Oil price tension as OPEC raises grid for Carter era energy policy
The State Department condemns OPEC’s latest price increase as untimely and unjustified while noting a nine percent rise to $14.54 a barrel slated for April 1. Iran and Iraq demand bigger hikes amid a seller’s market, pushing President Carter to craft a domestic energy push focused on oil production, alternative fuels, and conservation.
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OPEC
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Carter
Food stamps debate tests U.S. budget control and poverty aims
An editorial argues Congress must curb transfer payments including food stamps, opposing a 19 percent expansion for 1980. It cites a $6.18 billion cap, notes proposed $6.9 billion spending, and highlights the large share of transfer programs in the economy. It warns of work disincentives and argues inflation reduction as antidote to poverty.
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Dole
Institute For Socio-economic Studies
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Martin
Anderson
Morton Paglin
Paglin
Hoover Institution
Policy Review
U.S
Puerto Rico
Associated Press
Parimal Choudhury
Levesque aims for Quebec sovereignty via referendum
The piece portrays Quebec Premier Rene Levesque as pursuing independence through a late year referendum on sovereignty association. It details his plans to push French dominance, anticipated English-speaking resistance, and a potential unilateral path to secession with France's stated support.
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Montreal
Benedict Arnold
Quebec
Canada
Rene Levesque
King Province
Levesque
Mr. Levesque
France
Hydro-Quebec
Riyadh
Iraq
Sheik Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Saudis Use Oil Leverage as Subtle Message to Carter
The piece notes a Kissinger warning before the 1973 oil embargo and how Saudi Arabia now leverages its oil power to influence U S policy toward Israeli-Arab peace efforts. It details Brzezinski's diplomacy, Saudi patience, and concerns over Israel-U S relations and Soviet influence, with the royal family weighing bold moves against Washington.
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Carter
Henry Kissinger
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Iran
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Prince Fahd
Israel
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Baghdad
American-Israel Public Affairs Committee
Menachem Begin
Begin
Egypt
Yemen
Congress faces three foreign policy tests amid energy and arms debates
James Reston notes President Carter confronts three core issues—strategic arms, long term energy policy, and domestic nuclear power—exacerbated by Three Mile Island fears. Fulbright argues Congress risks losing influence to an imperial presidency, with partisan division delaying a coherent national policy.
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Carter
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