Opinion on wage and price controls in a drifting economy
A column argues that wage and price controls proposed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and debated by President Carter fail to solve inflation. It warns that controls merely mask issues, while fiscal restraint and prudent monetary policy are the real remedies. The piece notes rising deficits, defense spending, and political incentives in an election year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Teddy
America
Louis Rukeyser
White House
Congress
Carter
Sen. Kennedy
Washington
Len
Edward Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
United States
New York State
Ilinois
Nice guy rhetoric ends in real world consequences
An editorial argues against overreliance on “nice guy” diplomacy. It defends Carter’s $400 million aid to Pakistan under Zia ul-Haq as pragmatic amid Afghan Soviet aggression, warns critics that backing only “saintly” regimes risks backfiring, and urges realism over idealism in foreign policy.
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United States
Jimmy Carter
Afghanistan
Muhammad Zia Ul- Haq
Carter
South America
Central America
Chirope
Spiderweb of Moscow power slows Soviet control
A CIA secret report describes the Soviet system as a web of overlapping functions and jurisdictions where party officials shadow government work. The analysis notes rising apathy among citizens, entrenched commissars, and generational tension as Brezhnev seeks stability amid pressure for change.
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Washington
Soviet Socialist Republics
Kremlin
Central Intelligence Agency
Communist Party
Moscow
Sally Denton
America
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Khrushchev
The Heroes Among Us and American Courage
Rank Whittemore’s Parade Magazine essay draws from a Tulsa Medal of Honor Society reunion. He finds Medal of Honor holders and everyday Americans share fear and anger yet show courage by acting for others, reflecting a resilient national spirit despite critics claiming a loss of courage.
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John Wayne
America
Staten Island
Parade Magazine
Rank Whittemore
Whittemore
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Tulsa
Carter Bush Reagan losses reshape 1980 race outlook
Washington focus notes Kennedy and Reagan as underdogs after Iowa results. Carter dominates, Bush wins, Kennedy struggles outside Massachusetts. Voters show real desire to participate, turnout surges. Bukovsky asserts no genuine Communists in the Soviet Union, mocks party loyalty as barrier to advancement.
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Jimmy Carter
Kennedy
George Bush
Iowa
Reagan
Carter
Massachusetts
Bush
Lowa
Vladimir Bukovsky
United States
American Enterprise Institute
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Untrained envoys embarrass U S
A caustic column portrays Carter's diplomatic team as ill prepared. It mocks Ali as a flawed envoy to Africa, criticizes Thomas Watson's Moscow posting, and ridicules Richard Kneip in Singapore, arguing the era needs seasoned diplomats over celebrity figures.
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Washington
Muhammad Ali
Dar Es Salaam
Leon Spinks
Africa
Ali
Tanzania
America
South Africa
Kenya
State Department
Russia
U.S
Moscow
Thomas 2. Watson
Orang
Cy Vanod
IBM
Rama River
Afghanistan
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Arthur D. Hudnutt
Arnold Miller
Charles J. Hostetter
Jack E Weaver
George Miller
Hugh R Alcorn
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Co
East Ave
P.O
Elyria
Ohio
Otto B. Schoepfle
Arthur D Hedrutt
Byria
Sun
Marties
Roscoe Drummond
Nairobi
Julius Nyerere
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Watson
Malcolm Toon
Kabul
Singapore
South Dakota
Richard Kneip
Castlereagh
Corn Belt
Schoolboy
Far East
Edward Ingraham
Foreign Service Monthly
Sukarno
Nehru
Gandhi
Giscard d’Estaing
Helmut Schmidt
Chiang Kai-shek
Kneip
Morocco
Manila
LBJ
NATO
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