Carter faces hard choices as Soviets press in Horn of Africa
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak argue U S inaction risks a Soviet takeover of the Horn of Africa. They cite five Soviet generals in Ethiopia, Cuban troops landing daily, and an air and sea lift that could push Ethiopian forces to the Somali border. Brzezinski warns of greater danger if policy lags, while State Department appointees resist decisive action.
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Robert Novak
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Carter
U.S
Horn of Africa
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Egypt
Africa
Brzezinski
Angola
United Nations
Andrew Young
Richard Moose
Horn
Red Sea
Kremlin
Moscow
White House
Somalia
West
Kenya
Sudan
South Africa
Mr. Carter
Joint Capital Facilities Committee studies Winchester Frederick County complex
The Winchester and Frederick County Joint Capital Facilities Committee tracks feasibility for a downtown joint government complex. The study covers offices for administrative, court, constitutional officers, law enforcement, school administration, utilities, and parking. Public briefing with city manager Wendell Seldon and county administrator J. O. Ronalds set for March 9 at Duff's Rebel Restaurant Pagoda Room.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Joint Committee
Wendell Seldon
J. O. Ronalds
Joint Capital Facilities Committee
Winchester Rotary
Duff's Rebel Restaurant
Carter Plan for Civil Service Reform Faces Scrutiny
The piece reviews President Carter's plan to reorganize the Civil Service, urging caution. It highlights potential gains like performance based pay and quicker firings, plus concerns over a new labor arbitrator and split Civil Service Commission into three units. It urges rigorous congressional examination.
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Merit Systems Protection Board
Office of Personnel Management
Congress
Indians Win New Treaty Fights In Washington Courts
Washington courts hear ongoing Indian treaty issues over reservation taxation salmon fishing and jurisdiction. A Spokane ruling says Washington cannot tax cigarettes sold in reservation smoke shops to non Indians, prompting an appeal. The Suquamish and Puyallup cases threaten non Indians with loss of jury rights and local governance on reservations.
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Times News
Seattle
Washington State
Slade Gorton
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Washington
Colville
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George H. Boldt
Boldt
Ninth Circuit
Supreme Court
High Court
Suquamish Reservation
Puget Sound
Puyallup
Tacoma
GOP cries for $3.9 million to fund 1978 campaigns
National Chairman Bill Brock warns the GOP faces a $3.9 million shortfall against an $11 million goal. He urges adding 300,000 sustaining members to avert dramatic cuts in campaign services, linking fundraising to beating Big Labor and liberal Democrats. Former President Ford backs the drive.
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Bill Brock
U.S
Brock
George Meany
Democratic Party
Ford
National Finance
Ted Welch
Sustainnng
Welch
Republican National Committee
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
National Federation of Republican Women, Young Republicans
Senate
Zoom! The fast pace of modern life and media
Russell Baker laments the constant flood of new sensations from television, politics, and culture. He notes how quickly celebrities fade, technologies flash by, and public attention shifts from one craze to the next as life grows increasingly rapid.
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Ernest Fitzgerald
Russell Baker
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Times News Service
Farrah
Gail
Pierre Cardin
Energy Crisis
Billy Beer
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