U.S. China Ties Need Caution On Soviet Balance
The Stars and Stripes urges wary engagement with the Peoples Republic of China after recognizing its government. It warns against overly cozy ties with Beijing while preserving pressure on Moscow and maintaining U.S. strategic balance amid Vietnam, Sino relations, and Carter’s diplomacy.
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Leonard Woodcock
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Peoples Republic of China
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Jimmy Carter
Red China
United States
Teng & Co
U S waffling rattles Middle East diplomats on Carter
Private assessments from Middle East diplomats warn that Carter era indecision risks weakening U S access to oil and regional defenses. They note Iran’s army decline, European calls for independent policy, and key moments like Turkey aid cancellation as signs of growing vulnerability. advisers see a potential defense shift plus Camp David efforts as the needed response.
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Dicker
Giscard d'Estaing
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Mideast
Harold Brown
Middle East
Oman
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Israel
Pentagon
Defense Property Disposal Service
Washington
Honolulu
Wiesbaden
Germany
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General Accounting Office
Saccharin compromise fits the NAS report
The National Academy of Sciences urges a cautious balance of saccharin cancer risk with its health benefits as an artificial sweetener. Law requires the FDA to ban foods linked to cancer, but a compromise could preserve use for diabetics and the obese, pending Congress amending the Food and Drug Act for flexibility.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Alaska land fraud case dropped over enrollment doubt
A Justice Department probe into Koning Inc and the Shuyak Village collapse reveals lax Alaska village enrollment rules invited fraud. FBI interviews showed 90 percent of Shuyak's listed residents were fraudulent, undermining a criminal case and prompting dismissal. The report notes governance gaps and calls for tighter regulation and scrutiny of village certifications and land claims.
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Justice Department
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Uncle Sar
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Robert E. Bruce
Shuyak Village Corporation
Port Williams
Bruce
BIA
Koning Inc
Koning
Alaska
FBI
Interior Department
Shuyak
Koniap
Los Angeles
Koniag
Karl Armstrong
Hal Bernton
U.S
Shuyak Village
Carter on Spot and Global Tensions in Middle East
President faces hard choice as Soviet interference allegations rise. Brown vows to prevent outside meddling while protests to Moscow mount over Afghanistan, Iran, and Dubs case. Washington weighs firm action versus backing down amid escalating East West tensions. Foreign students trend rising as US colleges draw 235,000 foreigners with 500 700 Chinese arrivals in 1979.
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Harold Brown
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Middle East
Mideast
Afghanistan
Iran
U.S
Moscow
Adolph Dubs
Switzerland
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COLA inflate steel costs harming U S mills
COLA raises for 400000 US Steelworkers add $10 a week and 12 cents an hour, pushing payroll by about $700 million yearly and lifting basic wages since the 1977 contract. Critics say COLA shields wage gains, raises prices, hurts mills, and invites foreign competition while unions press for tariff help.
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United Steelworkers Union
Ping
Doug Fraser
United Auto Workers
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