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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1979
Page
8
The piece argues the UN has failed to live up to its postwar promise as a dispute arbiter among great powers, noting its limited role and the rising influence of specialized agencies. It weighs whether the body remains capable of addressing the Iranian crisis or if its authority is irreparably diminished.
J Peter Grace chief executive of W R Grace & Co argues in Harvard Business School address that U S policy subsidizes nonwork and consumption while taxing work and savings. He cites energy pricing, uses Kemp quote on incentives, notes U S share of world energy and potential revenue from gas tax, and warns of stagnating productivity, 6 percent unemployment, and persistent deficits.
Today marks the 340th day of 1979 with 25 remaining. Notable events include Franklin D Roosevelt’s 1941 appeal to Emperor Hirohito for peace, Abraham Lincoln beginning service in 1847, and the 13th Amendment ending slavery in 1865. Additional items note Jefferson Davis death in 1889, the Ireland Free State treaty in 1921, Eisenhower’s 1943 selection, prisoner exchange in 1953, unemployment rise in 1978, Carter’s human rights claim, and birthdays of Lynn Fontanne and Larry Bowa.
Opponents of mandatory beverage container deposits spent heavily in the 1970s to defeat measures in several states. In Washington and Ohio they funded campaigns totaling nearly $2.4 million, employing aggressive ads and scare tactics. Yet Michigan, Maine and other states show deposit laws reducing waste with broad support. AFL-CIO reversed its stance in Maine, citing no job losses.
Washington Jerusalem cables suggest Israeli leaders expect the Tehran embassy seizure to push Carter toward pro Israel policy in the Middle East. They view the crisis as a chance to consolidate settlements on the West Bank while bristling at U.S. support for oil producers and accusing Brzezinski of anti Semitism. The dispatches also accuse Israeli media of inflaming U S tensions with faulty Mecca and Islamabad claims. Oil industry PR drives profits defense, Mobil and others fund the Media Institute to sway reporters and public opinion while supporting political campaigns.
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