Carter faces test of economy versus politics in upcoming months
AP analysis notes President Carter must choose between sound economic policy and political expediency as a recession looms. Economists praise his commitment to fighting inflation, while critics question whether he can endure political heat. Timing could shape re election prospects.
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John Cunniff
New York
Jimmy Carter
Carter
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
This Day In History June 20 1979 Highlight
The item reviews events on this date across history including the 1789 French Revolution Third Estate demand for a new constitution the 1632 Maryland colony grant the 1837 start of Victoria’s reign the 1863 West Virginia statehood the 1867 Alaska purchase the 1898 Guam seizure in the Spanish American War and the 1973 Peron return. It notes birthdays for Lillian Hellman and Chet Atkins and cites Bryant’s Thought for Today.
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Associated Press
France
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
England
Victoria
William IV
West Virginia
Union
Andrew Johnson
Alaska
Russia
United States
Guam
Juan Peron
Argentina
Georges Pompidou
National Assembly
Jacques Chaban Delmas
Caracas
Venezuela
Tito
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Lillian Hellman
Chet Aikings
William Cullen Bryant
Texas Democrat Stands Against Somoza Policy
Editorial notes Rep. Charles Wilson of East Texas blocked White House and State Department efforts to disavow Nicaragua's Somoza regime. Wilson pressured Panama Canal treaty funding and used his foreign operations panel perch to threaten legislation, labeling officials as "adolesc ent anarchists" and keeping aid hostage to pro Somoza demands. Other lawmakers like Rep. John Murphy defended Somoza, but Wilson's lone push proved decisive.
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Washington
NEA
Congress
White House
State Department
Nicaragua
United States
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
Charles Wilson
Texas
Wilson
House
Appropriations Committee
John M. Murphy
D-N.y
Inflation Forces Diet Cuts and Delayed Dental Care
A national General Mills sponsored survey of 1,250 families shows inflation driving dietary reductions with 19 percent lowering daily diet quality and 8 percent reducing fresh fruit and vegetables. Dental work delays affected 16 percent, while 11 percent postponed routine checkups.
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General Mills
ADL report finds many law schools violating Bakke ruling
The Anti-Defamation League reports that about 20 percent of U S law schools in a 128 school sample appear to fail in fully adhering to the 1978 Supreme Court ruling banning racial quota based admissions The study cites 23 schools as partially implementing the decision and recalls the Allan Bakke case at UC Davis Medical School as the benchmark.
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New York
U.S
Supreme Court
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B'rith
Allan Bakke
High Court
University of California Medical School
Davis
MX Mobile Missile Plan Moves Ahead Despite Risks
The administration endorses building the MX mobile intercontinental ballistic missile to replace fixed Minuteman sites. The system would span four Western states at a cost of about 30 billion dollars and aim to mitigate Soviet pre emptive strike vulnerability. The plan highlights a shift to mobile launchers and a new era of nuclear weaponry.
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Soviet Union
Carter
MX debate shadows SALT II and Brezhnev signing
Commentary argues SALT II risks Soviet superiority and that the MX decision fuels an arms race. Critics say Minuteman III mobile deployment could save costs and speed, while expansion of submarine missiles offers a rapid alternative. Public reaction may hinge on political leanings rather than technical facts.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Vienna
U.S. Senate
U.S
Senate
Kissinger and Rockefellers Linked to Shah Iran Puzzle
Washington column reports secret cables from the shah's ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi list Kissinger advising the shah after leaving government and urge reimprisonment of dissidents. It cites Rockefeller ties, oil wealth routed via Chase Manhattan, and Kissinger and Rockefeller helping the shah seek refuge in Nassau and Mexico while denying involvement.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Iran
Ardeshir Zahedi
Kissinger
Carter
Rockefeller Brothers
Nelson
David
Shah
Chase Manhattan Bank
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Rockefellers
Saudi Arabia
Nixon
United States
Chase Manahattan Bank
New York City
Paris
Geneva
Zahedi
Nelson Rockefeller
West
Japan
Kissingers
David Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Nassau
Lopez Portillo
Mexico
Robert Armao
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