Soviet Missile Superiority Concerns Urge US Action
Washington report cites Rep. Samuel Stratton warning that by 1980 or 1981 Soviet SS-18 missiles could threaten most US ICBMs in silos. A staff study suggests a Soviet first strike could destroy Minuteman silos, with SLBMs unable to fully retaliate, prompting calls to fund MX missiles and reject SALT II.
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Frank van der Linden
United States Press Inc
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Soviet Union
Samuel Stratton
New York
Pentagon
Stratton
U.S.S.R
Kremlin
Christmas Spirit Shifts World Outlook in 1977 show
The piece argues 1977 ended with a hopeful shift toward reconciliation among nations. It highlights Sadat and Begin in Ismailia and Reagan on human rights, noting Carter’s energy bill, Panama Canal moves, and a growing belief that ideas can trump force in guiding world politics.
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Sadat
Begin
Ismailia
Carter
Jerusalem
Showdown Looms Over Public Works Race Quota Policy
A major 1977 public works case in Philadelphia challenges a 10 percent minority contracting quota under the Public Works Employment Act of 1977. The piece argues the provision is a race based mandate, not a remedial goal, and warns of harmful effects on nonminority bidders while noting related court actions and global economic shifts in 1977.
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Washington Star Syndicate Inc
Washington
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Allan Bakke
Pennsylvania
Third Circuit
Commerce Department
Vermont
California
New York
Willy-Nilly
Public Works Act critique sparks race-based hiring debate
A critic argues the Public Works Act of 1977 forces a prime contractor to choose between federal laws by mandating a 10 percent race-based allocation. The author says this creates a bind, undermines Civil Rights Act protections, and reflects a shift from equality to enforced quotas.
ERA Debate Shapes Virginia Stand in General Assembly
The Winchester Evening Star argues the ERA debate will reach the Virginia General Assembly next month. It warns against extending the deadline beyond March 22 1979 or boycotting cities in non ratifying states. The editorial urges full hearings and a floor vote to let the issue be decided.
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Richmond
General Assembly
ERA
Virginia
New Fed Chairman Miller Chosen by Carter Shocks Markets
President Carter named G William Miller as Federal Reserve chairman replacing Arthur Burns effective next month. Miller, head of Textron, stresses inflation and unemployment can be fought together and monetary policy aligned with the White House. Burns called the choice wise and well, urging his continued service on the Fed board through 1984.
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Carter
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Burns
G. William Miller
Fed
Miller
Federal Reserve System
Textron Inc
Rhode Island
Board of Governors
Letter Policy Editor's Note for Readers
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USSR Retreats on Dissidents and Carter Policy
The six month delay in Anatoli Shcharansky’s trial signals possible Kremlin retreat from using his case to pressure Carter over human rights. Analysts debate motives, linking postponement to upcoming summits or to Kremlin power dynamics between Brezhnev and the KGB. A separate note describes Laurence Tisch meeting Sen. Howard Baker to discuss Mideast peace and the 1980 presidential bid.
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Washington
Anatoli Shcharansky
Carter
Helsinki
Arthur Goldberg
U.S
Belgrade
Moscow
Goldberg
Kharansky
Jimmy Carter
Kremlin
Shcharansky
Brezhnev
KGB
Laurence A. Tisch
Manhattan
Loews’ Corp
New York
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Tisch
Senate
Mideast
Baker
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Jean Monnet
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Portugal
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James Callaghan
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
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Winchester Evening Star
New Fed
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Eugene P. Miller
Edward P. Offley
Winchester Evening Star Inc
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Robert Novak
Cnaepe
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Wall Street
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