Carter faces cautious path as New Year dawns in presidency
A New Year analysis of Jimmy Carter’s early cabinet picks and policy posture notes a conservative, finance minded team, a cautious foreign stance, and a need to balance inflation, debt, and growth while Britain’s Left government unfurls Rightist austerity as a global caution.
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FTC probes private test prep firms over college entrance aid
The Wall Street Journal reports the FTC is scrutinizing private training programs that promise to boost college entrance test scores. Critics say the inquiry targets symptoms rather than root causes, arguing students struggle after long public schooling and that resources may be wasted on lengthy investigations.
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New Year Predictions Run: Humphrey Ford Memoir Mishap
A satirical New Year column predicts Hubert Humphrey will write memoirs as Jerry Ford dozes at a typewriter leaving IBM Selectric ink on his forehead. Betty also writes and may hit Ford’s face with her memoir notes, sparking a scandal.
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Inauguration Scene Sparks Storied Chaos and Revelations
A wildly satirical, impossible sequence blends Carter’s mock foreign accent, a plate of grits on the floor, a public appearance with Kissinger, and a claimed photo halo over Carter with Meany in the background. Ford’s hospital scare and Nixon’s odd comeback bid follow, with church door rebuff and a Pope peace plea framing a chaotic New Year tableau.
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Four New Year resolutions for Republicans in 1977
Ronald Reagan outlines four GOP resolutions for 1977: pick a winning party chair, appeal to conservatives and independents, broadcast clear Republican programs and show strong opposition to White House policies, and attract black voters and youth by example. He urges unity, outreach, and tangible reforms.
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Sick of Seventy Six and 1916 anniversaries in memory
George F. Will surveys 1976 as a year of anniversaries from the Bulgarian Horrors of 1876 to the 60th anniversary of 1916. He links war of attrition, Bolshevism, and the Somme to a era of total war, inflation, and a moral vocabulary born of Armenian suffering as he recalls family debates about eating lima beans.
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