Ramsey Clark’s Iran talk greets mixed American reaction
A provocative address by Ramsey Clark denounces U S policy on Iran while urging hostage negotiations through reason. The piece notes Clark challenges U S actions in 1953 and the shah’s regime, warns of domestic backlash, and predicts political fallout for his stance and for future diplomacy.
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Ramsey Clark
Iran
Clark
Carter
White House
America
Shah
United States
Ayatollah Khomeini
Leadership failure doomed effective Olympic boycott
Anthony Lewis of the New York Times argues the Carter proposed Olympic boycott fell short of its goals. He says many events will lack top competitors as Western nations mostly chose to attend. He blames sports bureaucrats and Carter’s wavering Iran policy for the campaign’s limited impact while noting allied hesitation and a strong Soviet response.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Boston
Moscow
Afghanistan
Carter
U.S
West Germany
Canada
Japan
France
Britain
Italy
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
U.S.S.R
Ronald Reagan
Soviet Union
KGB
Margaret Thatcher
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Iran
Tom Stoppard
Europe
Campaign 80 looks ahead after primaries
James Reston argues that Kennedy and Anderson face slim odds in continuing challenges to Carter and Reagan. He notes unity fears, potential party damage, and limited chances to alter the course before the convention and November vote. The piece concludes the fight will likely soften both incumbents while leaving Carter and Reagan to face open debates and voter doubts.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Rep
John Anderson
Illinois
Carter
Reagan
George Orwell
Kennedy
Anderson
New York
Rules Committee
Democratic Party
Madison Square Garden
Ford
Nixon
McGovern
Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
John Kennedy
Reagan's vice presidential bind
Reagan aides face a no win choice between Senate minority leader Howard Baker and abortion politics. Baker's pro abortion record clashes with Reagan's anti abortion stance and a public pro life pledge. If Baker is passed over, Reagan risks branding himself dogmatic while choosing him risks breaking a promise.
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Robert J. Wagman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Baker
Regan
Senate
Illinois
Wall Street Journal
Panama Canal
SCAM and SCAM members spark debate on utilities
A reader letter to The Southern Illinoisan challenges SCAM's stance on profits, pricing, and regulation. It questions Scott Billings's pricing, links rising fuel coal costs to higher rates, cites government rules raising costs, and urges addressing gasoline and food prices by government action.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Scott Billings
Marion
Illinois
Max Aud
Roberta Lindsey
Unn
People before Profits: SCAM on CIPS rate case
SCAM argues that citizen welfare must come before utility profits in the CIPS rate case. Scott Billings urges competition and prudent management, notes CIPS as a monopoly, highlights mismanagement findings, and calls for democracy in regulation. They advocate moratorium on nuclear plants and election of ICC commissioners.
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Southern Illinoisan
Alexander
CIPS
Scott Billings
Illinois Commerce Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Ernst & Ernst
Consol
AMAX
UMWA
Illinois
Newton II
ICC
SCAM
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Tennessee
Walter Mondale
Richard Wirthlin
Indiana
Richard Lugar
Stuart Spencer
William Timmons
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