Carter Faces Strain as Crisis Tests Presidency
President Carter shows wear as probes into Budget Director Bert Lance and mounting canal treaty battles collide with broader diplomacy. He braces for a nationwide address, seeks cross party backing, and weighs Middle East peace talks amid rising White House skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Thomas
United Press International
Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Jody Powell
Lance
White House
Gerad R. Ford
Henry Kissinger
Afl-Cio
George Meany
U.S
Mississippi
Panama Canal
United States
United Nations General Assembly
Lighter Side on Rural Post Offices and Pigeons
A humor column jokes about the Postal Service closing rural offices and England considering pigeons for mail. It riffs on community identity and proposes a statue of Postmaster General Benjamin Bailor for towns to honor their pigeons after post office closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West
United Press International
Washington
U.S. Postal Service
England
Mt. Molehill
Neb
Clods
N.M
Posal Service
Benjamin Bailor
Bailar
Slowdown in smoking seen by United Press International
Atlanta report quotes Dr. Daniel Horn of the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health predicting federal limits on tar and nicotine content, gradual reductions, and a continuing decline in smoking rates by 1985 despite growth in the adult population. He notes shifts in tobacco use, new products, and industry diversification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Charles S. Taylor
Atlanta
Daniel Horn
National Clearinghouse For Smoking and Health
Horn
Finland
The
National Center For Disease Control
Congress
National Clearinghouse
Hom
Harn
Royal Navy Hong Kong Fleet Reduced and Costly to Maintain
Hong Kong hosts the last British overseas squadron, five aging minesweepers converted for patrol. The fleet guards Hong Kong waters and aids the local government while Britain shifts defense costs upward for the colony amid reduced naval presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Paul Loong
United Press International
Britain
High Seas
South China
China
Canton
Sad
T.J.K. Sloan
Wasperton
Sloan
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Paul Astle
Marcos signals gradual easing of martial law in Philippines
President Ferdinand Marcos proposes local elections for public officials within a year and an inquiry into nationwide elections, while maintaining a five year grip on power. Lifting curfew and travel bans are debated. amnesty for subversion prisoners remains unclear as authorities assess eligibility.
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Carter
Middle East
State Department
Vicotr Laniauskas
United Press International
Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippin
India
Indira Gandhi
Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Butto
Sri Lanka
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Marcos
Chries S. Rhyme
World Peace
Lancester
Washington
National Assembly
New People’s Army
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Bonner County
Jacobson
Casey Hotel
Bonner County Historical Society
Sandpoint Daily
Pend Oreille Printers, Inc
Church Street
Sandpoint
Idaho
P. O. Box
Pete Thompson
Herb Offermann
HMS Wasperton
HMS Wolverton
Hong Kong Marine Police
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