Europe flexes its muscles in Venice meeting
The essay notes President Carter in Rome and Venice for the sixth annual summit of seven industrialized nations Britain Germany France Italy Canada and Japan. It warns Western Europe risks undermining U S leadership by courting the PLO and criticizes Carter while urging revival of American leadership in world affairs.
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Carter
Rome
Venice
Free World
Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Canada
Japan
United States
Western Europe
Palestine Liberation Eee
Middle East
Camp David
Israel
Egypt
PLO
Ayatollah Khomeini
America
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Vasc
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Roots of Southern Illinois The Patchwork Quilt of Ethnic Heritages
Our Review Edition examines Southern Illinois ethnic heritage emphasizing European roots and the many hyphenated identities. It notes surnames and placenames, discusses immigration motives, compares to Roots, and urges genealogical exploration as part of American freedom and opportunity.
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Illinois
America
Poland
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illiois
Alex Haley
du Quoin
du Bois
Radom
Sachsenmeyer
Roy
Wojtowicz
Brunkhorst
Zwick
Straumanis
Gomez
Matias
de Grasse
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Appalachians
Erie Canal
Great Lakes
Atlanc
Cuba
Haiti
Southeast Asia
Eya
Letters to the Editor on gasification plants and politics
A reader criticizes a Southern Illinoisan headline about proposed Perry County and Ohio gasification plants. The letter argues the subcommittee only discussed demonstration plants, not full plants, and condemns government overreach and election year propaganda while urging representative government. The writer cites concerns over taxation and cites Lincoln quote to defend constitutional governance.
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Southern Illnoisan
Southern Illinoisan
Perry County
Ohio
House
Interior Subcommittee
Senate
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Save our jobs and send the Cubans to Georgia
A reader voices anger at the Kennedy era Cuban resettlement, arguing Americans face hard times not a recession. The letter criticizes perceived policy favoritism toward outsiders, calls for processing delays’s end, and urges sending Cubans to Georgia to free jobs for citizens.
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Georgia
Venice Venus Seven major powers meet amid wary forecasts
The Venice summit of seven leading industrial nations faces foreboding as US, allied critics, and looming elections color discussions. Leaders will address inflation, unemployment, and international crises from Iran to the Middle East while posturing for domestic polls in Japan, the United States, and West Germany.
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Venice
Muskie
America
Portugal
Carter
Democratic Alliance
West Germany
Helmut Ane
Antic Alliance
Japan
Middle East
Iran
Aear
United States
Giscard Optimistic on West's Unity at Venice Summit
France's President Giscard d Estaing previews summit goals with seven heads of government in a grand Venice setting. He expects agreement on decoupling oil from development, long term conservation, and more aid to poorer nations, while stressing restructuring of the alliance and direct talks with Soviet leaders. He faults Moscow on Afghanistan and supports Palestinian self determination amid Camp David optimism. He warns of 1980s challenges as power shifts in the USSR and internal Western strains emerge.
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Carter
Tito
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Yugoslavia
Lazar Kolisevski
James Reston
New York Times
Paris
Valery Giscard
France
Bes
Ontre
Youn
Gieoaeddai
Cams
Venice
Giscard
Poland
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
United States
Afghanistan
Moscow
Middle East
Begin
Israel
Camp David
Iran
Tehran
Washington
Schmidt
West Germen
North Atlantic Treaty Alliance
NATO
Sunn F
Charles de Gaulle
America
Europe
Western Europe
PLO
Munich
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Ogas Terpenes
Masayoshi Ohira
Chira
Madrid
Belgrade
Ptus
Valery Giscard Desting
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