Trade tensions rise as Bentsen and Strauss rail at Japan
Texas senators lash at Japanese protectionism over beef tariffs and import barriers. A confidential Joint Economic Committee memo highlights inflated grain costs and high tech tariffs while U.S. firms lose market share. The piece also notes Japanese influence operations and media perks, and ends with a federal spending example of live plants bought to sidestep year-end budget constraints.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Texas
Bentsen
Strauss
Japan
Congress
United States
Pearl Harbor
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
U.S
Congressional
Datsun
Toyota
Ministry of International Trade and Investment
CIA
William Colby
Jack Mitchell
Les Whitten
Treasury
Federal Highway Administration
Denver
States and feds clash over budgets and speed limits
Editorial notes rising friction between states and the federal government. Governors push to consolidate grants into block funding while seeking relief from red tape. Wyoming and other states threaten higher speed limits, as Brock Adams warns about highway funding cuts. Senator Hayakawa proposes repeal of 55 mph limit with expected Western support.
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Washington
NEA
Congress
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Texas
Joint Economic Committee
Gary Hart
D-Colo
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Vermont
Richard Snelling
Bentsen
Out West
Wyoming
Feds
Transportation
Brock Adams
Washington, Sen. S.I. Hayakawa, R-Calif
West
Thompson cites state interests in declining 1980 GOP bid
Gov. Jim Thompson of Illinois says he won’t seek the 1980 Republican presidential nomination arguing nationwide campaigning would be inconsistent with serving Illinois. Asked if he would decline a vice presidential offer on similar grounds, he hedged and said he did not want to discuss that subject.
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Jim Thompson
Illinois
Thompson
Church action advocated by militant Latin American priests
Leftist priests at a counter conference in Puebla urge militant church action to fight poverty and political repression in Latin America. They claim about a third of bishops back action, despite Pope John Paul II urging the church to avoid politics. The pope warns against political activism and urges applying the gospel to life.
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Kevin M. Kelleghan
Associated Press
Puebla
Mexico
Latin America
John Paul II
Xavier Gorostiaga
John Paul
Bishops’ Conference
Paul VI
Medellin
Colombia
Today in History Feb 15 1979 highlights and birthdays
Today marks the 46th day of 1979 with notable events from 1898 the Maine explosion in Havana harbor to 1977 Lillian Carter welcomed in India. Birthdays include Harold Arlen Ron Cey Earl Blaik and other items.
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Associated Press
U.S
Maine
Havana Harbor
Spain
United States
Galileo
Pisa
St. Louis
Franklin Roosevelt
Miami
Roosevelt
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Singapore
Cuba
Carter
Lillian Carter
India
U.S. Peace Corps
Virgin Islands
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Switzerland
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Harold Arlen
Ron Cey
Los Angeles Dodgers
Earl
Mexico's Oil Begins to Reshape Its Global Role
The piece notes Mexico's long export of people due to poverty and unemployment and suggests a future where large oil reserves could turn Mexico into a major producer and exporter. It cites estimates of 200 billion barrels total, with 50 billion recoverable, and highlights potential interest from Europe and Japan.
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Mexico
United States
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Europe
Japan
Mexico and US edge toward healthier ties amid oil and gas talks
The piece notes cooled relations over U S gas pricing and oil exports, Mexico's worry on dependence, and potential benefits from shared oil revenues and American expertise. It highlights President Carter's mid February visit as symbolic start of a new phase, with both nations positioned to gain from cooperation and mutual needs.
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Mexico
United States
U.S
Carter
Washington
Jose Lopez Portillo
John Paul II
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