Carter's First Year a Failure In Washington
A year into his presidency Mr Carter faced a Congress dominated by Democrats and produced little of lasting impact. The energy program stalled and major reforms were postponed, while the administration’s claimed gains were few and often negative.
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Washington
J Carter
Thomas P. O'Neill
Conese
Franklin D. Roosevelt
O'Neill
Solon
Athens
Senate
Robert Byrd
Carter
Congress
Byrd
Department of Energy
Department of Government
Schlesinger
Prin
Georgia
Unfair to Merchants Opposed to Accelerated Tax Plan
The editorial argues Virginia should end the $20 million boost from accelerated sales tax collections. It notes a $78 million surplus by next June and new pay raises, making the measure unnecessary and unfair to merchants who sell on credit. Del. Lacey Putney has filed repeal legislation for 1978.
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Commonwealth
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
del. Lacey Putney
Bedford
General Assembly
Navy plans to assign women to ships to ease manpower
A detailed plan under review would assign women crewmen to more than 50 ships of the line, potentially placing a woman in command on some vessels while excluding combatant ships. The proposal aims to ease sailor shortages and improve reenlistment by offering equal career opportunities, reflecting a shift toward broader sea duty for women Sailors.
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Navy
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FRACTURED GOP TENSIONS OVER CANAL FIGHT AND FUNDING
Reagan and Laxalt press Brock for $50,000 to back anti Panama Canal treaty campaign. Brock refuses funds to outside group, citing RNC control. Ford backers rally as party split surfaces with debates over travel, tactics, and loyalties.
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Frank van der Linden
United States Press Inc
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Republican Party
Reagan
Bill Brock
Panama Canal
Brock
Panama
California
Nevada
Paul Laxalt
Senate
Laxalt
Committee To Save the
Ford
RNC
De Facto Peace Emerges in Middle East Based on Cairo Talks
Carters remarks on a de facto peace hint at Egypt and Israel shaping a practical settlement. Sadat's diplomacy, with Jordan and Saudi support, narrows paths to a separate Egyptian Israeli accord while Syria remains a potential obstacle and the Palestine question a continuing issue.
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Tom Wicker
Istony Times
Carter
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Begin
Jerusalem
New York
Sadat
Jordan
Cairo
Hussein
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Sadat
Syria
Soviet Union
Palestine
Sinai
Carter presidency likened to cancelled TV show by NY Times
The New York Times critiques the Carter administration as dull and unwatchable, likening it to a failed television season. It argues politics now runs on TV, and a lackluster White House risks being canceled, with press and public craving entertaining leadership.
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Times News
New York
Miz Lillian
Billy Carter
Jody Powell
Hamilton Jordan
Ruth Carter Stapleton
Flynt
Jesus
Waltons
John Wayne
William James
White House
Army-McCarthy
Joe
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
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Gexalt
Baloney
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