether a temporary teen rate deserves serious consideration.
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Congress
Aflcio
George Meany
Meany
Brookings Institution
Brookings
Ehrlichman Humble Letter Shows Wry Peace With Post
Former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman, now at a federal prison camp in Safford, Arizona, wrote a humorous complaint to Washington Post editor Benjamin Bradlee about mail copies. He warned he might switch to the New York Times if circulation did not improve, signaling resilience despite past associations.
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Rip van Winkles
Washington Post
Nixon
Oval Office
John Ehrlichman
Richard Nixon
Ehrlichman
Safford
Ariz
Benjamin C. Bradlee
Bradlee
Post
New York Times
The
Public Mind recalls Lincolns dance era and price shifts
Stanley K. McCandless of Lincoln recalls the late 1930s to early 1940s turnpike era, dancing to Glenn Miller Welk and others at venues like Pla Mor Rustic Cabin and Meadow Brook. He notes rising prices from 25¢ to $1.50 and cites journal policy on letters.
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Jim Raglin
Glenn Miller
Lincoln
Busse, McCoy
Larry Clinton
Jurgens
Miller
Welk
Pla Mor
Rustic Cabin
Meadowbrook
Turnpike
Poor Losers In Nebraska Women’s Delegates Clash
A letter to the editor argues the Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women uses childish tactics to block delegates from going to Houston. The writer defends Nebraska women as traditional and asserts taxpayer funds support the delegates against anti-home, pro abortion critics.
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Nebraska Commission On the Status of Women
Tell
Daddy Carter
Washington
Nebraska
Houston
Delates
Editorial Note Cites The Journal Opinion
Editorial states the opinions appearing above are those of The Journal. It clarifies that the editorials reflect the paper’s stance and not official policy of any organization or governing body.
Kissinger cautiously optimistic on Western prospects through 1985
Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger shifts from pessimism to mild optimism, arguing Carter could leave a strategic edge for his successor. He envisions Western Europe overcoming Eurocommunism, China growing in power, and the Soviet Union facing a stagnant, aging leadership and economic slowdown, making containment the practical US aim in coming years.
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Henry Kissinger
Carter
United States
Europe
China
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Mao
Prague
U.S
Europe Faces Socialist Shift in Western Europe
Charles Bartlett argues that Western Europe is drifting toward socialist governance amid weakened capitalist confidence. He notes investors withdrawing, potential gains for left parties, and the rise of Eurocommunists who seek democracy within socialism while facing Soviet pressure and internal tensions as economies falter.
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Western
Europe
Salvation Army
Harold Wilson
Panies
Milovan Djilas
Proletariat
Cyrus Vance
United States
Carter aids allies while consumers pay the price
Memo by Stu Eizenstat portrays President Carter siding with shipping lobby over cargo preference. It claims economists warned against any version, while insiders Rafshoon and Caddell profited from ads and surveys. The piece accuses Carter of breaking promises to fight inflation and favors political influence over public interest.
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Congress
Carter
Jimmy
Washington
White House
Rafshoon
Caddell
Bob Strauss
Democratic National Committee
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Lincoln Journal
Journal-Star Printing Co
Neb
Great Plains
House
Senate
Brookings Institute
Stanley K. McCandless
Doonesbury
Duane
Tiponeill
Communist Party
Washington Post Company
Charles Bartlett
Britain
India
West
Portugal
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Stu Eizenstat
Jimmy Carter
Charley Shultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Mike Blumenthal
Secretary of Treasury
Dick Cooper
Eizenstat
Strauss
Gerald Rafshoon
Atlanta
Shipping Lobby
Pat Caddell
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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