Carter's political future under cloud after poll findings
Veteran observers note Jimmy Carter faces a potential one term presidency as new poll data show half of voters would prefer he not run in 1980. The president signals fatigue with politics while advisers debate his approach and communications, arguing his toughness and independence may be his best strategy.
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Jack W. Germond
Oo Witcover
Valde
Jimmy
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NBC News
Naa
Carter
White House
Washington
Gerald Rafshoon
Rafshoon
Camp David
Jimmy Carter
Jack Kemp
Phil Crane
Jules Witcover
Seith Seeks Take Home Pay Plan in Tax Debates
The article critiques U S Senate candidate Seith for crediting a long debated tax indexing idea as his own. It explains indexing raises with inflation to protect take home pay but notes funding losses to the federal treasury. It calls for a specific, item by item offset plan to address lost revenue.
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Alex Seith
Illinois
U.S. Senate
Seith
Senate
Leith
Nations
Congress
Dexing
Panent
Charles Percy
Ing
Reagan Exit Sparks GOP Contention Over 1980 Field
The piece notes Republican unease over Carter's struggles and the 1980 field. Reagan looms as front runner but age and vigor worries grow. Ford is seen as finished. Baker and Bush emerge as viable, yet flawed, alternatives amid party divisions and Panama Canal controversy. Journalists Germond and Witcover describe intra party tensions and potential candidates shaping the race.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Andy Young
Peter Bourne
Jerry Ford
Abraham Lincoln
Carter
Republican National Committee
Detroit
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Gerald Ford
Ford
U S Should Support Olympics Not Boycott Moscow Games
The United States should reject calls to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics over Soviet human rights. The U S Olympic Committee has pushed politics out of the Games, urging nations to protest only through policy, not as an Olympic forum.
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United States
United States Olympic Committee
Publi
U.S
Helsinki
Recycling act inspires community waste to resource effort
The summer NEWS from Resource Reclamation Inc of Murphysboro promotes citizen based conservation. The group shows how mentally handicapped volunteers process paper glass and aluminum, with sheltered pickup stations for newspapers cans and metal. Over a million pounds of paper have been saved, and more materials are sold to industry. They seek more participation and glass cans and paper donations via P O Box 272 Carbondale.
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The
Resource Reclamation, Inc
Murphysboro
P.O. Box 272
Carbondale
Praise for Johnston City school administrators
A letter praises Johnston City school system administrators for supporting teacher education and professional development. The writer notes that despite public criticism, administrators shown educational awareness and encouraged teachers to pursue advanced study and attend meetings.
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Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
Illinois
Shawnee wilderness concerns prompt Kanawha letter
A Shawnee forest resident argues against a federal wilderness proposal. The writer asserts harm to private land, local taxes, timber, and rural livelihoods if Congress passes the plan, noting Hudgens Creek recreation and hunting revenue would suffer while federal funding and studies waste resources. They urge preserving the area as is.
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Southern Illinoisan
Shawnee Forest
Forest Service
Clear Spring
Bald Knob
Congress
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
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