Canal treaty rewrite eyed as Senate fight looms
The Panama Canal treaties face possible extensive amendments as opponents push for a rewritten text. Leaders like Strom Thurmond study feasibility, while Dr. Fontaine’s Inter-American Security group backs four changes from permanent U.S. presence to a toll commission. Henry Salvatori proposes a multinational OAS-backed canal management plan as a middle ground.
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Council For Inter-American Security
Fontaine
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Georgetown University
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U.S
Panama
United States
Guantanamo
Cuba
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Canal Toll Commission
Peru
Japan
Great Britain
Nicaragua
Australia
Henry Salvatori
Oao
California
Organization of American States
OAS
Salvatori
Energy crisis stretches into 1978 in stalled US policy
The 1977 energy debate leaves Congress and the Carter administration with unresolved plans. Obama? No. The piece notes Congress’s Christmas departure without an energy package, domestic and foreign policy strain, a ballooning trade deficit, and limited presidential leverage. It highlights House support for fuel-saving and coal use, while missing a push to expand domestic oil and gas supplies.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Tip O'Neill
House
Senate
America
U.S
Middle Age Musings and a Mom Son Talk on Marriage
A mother drives her 13 year old son to school and muses on grandchildren while teasing him about marriage. The boy, Murgatroyd, responds wittily about promises like lower taxes. A scrapbook quote on middle age follows, reflecting humor about aging and desire for vitality.
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Murgatroyd
Journal and Knight Goodman’s New Year Jabber
A digest from a Middletown Ohio newspaper features reader notices on subscriptions and a humorous Year of the Horse aside. It recalls a kindergarten bathroom rule tale and cites trivial facts about fingernails blood and hair growth. The writer signs as P.D. and notes 1978 as the new year.
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Knight Goodman
P.D
Carter's Push for Credit in Middle East Moves
Washington reports show the Carter administration scrambling to shape Middle East events as Sadat and Begin advance peace talks without direct U.S. steering. Hodding Carter notes military aid was lent for a Cairo meeting but the move was largely opportunistic. The White House hypes progress while Egypt and Israel proceed, with Syrian talks yielding little fruit and U.S. credit still uncertain.
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Middle East
United States
Hodding Carter
State Department
Cairo
Vance
Syria
Assad
Egypt
Israel
Begin
Carter
Sadat
Eadets
White House
U.S
Samuel Johnson in London and the art of journalism
A review of W. Jackson Bate's new Johnson biography highlights Johnson as a master talker and essayist whose wit and discipline helped shape the early journalistic column. It contrasts his intellect with Shakespeare and notes his courage amid illness and a harsh 18th century London.
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Samuel Johnson
Shakespeare
W. Jackson Bate
Harvard
Bate
United States
Johnson
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