Editorials Survival Days
An editorial argues Congress has passed only one handgun law, the Gun Control Act of 1968 or 1988 confusion. It urges voluntary surrender days in major cities, notes support from Carter and Bell, and mentions strong gun lobby opposition. It emphasizes handguns as defensive and dangerous in homes and critiques overreach of gun control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy Vaters
National Coalition To
Atlanta
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, ‘Tobacco and Firearms
Carter
Griffin B. Bell
Senate
National Rifle Association
Gun Owners of America Campaign Committee
World Trade Week spotlighting five Southern California counties
Five southern California counties if separate nation would rank seventh in world GDP. World Trade Week runs May 22 to 28 with Long Beach and Los Angeles ports as trade hubs. In 1976 these ports moved over 63 million tons worth about 16.6 billion dollars. The Port of Long Beach handled 31.4 million tons valued at 7.3 billion. Activities include an International Folk Festival and harbor cruises Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. President Carter cited world interdependence and trade as forces for friendship and peace.
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California
Los Angeles
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
Ventura
Long Beach
West
Carter
Begin's hardline path to a secure peace in Israel
Analysis of Menahem Begin's rise to prime minister, his hardline stance on security and territory, and how Israel's 1970s political shift could impact Middle East peace efforts. The piece portrays Begin as a determined leader who may pursue broad coalition building while resisting territorial concessions, with U.S. and regional reactions noted.
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Washington
Jerusalem
King David Hotel
Menahem Begin
Likud
King David
Begin
Israel
Labor Party
Peres
Middle East
U.S
United States
Jordan River
West Bank
Judea
State Department
Mideast
Carter
Ben-Gurion
Mekir el Klr
Wall
Golan Heights
Maich
de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Nixon
China
Small dams for hydropower by John B. Oakes
A New York Times Service piece discusses President Carter's energy plan urging the Corps of Engineers to study small scale hydro potential at existing dams. It argues small dams could add significant power with minimal environmental impact, and calls for federal backing through loans, tax credits, and demonstration plants while noting vested interests may resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White House
Carter
Corps of Engineers
Congress
Dickey-Lincoln
Maine
New England
Middle West
Ronald A. Carso
Federal Power Commission
Sma
United States
Richard L. Ottinger
Albany
Boston
Development and Resources Corporation
David BE
Lilienthal
TVA
Whipsaw on Carter economic plans chills business nerves
Washington reacts as President Carter proposes $30 billion in new Social Security taxes on employers after analyst Pierre Rinfret signaled bullish bets. Energy policy, Fed rate hikes, and tax moves unsettle investors, undermining early hopes for a recovery and signaling a weak, incoherent economic strategy.
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Washington
Pierre Rinfret
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Rintret
Federal Reserve Board
Independent Press Telegram headline not provided
Daniel H. Riddler serves as editor and publisher for the Independent Press Telegram. The note identifies him as the paper’s key editorial proprietor and top executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Press- Telegram
Daniel H. Riddler
Miles L. Sines
Cdntor
Don Oht
David Levinson
Hert Resnik
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Irgun
David Ben-Gurion
William Safire
John B. Oakes
New York Times Service
Shike
Fed
Coud
Robert
Inside Report
J Rowland SkEvany
Samuel C. Cameron
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