Carter Lays Prestige on Line in Breakthrough Middle East Visit
Editorial weighs President Carter's personal diplomacy during the Mideast trip. It argues the move aims to revive stalled Israeli Egyptian talks and raises the stakes for his presidency and 1980 reelection. It notes cautious Israeli and Egyptian signals and cautions failure could end Carter's role as regional broker.
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Carter
Camp David
Mideast
Talleyrand
John Foster Dulles
Henry Kissinger
Bismarck
Theodore Roosevelt
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Begin
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Sadat
Washington
Cairo
Jerusalem
United States
Shareholders ready to probe management questions rise
AP reports shareholders will press managers at annual meetings with queries on questionable payments political contributions governance and board diversity. The guide lists examples from Deloitte Haskins to prepare executives for tough questions from activist investors unions universities and church groups amid rising shareholder activism. An estimated 100 000 wild turkeys will be bagged this year in 29 states as hunting seasons open.
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John Cunniff
New York
Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Ing
Charlotte P. Hutchinson
Iowa Power & Light
Ronald Pomerance
Pacific Gas & Electric
Robert Hall
Southern Exposure
J.P. Stevens Co
Marvin Perry
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Bank
Today in history 1979 famous events and birthdays
On March 12 various historical milestones are noted from 1939 when Pius XII became pope to 1966 Suharto’s oath as acting president. Also listed are Truman Doctrine origins in 1947 and Begin Carter talks delayed by a terrorist attack. Birthdays include Liza Minnelli and Edward Albee. a match quiz follows with five sports figures and five sports.
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Associated Press
Pius XII
New Jersey
Charles
James
Duke of York
Albert Berry
Jefferson Barracks
Germany
Austria
NATO
U.S
Europe
Lyman Lemnitze
Harold Wilson
Britain
Menachem Begin
Carter
Liza Minnelli
Edward Albee
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tucker Debacle Trails HUD Nominee in Alleged Payoff Plot
A sworn affidavit accuses Sterling Tucker, President Carter's HUD assistant secretary, and his attorney Woodrow Boggs of promising Ross a share of future contracts to settle campaign debts. Tape recordings allegedly corroborate the offer while Tucker denies wrongdoing.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Carter
Sterling Tucker
District of Columbia
Tucker
Washington, D.C
Woodrow Boggs
Gary Cohn
Sam Fogg
Sherwood Ross
Ross
HUD
Patricia Bates Harris
White House
Boggs
Woody Boggs
Sterling
Sherwood
Colin
Cohn
FBI
William Webster
Iraq and Syria weigh merger as Arab unity theme resurfaces
The article reports Iraq and Syria openly discussing a single unified state, with talks on economic and military cooperation and visits underway, potentially altering the Mideast balance. It notes opposition from Israel and contrasts with limited, non-political unions in other Arab states, highlighting risks of a 400000-strong force on Israel's border if the merger advances.
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Mideast
Iraq
Syria
Israel
Golan Heights
Egypt
United Arab Republic
Libya
Tunisia
Jordan
Persian Gulf
Sudan
East Africa
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