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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1980
Page
4
The 1920s political clash over lame duck sessions led to the 20th Amendment, which moved opening day to January and shortened the lame duck period. In current times Democrats, now in control, seek a lame duck session to finalize budget and appropriations amid Republican objections.
Congress faces a ten day window before adjournment as Republicans attack Democratic plans for a big budget deficit and delayed bills. Senate leaders clash over whether post election session is needed, while past lame duck sessions show limited action, with 1948 noted as precedent.
President Carter opens a two day campaign trek visiting Illinois California Oregon and Washington and pursuing a one on one debate with Reagan. He avoids reporters settling in at the White House then travels to California where he attends events and coordinates a Los Angeles fundraiser as Kennedy backs his bid. Carter designates the Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary in response to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill.
Sara Jane Moore, now 50 and serving a life term, maintains the 1975 assassination attempt on President Ford was the right action. In a phone interview from Alderson, she says she is no longer a potential assassin and could have a future in writing or speaking rather than violence.
Former budget director Bert Lance appears before a Senate panel probing Billy Carter's Libya links. He vows to provide answers and written replies to prevent leaks, denounces observers as powercraft, recalls visiting Billy Carter in Americus hospital in 1979, and accuses government bureaucrats of abusing power while promising to name names.
Boston hosts the Great Cities of the World Conference with 36 mayors from four continents focusing on unemployment, urban renewal, and housing. Mayor Kevin White opens the event as Boston marks its 350th birthday, while leaders from Nairobi Caracas Dublin and Hangzhou share views on planning, citizen participation, and human-centric development.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi writes that a US general was sent to Tehran to neutralize the army before his downfall and that Carter officials gave mixed signals during Iran’s crisis. He says U.S. motives included oil interests and Western-style governance aims, while noting Carlson’s entourage and hostage crisis impact. He praises Carter as a meeting in 1977.
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