Editorial urges ratification of Panama Canal treaty
In 1977 editorial stance argues against gunboat diplomacy and urges the U S Senate to ratify the Panama Canal treaty. It notes 13 years of talks, the need for U S defense rights, and transfer of about 70 percent of Canal Zone to Panama while preserving operation areas. It cautions against unilateral sovereignty and calls Carter to pursue a rational, neighborly approach in Latin America.
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Panama
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Canal
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Latin America
Senate
A Tastier State Fair Returns With Community Food Booths
California State Fair opens with a return to homey flavors after ending Ancorp contract. Nonprofit groups and local restaurateurs will run stands offering chitlins soft rolled tacos and egg rolls on a stick at fair prices. Church groups Salvation Army Aquarian Effort and American River College Patrons join in alongside local vendors for a fuller, community driven food program.
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Church
Civic
Baron Reed
Cal Expo
del Paso Boulevard
Methodist
Salvation Army
Aquarian Effort
American River College
California legislature restores death penalty after veto override
The People's Will backs the Legislature as it overrides Gov. Brown and restores capital punishment for treason and 15 murder categories including police officer killings, multiple homicide, and murder during rape or robbery. The move aims to deter serious crime amid rising violence.
At Large By Ellen Goodman on Welfare Reform
Boston columnist Ellen Goodman analyzes the Carter welfare reform proposal titled A Program for Better Jobs and Income. She argues the plan assigns aid by whether recipients can help themselves, rewarding self-reliance while addressing the disabled and the unemployable with dignity and incentives.
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Ellen Goodman
Boston
Carter
It's A Matter Of Bootstraps Fair Accounting
The piece argues that welfare policy must distinguish between those who can help themselves and those who cannot. It cites Carter era triage logic, defines groups by age and health, and warns that some cannot or will not lift themselves. It condemns political ease and urges self-help standards.
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Boston Globe
Carter human rights policy under scrutiny in 1977
The piece criticizes the Carter administration for inconsistent human rights stances toward Argentina Uruguay Chile and Cuba China and Taiwan. It cites blocked pistol exports to Latin police, dissident treatment in Cuba, and lack of U S response on China while a survey questions broad public support for suspending rights.
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White House
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Carter
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Uruguay
Chile
FHE
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George McGovern
U.S
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Castro
Oval Office
Jae Vance
Peking
China
Republic of China
Taiwan
Institute of American Relations
Opinion Research Corporation
Princeton
Hing Features
Letters critique Washington on auto policy and air bag delays
A reader from Sacramento denounces federal officials and Congress for yielding to auto industry pressure over clean air standards and delayed air bag requirements. The letter predicts continued lobbying by GM and Ford and urges lawmakers to resist industry sob stories as 1980 and 1982 benchmarks approach.
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Congress
Ford
California
Hes Air
Federal Agency ‘In Charge of
Washington, D.C
David Kalb
Ceres to Expand City Hall for Justice Court
Ceres City Council approves building extra offices in the new city hall to house the justice court. Tuolumne Chamber targets a county map project while Modesto Irrigation District nears full capacity. Stanislaus Hospital bids out nurses quarters and superintendent home for 22487 dollars to a Stockton firm. Harvest Rail draws youths from to and Westport to Ripon. Southern Pacific cuts fan trip to San Joaquin County Fair with 1.20 round trip rate for Stockton horse race fans.
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