President Carter comments on public employee strikes
The article reports President Carter deploring strikes yet acknowledging some justified or necessary protests by public workers. It notes ongoing postal negotiations with a midnight deadline and criticizes the president for appearing to endorse public employee strikes while urging resolution through bargaining.
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Entertainment row fuels Endowment spending probe
The National Endowment for the Humanities faced criticism for spending 16 070 in taxpayer funds on lavish entertainment this year. Kay Elliott defended the event as increasing visibility, noting a May 12 Washington mall picnic included a tent shuttle service for congressmen menus and catering totaling 7800 and various gifts.
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National Endowment For the Humanities
Kay Elliott
Elliott
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Begin's Bitterness Toward U S Peace Push Deepens
The hard line Israeli leadership under Prime Minister Menachem Begin grows hostile to Carter's Middle East peace efforts. Aides say Begin will defy Washington if needed to protect Israel’s unlinked West Bank plan, souring the U S Israel bond and fueling a potential clash with Sadat and Dayan.
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Field Enterprises Inc
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Menachem Begin
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Begin
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Regin
Washington
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
Sadat
Zalmud Shoval
Moshe Dayan
Jerusalem Post
Ezer Weizman
Weizman
Austria
London
Dayan
Mohammed Kamel
Kamel
Jimmy Carter
Mideast
Ominous Signs of Semi Stagflation By Tom Wicker
New York report notes unemployment fell from 6.1 to 5.7 percent though officials warned the drop may be an aberration. Inflation in early 1978 ran at a 10 percent rate and could worsen this year, with Alice Rivlin testifying.
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Times News Service
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Alice Rivlin
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Carter
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A Day at the Races with Big Bernie
James J. Kilpatrick recounts a day at Charles Town races with Big Bernie and Little Jane, betting on various horses and learning the risks of pundit forecasts. He notes social and economic commentary on unemployment, inflation, and policy, urging reconsideration of tax cuts and payroll taxes amid looming recession risks.
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Mister Pox
Pep Talk
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Washington Star
Turkey
Wagooloo
Khuskin
Mama
Howard Cosel
Little Jane
A Better Idea For a Novel
A spoof plot outlines a world famous businessman facing a bribery probe, cover up, and threats to his empire. The tale features a grand jury, hush money, an elusive Manila Envelope, corrosive loyalty, and a dramatic boardroom purge amid whispers of justice and diplomacy. The piece hints at two possible endings and anticipates a bestseller despite critics.
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Times News Service
Chicago
George Sanders
United States
Manila
Gina Lollobrigida
Fortinbras
Warren Beatty
Claudius
Letters to the Editor Policy Guidance
Policy note explains letters to the editor are invited and must be signed with address and telephone, under 350 words, preferably typed double spaced. Editing may occur and unauthenticated letters will not be used.
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