Editorials critique Carter clumsiness on Capitol Hill
Washington observers note President Carter and aides struggle to win GOP support. A liberal Republican senator, who backs Carter on Panama Canal treaties and labor reform, becomes the center of mishandled outreach. White House calls and miscommunications reveal stubborn gaps in White House diplomacy.
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Washington
Nea
Carter
White House
Capitol Hill
Congress
Senate
Sam Nunn
Georgia
French wine spill kills thousands of river fish
A Dijon wire report says nine thousand gallons of fine burgundy dumped into sewers near Nuits Saint Georges reached the Meuzin River, causing mass fish deaths. Ecologists call it an ecological mishap while noting gastronomy warns red wine with fish.
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Dijon
France
Meuzin
Nuits Saints Georges
Administration fails to gain labor support in inflation fight
The Carter Administration struggles to enlist organized labor against inflation as unions resist wage concessions. Bosworth warns of ongoing negotiations with Teamsters, UAW, and USW while pay deals already secured show large first-year gains. Labor cites CPI climbs near 10 percent and seeks restraint amid rising costs.
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Stephen M. Brown
New York
Carter
White House
West
Philadelphia
Western Pulp and Paper
Federal
Barry Bosworth
Council On Wage and Price Stability
House Budget Committee
Teamsters
United Auto Workers
United Steelworkers
Bosworth
House
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
Today in History July 18 highlights and birthdays
On this date in 64 A D the Great Fire of Rome began, Nero's legend. In 1776 New Jersey declared independence, 1792 John Paul Jones died in Paris, 1914 US Army aviation section formed, six planes. 1969 Ted Kennedy’s car accident on Chappaquiddick island. Mary Jo Kopechne died. 1972 Soviet advisers withdrawn from Egypt, 1969 Eisenhower backing Nixon, 5 years ago Pentagon ended US minesweeping. Today’s birthdays include John Glenn and Red Skelton.
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Associated Press
Rome
Nero
New Jersey
John Paul Jones
Paris
U.S. Army
Signal Corps
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Chappaquiddick Island
Mary Jo Kopechne
Egypt
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Pentagon
U.S
North Vietnamese
Menachem Begin
Israel
Washington
John Glenn
Ohio
Red Skelton
Upsets Rewrite Political Map As Incumbents Falter
An NEA overview of the 1978 primaries shows incumbents and party stalwarts losing. North Carolina’s Hodges lose runoff after first place. Texas Governor Briscoe loses to Hill. New Jersey’s Case falls to Bell. Oregon’s McCall is defeated by Atiyeh. Mississippi’s Finch loses runoff to Dantin. South Carolina’s Harvey loses runoff to Riley. The piece notes broad regional change and limits of polling and establishment backing.
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Washington
NEA
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges Jr
Hodges
John Ingram
Ingram
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
John Hill
Hill
New Jersey
Clifford P. Case
Senate
Case
Jeffrey Bell
Bell
Oregon
Tom McCall
Victor Atiyeh
McCall
Mississippi
Cliff Finch
State House
Finch
Maurice Dantin
South Carolina
W. Brantley Harvey
Harvey
Richard W. Riley
Briscoe
Poison labels and ITT growth reshape public risk views
A Washington column outlines dangerous warning labels on poisons and failed government labeling standards that endanger children, citing a Missouri poison incident and a Waxman memo. It then examines ITT expansion via acquisitions, job cuts in Galion, and Senate antitrust scrutiny led by Edward Kennedy. The piece also notes Turkish press reaction to a U S ambassador’s remarks and ARCO's mailgram lobbying against Alaska parks plan.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Missouri
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
Consumers Union
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
ITT
North Electric Company
Galion
Ohio
Justice Department
Justice
Michael Kranish
Capitol Hill
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Antitrust
Ankara
U.S. Information Agency
U.S
Ronald Spiers
Bulent Ecevit
USIR
Cumhuriyet
State Department
Carter
Lercuman
Ecevit
Mailgram
Atlantic Richfield
ARCO
Western Union
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