Editorials Getting tough on terrorists
Editorial notes a rising trend in terrorism despite setbacks in various countries. It cites actions by West Germany France Italy and Arab regions and highlights increasing attacks like kidnappings and bombings. U S lawmakers propose stronger anti-terror measures while preferring public pressure over sanctions. Public concern grows as terrorism spreads globally.
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Don Graff
Israel
United States
West Germany
Entebbe
Somalia
Djibouti
Syria
Damascus
Italy
Justice Department
Senate
State Department
Libya
Iraq
Yemen
Teens lag in government knowledge. 13 year olds shine on rights question
A National Assessment of Educational Progress survey shows American teens scoring lower overall on government and constitutional topics than six to eight years earlier. While most groups declined, 13 year olds posted a 20 point rise on a single question about constitutional rights of the accused, a boost supervisors attribute more to television crime shows than to teaching.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress
Kojak
Affluence shifts as study shows more households in top fifth
The Conference Board finds more American households qualify as affluent than 10 or 20 years ago with rising inflation-adjusted incomes among the top 20 percent. Most growth comes from multiple earners, often employed wives, and a democratization of wealth, while Blacks and other minorities remain underrepresented in the upper-income bracket.
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Kristin Goff
New York
America
Conference Board
Fabian Linden
Business Research Organization
Linden
Today in History February 7 1978 events and birthdays
Highlights span 1945 Yalta meeting among Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. 1778 Boone captured. 1812 Dickens birth. 1904 Baltimore fire. 1941 Libya port taken. 1948 Eisenhower resignation. 1964 Beatles welcome in New York. 15-year low unemployment. Northern Ireland violence. 1 year ago US curbs on Israel Ecuador fighter sales. birthdays Gay Talese and Eddie Bracken.
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Associated Press
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Yalta
Black Sea
Daniel Boone
Blue Lick
Charles Dickens
Portsmouth
England
Baltimore
Libya
Dwight Eisenhower
U.S. Army
Omar Bradley
New York
Kennedy
Britain
U.S
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
United States
Israel
Ecuador
Gay Talese
Eddie Bracken
Carter to campaign for pro Carter Democrats in Congress
President Carter plans direct political backing for Democrats who support his policy agenda in Congress. Cabinet members and aides will aid campaigns, with Mondale guiding strategy. critics warn the approach risks White House entanglement in electoral politics.
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Washington
Carter
Capitol Hill
Congress
Congressional Liaison Office
Frank Moore
Walter Mondale
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
Moore
Joshua Eilberg
D-Pa
David Marston
U.S
Philadelphia
White House
Eilberg
Mondale
Senate
William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
House
Richard Nixon
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Jody Powell
Hamilton Jordan
Pat Caddell
Jerry Rafshoon
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
United Nations
Andrew Young
Jimmy Carter
Republicans Wealth, Democrats Debt Reshape U S Politics
A 1970s financial snapshot shows the GOP with a multi million dollar budget and heavy conservative donor base while the Democrats face mounting debts and fundraising shortfalls. The piece argues party realignments since the 1960s and 1970s produced enduring centrists versus ideologues, with voters favoring moderates in general. It notes labor union influence on Democrats and the dominance of hard line conservatives in the GOP, despite the latter’s wealth and diminished electoral power.
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Washington
Nea
Barry M. Goldwater
Arizona
GOP
Democratic Party
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Goldwater
McGovern
House
Senate
Congress
Republican Party
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