Fantasy of Saudi F-15s Sparks Global Crisis Dream
A speculative Senate approved deal for 60 F-15s to Saudi Arabia unfolds into a wartime fantasy. The narrative imagines a coup, Soviet arms moves, Israeli air power, and Washington racing to manage a widening crisis with the United States backing Saudi rescue via the 82nd Airborne as Begin pressures for action.
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Moscow
Prince Saud Faisal
United States
Africa
Peoples’ Republic of
Saudi Arabia
Washington
White House
Riyadh
Central Intelligence
Adm Stansfield Turner
Jimmy
Khalid
Universal service plan gains traction as saving concept
The AVF debate intensifies amid Soviet buildup and rising costs. Sen Stennis cites 58-60% of military spending on personnel while GAO notes $14 billion extra pay versus draft costs. Induction shortfalls, high recruiting costs, and civilian admin duties strain defense. Sen Nunn proposes universal service with a year of national service, backed by 62 percent in Gallup poll. The idea gains Senate support and public interest.
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AVF
Soviet Union
Africa
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
General Accounting Office
Robin L. Beard Jr
R-Tenn
House Armed Services Committee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Armed Services
Sen. Nunn
Senate
Sen. Stennis
National Council of Reserve Officers
Big spender cuts the budget in debate over taxes
George F. Will argues in a published letter that Edward Kennedy displays a provocative claim by labeling Kennedy as a big spender while outlining two Kennedy opposed proposals a tuition tax credit and allowing charitable deductions with the standard deduction Will notes deficits are high and taxes are elevated urging spending cuts He cites the Ford Carter budget debate with figures from fiscal 1975 to 1979 and suggests several potential federal cuts including Amtrak subsidies and Davis Bacon repeal to trim costs without reducing government activity
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Washington
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
United States
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
University of Virginia and
American Enterprise Institute
Ford
Carter
Rudy Penner
Office of Management and Budget
American Enterprise Institue
Yale Brozen
University of Chicago
Amtrak
Tennessee River
Mississippi
Merit selection in federal judgeships debated in Congress
President Carter proposed adding federal district court judgeships to ease backlogs. Senators fear loss of patronage while supporting merit procedures. Debate centers on whether states should use independent committees to screen candidates before White House nomination.
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Carter
Congress
House
Senate
White House
U.S
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Options
The Journal published daily in Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates and delivery options. It details pricing for home delivery by carrier and motor route, Sunday editions, and mail subscriptions within and outside the U.S.A., all payable in advance.
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News Journal, Inc., & Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
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