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Carter is still an enigmatic leader of uncertain political philosophy. He is not inspirational by nature, and is not likely ever to be a charismatic commander. This failing could make him vulnerable to a challenge. Much will depend on how he handles two issues that loom in 1979: ratification of SALT II by a Senate suspicious of Soviet motives and of Carter's seeming willingness to accommodate Moscow; and reducing inflation, on which he is steering a conservative course that will be attacked by the liberals. Both battles promise to be bruising, and their outcome will largely determine whether...
...hold price boosts half a percentage point below the average for 1976-77. But their compliance is not likely to last if unions push wages and benefits up beyond the 7% a year average permitted by the guidelines. Says one Administration official: "Ninety percent of the program will depend on holding down wage increases." Gentry adds: "Companies can agree to abide by the program now and always raise their prices later if things go bad. But a union that takes a three-year contract now under the guidelines would be locked...
Additional difficulties have stemmed from the fact that the Visual and Environmental Studies Department is among the newest at Harvard, fairly small, and struggling for more financial support from the University. Many studio courses depend on fees, an almost unheard of situation in the sciences. The small but dedicated faculty have virtually achieved miracles within the limitations of space and budget that have affected teaching, studying and exhibitions. Yet the department chairman, Lou Bakanowsky has been much quoted for his remark that "the visual arts need to be more visible...
...Saudis have made it clear to Sadat that the extent of future support will depend, in no small part, on the degree to which Sadat succeeds in linking the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty with an overall settlement. For that reason Sadat is pressing the Israelis to agree in the treaty to a specific timetable for negotiating the future of the West Bank and Gaza...
...Correspondent George Taber: "Economic policy under Carter has been very confused, and adding Kahn to the kitchen has made things worse. Kahn has a distinct disadvantage: he is not responsible for any single area, like the budget or regulation or economic projections. Everything that he wants to do will depend on the willingness of some other agency or department chief to go along...