Morality and business clash head on for Americans abroad
Fox Butterfield reports on U S firms facing a tough new law banning bribery of foreign officials as they pursue overseas deals in the Philippines and Asia. Dow and Union Carbide balked at a $1.5 to $3 million fee from Hermes Disini, illustrating the clash between markets and morality amid sanctions and SEC scrutiny.
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Fox Butterfield
New York Times
Hong Kong
Dow Chemical Co
Uniern Carbide Corp
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Herminio T. Disini
Disini
Asia
Oy Boy
The
Congress
Lockheed
America
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Justice Department
Inghouse Electric Corp
Manila
United States
Western Europe lets loose less oil grip amid Carter plan
Western European leaders back growth to ease the US trade deficit but require U S independence from Arab oil. Carter secures a vague German pledge to cut oil imports by 2.5 million barrels daily by 1985, while Congress hesitates on means.
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Europe
United States
Illinois
U.S
Carter
West Germany
Netherlands
Congress
Some politicians are still on sale in Illinois politics
The piece argues campaign contributions shape actions in the Illinois Legislature. It highlights pharmacist George Ryan and conflict of interest concerns, noting contributions grant access, influence Medicaid rate debates, and favor special interests. It depicts a broader pattern of money in politics and weak ethics standards.
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Pharmacy
Illinois
House
George Ryan
Kan
Ryan
Springfield
James Thompson
Illinois State Medical Society
Rights and arms clash over Soviet human rights
American reactions split on how to pressure the Soviet Union over dissidents. The Carter Administration weighs halting computer tech sales, while Sen. Byrd warns against tying human rights to an arms control treaty. Experts warn tying issues could jeopardize mutual arms reductions and risk future security.
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United States
Carter
Soviet Union
Anatoly Shcharansky
Alexandr Ginzburg
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Senate
Byrd
Sovet
Sevareid's law and the shift in political work
John J. McCarty argues that election laws should reflect politics as voluntary work. He analyzes Sevareid's Law, noting a trend toward one term officials, and compares office roles to entrepreneurial, employment, and shareholding models within Congress and state legislatures. He predicts rising costs and explores implications for reform toward volunteer service.
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John J. McCarty
Jimmy Carter & Associates
Jim Thompson, Inc
Charles Percy, Ltd
Sevareid
Eric Sevareid
Ike
Illinois
Stratton
U.S
Struc
U.S. Congress
Congress
Browns
California
Goldwaters
Arizona
Humphreys
Minnesota
Symingtons
Missouri
Stevensons
Tafts
Ohio
Kennedys
Massachusetts
Ilnois
Dirksen
Howard) Baker
Tennessee
Percy (Daugther
Jay) Rockefeller
West Virginia
Carter
Thompson
Sen
Percy
Brown
Rousseau Weekend Thought On Freedom And Idleness
Editorial essay reflects on Jean Jacques Rousseau as the first modern thinker to critique servitude to labor and praise a contemplative, natural life. It notes his distrust of 18th century society, influence on romantic self analysis, and ongoing debates about human nature and leisure.
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William V. Thomas
Hobbes
Rousseau
Woody Allen
Jean Jacques Rousseau
France
Irving Babbitt
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