Carter and the World: Perceived U.S. Weakness Global Tensions
The piece argues Americans question Uncle Sam’s standing as crises unfold in Iran Afghanistan and China. It notes Carter’s tense moves from a faltering Persian Gulf stance to a broad foreign policy speech that lacks concrete core interests and warns foreign capitals view U.S. noninvolvement as weakness. It cites Joseph Farland’s Rotary Club talk linking Middle East unrest to Soviet oil strategies and urges a stronger U.S. role.
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United States
Georgia Institute of
Carter
America
Mr. Carter
Winchester Rotary Club
Iran
Joseph Farland
Farland
Middle East
Soviet Union
Rhodesia's Durable Stand Against Odds
James Kilpatrick argues Rhodesia survives sanctions and turmoil, and faces April elections for a biracial government under a new constitution. He urges U S and Britain to send observers, noting Nkomo and Mugabe reject democracy and that whites may hold 28 percent of seats for 10 years.
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Rhodesia
Mugabe
Britain
United States
Carter
Letter to the Editor endorses 160 proof alcohol as fuel
A reader argues that alcohol fuels can cut oil dependence and pollution. Cites Dr Lance Crombie and Bill Krass, notes 160 proof alcohol, warm up, T valve switching, cheaper production, and fewer emissions. Blames EPA and Schlesinger Co for blocking adoption and urges public letters to Washington to push fuel alcohol.
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the Star
Washington
Schlesinger & Co
Lance Crombie
University of Minnesota
New York Academy of Science
Crombie
Bill Krass
Administration
Congress
Carter faces foreign setbacks and calls for resolve
In a Friday column the author notes President Carter faced public rebuke from Mexico's Lopez Portillo while an American ambassador was murdered in Afghanistan and the Tehran embassy overrun. The piece argues the president must project power to counter a sense of retreat and urges bold energy policy steps to avert a deeper crisis.
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New York Times
Washington
Lopez Portillo
Mexico
Carter
United States
Montezuma
Afghanistan
Saigon
State Department
Soviet Union
Iran
Adolph Dubs
Dubs
Tehran
Moscow
Daniel P. Moynihan
U.N
Acans
Tek
Hesis
Crne
U.S
Bernstein
Hemisphere
Oil
Israel
Copland
Carter Portillo meeting signals cautious optimism in US Mexico ties
President Carter’s visit to Mexico City with President Lopez Portillo fostered goodwill and language shared moments in a formal speech. A Bernstein concert and late-night talks highlighted diplomacy amid looming demographic shifts as ILO projects Mexico City leading the world by 2000.
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Mexico City
Mexico
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Harold Wilson
Oracle
Zimbabwe
Angola
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Joshua Nkomo
Robert
The
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Detroit
Alabama
Mortal
Eamner
By Tom Wicker
Camp David
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Jimmy Carter
Jose Lopez Portillo
Franklin Roosevelt
Portillo
Chamber of Deputies
Leonard Bernstein
Beethoven
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Brazil
Cairo
Djakarta
Indonesia
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