The Force of Our Optimism
The piece argues that American optimism drives Carter's foreign and domestic efforts at year end 1977. It highlights Carter's travels to Poland, the Middle East, India and elsewhere to urge compromise, reduce conflict, and promote hope over memory amid global tensions with Israel Egypt India and Europe.
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Sadat
Carter
Iran
Shah
Hussein
Jordan
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Poland
Middle East
India
Africa
China
Washington
Moscow
Soviet Union
Israel
Begin
Europe
Canada
Free World
Quebec
Ireland
Pakistan
Rhodesia
South Africa
Philippines
South Korea
West Germany
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Plann ing Commission Approves Trapp Hill Subdivision
Clarke County planners will observe a new septic field testing procedure on the Trapp Hill project after Berryville’s approval. The plan requires designing building and testing the entire septic field before construction, aiming to prevent groundwater contamination in the county’s thin soil and limestone terrain.
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Berryville
Trapp Hill
Virginia Jobs Rise in 1977 Recovery With 64,000 Gain
A Virginia Division of Industrial Development report says 1977 added 64 000 private and public positions and declares a full recovery from the 1974 75 recession The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce predicts continued growth in 1978 aided by a healthy business climate and diversified economy In Winchester Frederick County Clarke County unemployment averaged 6 1 percent in October versus the state 5 6 percent and officials note government employment skews regional figures The area had 2 080 job seekers on file and 31 900 area jobs with several hundred new positions expected from upcoming plants including VDO and Technicon creating about 300 new jobs
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Virginia
Division of Industrial Development
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Richard S. Gillis Jr
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Employment Commission
W.C. Dickson
Winchester Vec
Mr. Dickson
VEC
VDO
Technicon
HEW Pushes Expanded Civil Rights Enforcement in Education
HEW under Joe Califano to add 898 civil rights enforcers and enforce desegregation across public and private schools nationwide. The consent agreement, 55 pages, targets equal educational opportunities for women, Black students, the handicapped, and other minorities using federal funding as leverage. Virginia faces possible or threatened loss of $40 million in aid over desegregation disputes as officials resist federal pressure.
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
al Jolson
Seal Act
Nuffin
Joe Califano
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
John H. Pratt
HEW
Office For Civil Rights
Califano
TBI
David S. Tatel
Commonwealth of Virginia
Tatel
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Godwin
Tate
Tates
Second Thoughts on Miller
Washington observers reassess President Carter's choice of G William Miller as Federal Reserve chairman. They note Miller will be more policy-involved than Burns, raising concerns about potential shifts in anti inflation strategy and the balance between business confidence and political considerations. Publicly praised, privately some urge Burns to remain vigilant on policy direction.
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Washington
Carter
Arthur Burns
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Miller
Burns
White House
Bill Miller
Business Week
Wall Street
Carter White House
Fed
Bert Lance
Robert Strauss
Labor
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
New Right Sets Target Democrats in 1977 races
The Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress names 20 Democratic House members as vulnerable to defeat amid rising right wing influence. CSFC debt and funding details reveal a conservative effort aimed at backing electable challengers who attend seminars and organize precincts.
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United States Press
Washington
Congress
House
Committee For the Survival of A Free Congress
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
James C. Corman
California
Corman
CSFC
Federal Election Commission
FEC
Paul M. Weyrich
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Bob Kasten
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