Carter's China move seen through Brezhnev note
The piece argues Carter sought universal applause after recognizing the People's Republic of China, interpreting Brezhnev's cautious note as positive while ignoring its reservations. It notes Brzezinski briefed Dobrynin, Tass highlighted cautions, and White House spokesmen avoided full text.
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N.Y. Times
Washington
China
Carter
Kigniew Brzezinski
Anatoly Dobrynin
Brezhnev
U.S
Britain
France
Walter Cronkite
CBS
People’s Republic of China
Tass
Communist Party
Shanghai
Brzezinski
White House
Joseph L. Powell
Air Force Academy
Powell
Soviet Union
Carter and Goldwater Spar Over Taiwan Policy and Imperial Presidency
Russell Baker argues Carter pursues a flawed peace process and risks treaty breach by canceling Taiwan ties without Senate consent. He notes Goldwater warns against unilateral presidential power and questions long term NATO Israel implications while highlighting the Panama Canal precedent and the political temptations of quick strokes.
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Taiwan
Senate
Nixon
Johnson
Goldwater
Carter
Senator Goldwater
NATO
Israel
Lyndon ‘Johnson
Tonkin Gulf
Vietnam
United States
China
Long 1979 General Assembly session faces extended length
The 1979 short session is expected to run longer than 30 days as six to seven weeks may be needed for a heavy agenda. Substantive items include annexation by cities, sexual abuse law revisions, and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Procedural disputes and stalled bills also complicate the timetable.
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General Assembly
Legislature Opens With Cautious Mood Amid Surplus Guidance
Shorts before the legislature convenes have doubled from last year as lawmakers, in a cautious Democratic climate, weigh Gov. John Dalton's advice. He urges limiting new spending to the $37 million surplus from 1976 78 and preserving the $22.3 million revenue surplus for 1978 80, guiding an orderly session with pending business.
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John Dalton
Assembly
Lettuce Prices Hover Amid Budworm Talk and Economic Worries
An Economist from the USDA questions inflated lettuce price fears caused by the tobacco budworm noting weather could still affect lettuce costs. The piece links produce inflation concerns to broader economic uncertainty and dollar value fluctuations, illustrating a distracted public trying to parse mixed signals.
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William Paterson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Paterson
Waiting in the Wings in Iran
Analysis of potential rise of Ayatollah Khomeini and its impact on Iranian women's rights, anti Semitism charges, and U.S. human rights policy under Carter. Also covers Robert Strauss seeking sabbatical and post term role and Pope John Paul II as mediator in Beagle Channel dispute between Chile and Argentina.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Carter
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Israel
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Sinai
Golan Heights
Chile
Argentina
United Nations
Organization of American States
OAS
John Paul II
Beagle Channel
South America
Pope
Straits of Magellan
Bible and civilization under the guiding light of scripture
A reader letter questions the Bible’s role in history and civilization citing Khyyam and Lincoln, contrasts faith with doubt, and wonders about alternative beliefs. The writer, C C McDonald, reflects on religion, politics, and the Bible’s influence across ages.
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Omar Khyyam
Khyyam
Dickens
Milton
Kipling
Tennyson
Chaucer
Browning
Wer
Lincoln
Jefferson
Jackson
Wilson Roosevelt
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Shah
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State Department
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Strauss
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Karl Marx
London
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Winchester
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