Voracious calls for a constitutional fiscal fix rise in Virginia
A Gallup poll shows 89 percent view a balanced federal budget as important while a Virginia governor praises a near 48.2 million dollar state surplus. The American Legislative Exchange Council suggests a constitutional convention to curb deficits, urging Virginia to petition Congress for action.
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Gallup
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Godwin
American Legislative Exchange Council
Congress
Council
General Assembly
Dr. Gallup
Nuclear pact quiets in Kalahari as superpowers unite
In a rare display of cross bloc cooperation this month the Soviet Union and the United States led a Western nations effort to halt a South African nuclear project in the Kalahari Desert. Carter announced no nuclear test will occur now or in the future and SALT II talks resume soon.
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Soviet Union
United States
Republic of South Africa
Kalahari Desert
Africa
France
Great Britain
West Germany
South Africa
Tass
Woodward and Bernstein
Carter
U.S
Kalahari
Panama Canal Treaties Put To Test Of Public Will
Carter era debate over the Panama Canal treaties faces a skeptical Senate and broad public opposition. Proponents argue the canal is no longer vital, that a peaceful, negotiated transfer benefits the U.S. and Latin America, while opponents equate ratification with a dangerous loss of national power and control.
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Senate
Carter
Panama
United States
Third World
Sen. Strom Thurmond
Bert Lance and the August Doldrums
James Kilpatrick argues Bert Lance faced political scrutiny during the Carter era but finds the controversy overblown. He suggests press double standards and defends Lance as capable and honest, noting overdraft pasts were disclosed and no current illegal acts shown, urging focus on more meaningful issues.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Bert Lance
Senate
Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Washington Press Corps
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
My Brothers
The
Post
Herb Block
Carter
Shenandoah College Editorial Letter Cites Expanded Programs
O B Gottfried argues in a letter to the Star that Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music has grown its Management program and evening undergrad offerings on the Shenandoah campus under Mt. St. Mary’s College supervision. He notes student enrollment from local firms and that many employers underwrite tuition. He urges the paper to acknowledge these developments.
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Conservatory of Music
Shenandoah
Mt. St. Mary's College
Winchester Area
Herbert Myers
Frostburg
Shockey Brothers
National Fruit
Abex
Crown Cork and Seal
O'sullivan’s
Rubbermaid
Capitol Records
J.T. Baker
Avtex
Rivington
Front Royal
Western Union
IRS
General Motors
Martinsburg
Obert
A. Gottfried
Roszel Road
Amtrak Yard Fight Highlights Carter ONeill Influence
A FRA report favored Wilmington over Washington and Boston for an Amtrak maintenance yard but Speaker Thomas P. ONeill Jr. pushed Boston, delaying any decision as Delaware and Massachusetts lawmakers press. The piece notes ONeill’s broader role in appointments and White House interaction, contrasting campaign vows with political reality in Carter era Washington.
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Washington
Delaware
Massachusetts
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Bert Lance
Tip O'Neill
O'Neill
Boston
Federal Election Commission
Fort Devens
Massachusetts Army Base
Amtrak
Northeast Corridor
Federal Railroad Administration
FRA
Transportation
Brock Adams
Wilmington
Del
Adams
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