Unity: Crisis on the campaign trail
William Safire argues six weeks of appeasement over the Iran hostage crisis has bolstered President Carter while silencing challengers. He critiques unity rhetoric, lists candidate positions from Kennedy to Haig, and urges decisive pressure on Iran rather than political posturing.
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William Safire
New York Times
Washington
Ramsey Clark
Iran
Khomeini
Carter
Kennedy
Unity
Brown
Des Moines
George Bush
CIA
John Connally
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
U S
White House
al Haig
Perry County backs roads over courthouse plan
The Perry County Board approves reinvesting a $700,000 surplus mainly into roads, citing future coal-driven sales tax gains and aging facilities. Officials debate a new regional jail or courthouse expansion, urging grant funding and potential coal severance tax options to fund long term needs.
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Perry
Perry County
Tom Moss
John Barber
du Quoin
William Heisner
Pinckneyville Community
Township Road District
Randolph County
United Mine Workers
Illinois Coal Association
Silence over resignation at Jackson County Nursing Home
Kay Blackwell explains her forced resignation as administrator of the Jackson County Nursing Home. She refused to engage in politics, citing the need to protect the facility's licensure during a Department of Public Health and Medical Review survey. She praises the home’s care record and thanks residents, relatives, staff, and local medical groups for support.
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Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Nursing Home
Kelley
Jackson County Board
Department of Public Health and Medical Review
Jackson County
Illinois
Nursing Home Auxiliary
Ministerial Association
Medical Association
Maine a big test for Carter in New England
Maine Democrats gear for Feb 10 precinct caucuses that will elect 1,500 delegates to a May state convention. Carter seeks to mobilize unaligned voters and challenge Kennedy, with turnout eyed at about 6,800 of 235,000 Democrats. Governors and party leaders rally, Muskie remains neutral, and interviews highlight Carter's telephoning effort and organizational stakes.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules
New York
Iowa
Carter
Kennedy
Maine
Tracy Gallagher
Joseph Brennan
Rod Quinn
House
John Martin
United States
Brennan
Edmund S. Muskie
John F. Kennedy
Muskie
New England
Ted Kennedy
Ed Muskie
Strategy for the Persian Gulf Amid Turbulence
Drew Middleton analyzes how control of the Strait of Hormuz becomes central to Western strategy as regional instability grows. He notes Oman’s forces and British-trained units, fragile Saudi stability, and rising Soviet activity in Afghanistan. The piece warns only a blockade or punitive action could anchor security while highlighting fragile regional balance.
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Drew Middleton
New York Times
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Gulf
Indian Ocean
Europe
North America
Japan
Washington
Iran
Royal Oman Army
Gulf of Oman
Tumb
Larak
Khas- Sab
Arabian Peninsula
Tehran
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Qatar
Bahrain
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Yemen
NATO
United States
Afghanistan
Kabul
Moscow
Ayatollah
Frontier Guards
Strait of
Hormuz
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Howard Baker
Kay Blackwell
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