Government inflation blamed for problems
AP analysis notes inflation blamed on government policy as 85 percent of business leaders say higher costs stem from actions like higher Social Security taxes and farm price supports. Economist Jack Carlson argues government actions add 1.8 percent to 1960s style inflation, with potential 6.6 percent this year. He cites minimum wage, taxes, price supports, and tighter regulations as key factors.
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John Cunniff
New York
Carter
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Gallup
Jack Carlson
Carlson
Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Bureau of the Budget
Richard Nixon
Star Bright and Small Talk on Economic Pressures
The article notes the sun’s brightness relative to the full moon and discusses public skepticism about star relations. It argues Nixon yielded to economic pressure late and predicts Carter may face a similar bind within two years as business leaders worry they can offer limited help amid ongoing economic strains.
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Earth
Nixon
Carter
Carlson
History highlights for April 12 in world events
On April 12 1978 the day lists major historical milestones including Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight in 1961, England adopting the Union Jack in 1606, Henry Clay’s 1777 birth, Astoria’s 1811 founding, Pershing’s 1916 Mexico actions, Roosevelt’s death in 1945 and Truman’s swearing in, plus 1971 China visit, 1961 space landing, and notes on Johnson, Occidental Petroleum, Zaire aid, and Charles Schultze’s birthday.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Astoria
Columbia River
John Pershing
Mexico
Pancho Villa
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
China
Lyndon Johnson
Honolulu
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Occidental Petroleum
United States
Zaire
Angola
Charles Schultze
Carter
Council of Economic Advisers
Henry David Thoreau
Schlesinger pushes nuclear push amid congressional clash
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger aims to speed nuclear plant construction and cut review times, drafting a secret order that would grant him broad power. House chair John Dingell questions legality, warning of an overreach by the Energy Department.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
James Schlesinger
Congress
Schlesinger
House Energy
John Dingell
D-Mich
General Accounting Office
GAO
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dingell
Department of Energy
Warren Buhler
Federal Commission On Paperwork
Buhler
Canada
Sweden
Britain
Germany
Federal Paperwork Commission
Citizens’ Committee
Paperwork Commission
White House
Joseph Califano
Carter
Califano
Walter Mondale
Harold Brown
United States
Brown
Defense Department
Far East
Korea
Pacific
Editorials Push Gun Control Crusade Across Politics
Bailey and Deardourff figures back gun control efforts as editors promote a Washington based group the National Council to Control Handguns aiming to recruit victims of handgun violence to influence congressional elections. Early supporters include Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Ethel Kennedy and Martin Luther King Sr. highlighting the high toll of handgun violence.
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Messrs
Bailey
Deardourff
National Council To
Congress
NCCH
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy
Martin Luther King Sr
Bradley cuts ties with firm over Saudi arms promotion
Former Knicks star Bill Bradley, pursuing the Democratic Senate nomination in New Jersey, fired Cook Ruef Spann and Weizer after learning the agency inked a 65 000 two month campaign contract to lobby for the sale of 60 F 15 warplanes to Saudi Arabia. The move aimed to avert Jewish community backlash amid President Carter’s push.
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Washington
NEA
N.Y. Knicks
Bill Bradley
Democratic Senate
New Jersey
Bradley
Saudi Arabia
Carter
Susan Thomases
Cook, Ruef, Spann
South Carolina
Cook
Cook, Ruef, Spann and Weiser
Launching Pad for Careers Through Prosecution
Washington column notes how prosecutors use their posts as stepping stones into politics. It cites Marston Thornburgh Spector Flaherty and others, compares past figures like Dewey Mondale Thompson and Bentsen’s idea to require no bid for two years after leaving office, and argues prosecutors must stay professional rather than pursue elective office.
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Washington
Nea
U.S
David W. Marston
Marston
Carter
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Richard W. Thornburgh
Pittsburgh
Keystone
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Chicago
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Bentsen
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