Editorials Help for Carter in Mississippi Voters Clash
An obscure bill moving in Congress may aid President Carter by easing fallout from the Pearl River flood disaster in Mississippi. Voters fault his 1978 veto of SBA loan relief. now a 3 percent rate on the first 55000 of disaster loans retroactive to 1978 could shape early precinct caucuses and the general election.
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Dollar gains trim US debt to foreign banks
The stronger dollar lets the Treasury and Federal Reserve repay over $6 billion in key currencies and accumulate a $6.29 billion surplus in marks yen and Swiss francs. It marks the first time in about a decade the United States is debt free under swap arrangements, signaling mixed prospects for the dollar defense program.
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Social Security set for tough future amid upcoming changes
AP Business Analyst Haeworth Robertson warns of a lean decade ahead for Social Security. He predicts a 1981 tax increase may be rolled back for political gain, risking longer term deficits as cohorts born after World War II reach retirement. He argues for honest reform and later retirement ages to sustain funding.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Haeworth Robertson
Congress
Robertson
Social Security
William M. Mercer Inc
Bentsen vows continued ties with Texas energy line
U S Senator Lloyd Bentsen D Texas pledged that ties between the Texas congressional delegation and Gov Bill Clements will stay open despite criticisms of energy policy The two men clashed over promoting Texas energy production at a news conference as Clements urged officials to push the Texas position nationally and warned lawmakers to stop whispering and start yelling.
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U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
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Bentsen
Clements
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Sedco Inc
Africa's tyrants in focus amid Africa Union double standard
Speculation swirls over Idi Amin's fate and Bokassa's brutal rule as Western powers and regional bodies debate whom to recognize. The OAU advocates noninterference with Uganda and the Central African Empire while pushing against Rhodesia’s transition, drawing charges of hypocrisy.
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Romanov Rise in Soviet Power Cited by CIA Report
CIA experts assess Grigory Romanov a potential Brezhnev successor amid Kremlin politics and Leningrad ties. The report notes his youth, conservative ideology, and cautious economic reform stance as factors in future leadership dynamics. Also covered are FTC actions on Formica trademark status and Koning Inc land claims tied to phantom villages.
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Thomas Luken
D-Ohio
Ed Weinberg
Koning Inc
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Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
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