Dalton requests ad corrections over IWRG campaign spots
In a weekend letter to the Independent Virginians for Responsible Government John Dalton urges ad corrections or removal for inaccuracies in claims about union rights for public sector workers. He contrasts his stance with Henry Howell’s support for public sector bargaining and predicts the facts will shape the November election.
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John Dalton
Independent Virginians For Responsible Government Organization
Dalton
IWRG
Howell
America
IVRG
Mr. Howell
Henry Howell
Carter's Budget Promise Fails to Balance by 1981
The piece argues Carter's first fiscal year budget plans run a $10.8 billion deficit vs Ford's last year and predict sluggish 1978 growth. It warns welfare, minimum wage, and tax reform proposals will boost spending and inflation, noting little sign of a balanced federal budget.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Gerald Ford
Mr. Carter
eRises
House-Senate
A Nation Drunk on Gasoline
San Francisco dispatch analyzes the Carter oil fight and national energy policy. It notes gasoline dependence, rising prices, and political blame while contrasting Washington sparring with midcountry life. The piece discusses imports, consumer behavior, and the difficulty of enacting policy across a vast nation.
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Times News Service
San Francisco
United States
Washington
Carter
Senate
Carter quiets human rights push with Gromyko talks
President Carter shifts to discreet diplomacy in his September 30 talk with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, pressing for Anatoly Scharansky’s release while avoiding public confrontations. The exchange mirrors a broader move away from aggressive human rights rhetoric toward strategic compromise with Moscow.
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Washington
Carter
Andrei Gromyko
Mideast
Anatoly Scharansky
Scharansky
Anyne
West
U.S
Gromyko
Leonid Brezhnev
Rita Hauser
White House
Zbigniew Brzezinski
State Department
Kremlin
Moscow
National Security Council
Brzezinski
Warren Christopher
Arthur Goldberg
Albert W. Sherer
Belgrade
Goldberg
Mr. Carter
New Federal Wage Subsidy Proposed to Create Youth Jobs
New York based analysis argues that a federal wage subsidy for young workers could reduce structural unemployment among urban youths, spur private-sector hiring, and finance long-term youth employment programs by raising tax revenues. It contrasts with low minimum wages, calls for federal investment, and links job creation to broader economic health and urban renewal efforts.
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Y Times News Service
New York
Lester Thurow
Massachusetts
Oece Technology
Carter
The Constitution a Fighting Word in Washington
The piece surveys three hot constitutional debates in 1977 DC politics. ERA timing with Bayh is challenged by a proposed three year extension, Congress's power over territorial disposal is questioned, and DC status prompts calls for Maryland cession or statehood with a proposed amendment as sole route.
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Potomac
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Bayh
White House
Robert Lipshutz
Congress
ERA
James Allen
Alabama
United States
Canal
Senate
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Maryland
Justice Department
Patricia M. Wald
House
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Virginia
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Great Lakes
Sparky Lyle
Yankees
Evans—Novak
House of Representatives
Panama Canal
Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
Edward P. Offley
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