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Over the past weekend Jimmy Carter's measure was taken by perhaps the toughest jury he has yet encountered -the heads of the West's major democracies. The early verdict appeared to be unanimous. The new U.S. President passed muster with high marks and was received into the exclusive ranks of world statesmen. In fact, Carter's debut was nothing short of socko...
Carter's energy bill must pass muster with two powerful committees in the Senate. The Finance Committee, which will handle all tax matters, is chaired by Russell Long, 55, one of the Senate's barons, and a man who vigorously represents the oil and gas industries of his state, Louisiana. So far, Long has been generally favorable, but he warns that "Carter's greatest difficulty will be with anything that puts a direct tax on the consumer-the tax on gas at the pump...
...team out-butted the Rams for a 13-10 victory, while the "B" team could muster only four points against their URI foes, who scored...
...Tanzania, it again rained on the Soviet President's parade. The crowds of schoolchildren and workers dutifully turned out by President Julius Nyerere for visiting celebrities had wildly cheered the fatigue-clad revolutionary from Havana a few days before. They could barely muster enough enthusiasm to wave their little flags for the aging (74) apparatchik from Moscow...
With antigovernment sentiment on the rise, Labor whips hoped to end debate without a vote on the White Paper by moving to adjourn the House of Commons. When it became clear that Labor could not even muster a majority on that, Callaghan and his grinning supporters stayed on their benches while opposition members filed out to vote. Did the resounding 293-to-0 defeat mean the government's White Paper was dead? Technically no, since the vote was only on whether to go home for a night's sleep...