Carter’s secret arms pledge taints truth and honor
Warily examining a published and private record, Safire accuses President Carter of echoing a secret 1976 pledge to Saudi Arabia to sell advanced F-15 fighters, a move allegedly engineered by Ford officials and Kissinger. The piece argues such covert promises undermine public trust and Israel’s security, urging Congress to insist on transparent terms and verifiable self defense.
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William Safire
New York Times News Service
Washington
Carter
U.S
Saudi Arabia
America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Kissinger
Near East
Ford
Israel
William Clements
Howard Baker
Cyrus Vance
Ican
Sinai
Congress
Tel Aviv
Baloney
Cubbans
PLO
Africa
Egypt
Jordan
Day we gave up Panama Canal was a black one
Editor Dee L. Rodd of Marion writes in the Southern Illinoisan April 18 1978 that surrender of the Panama Canal marks a dark day for the nation and warns of further concessions to communism in a call to awaken the people and defend liberty.
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Panama Canal
Southern Illinoisan
Panama
Senate
United States
God Help Us
Carter denounces lawyers in Los Angeles bar centennial speech
President Carter told Los Angeles lawyers that more lawyers do not guarantee more justice, citing delays, gobbledygook, and unequal access to legal services. He warned of court backlogs driven by litigation and urged reform from reform-minded lawyers while defending others who fight for civil liberties.
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Carter
Los Angeles Bar Association
Warren Burger
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Clarence Darrow
Thurgood Marshall
American Civil Liberties Union
Los Angeles
IBHE Watchdog Role Questioned Over Campus Projects
An Illinois Board of Higher Education debate over University of Illinois Chicago Circle Campus recreational facilities raised concerns that some members favor letting universities decide, risking IBHE becoming a rubber stamp. The board should guide and ensure university plans fit state education goals amid rising competition as enrollments fall.
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Illinois Board of Higher Education
University of Illinois
Chicago Circle
IBHE
Illinois
Bill would protect OUR geese in Alaska lands act support
The editorial urges passage of H.R. 39 the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to protect about 100 million acres in Alaska. It notes Interior Committee approval and broad bi state and national support, warns against mineral and timber exploitation, and calls readers to contact Illinois congressmen for passage. Mary Bresler Carbondale
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Southern Illinoisan
United States
House of Representatives
House Interior Committee
National Park, Wildlife Refuge and Scenic River
Alaska
Morris Udall
Arizona
Illinois
U.S
House
Paul Simon
Mary Bresler
Carbondale
Pointlessness in Lebanon in Abasive village after withdrawal
Anthony Lewis reports from Abasive Lebanon where Israeli forces left a leveled village and a mosque bombed with many killed, Palestinians absent from the scene yet the conflict lingers. Local elders estimate hundreds dead, while residents express mixed views on occupation and Palestinians.
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Lebanon
Abasive
Ibrahim
Altoghether
Ali Shamat
Ain-al-Hayat
Leila
America
Detroit
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U.S. Marine
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Quantico
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