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...Premier Menachem Begin returned to Jerusalem at week's end following his grim mission to Washington, he found a nation that was visibly more troubled than the one he had left four days earlier. Israelis were despondent and nervous at the failure of the Begin-Carter talks, and uncertain what effect their Premier's intransigence might have had on the longstanding special relationship between their country...
...message was clear: France's uneasy electorate, fed up with squabbling on the left, uncertain of the dimensions of Communist intentions, played safe. "I expected as much," said Giscard coolly, as he watched first-round returns from the presidential Chateau de Rambouillet, 34 miles from Paris, "I didn't speak Saturday night for nothing." He was referring to a persuasive election-eve address on national television. A victory for the deeply divided leftist parties could not ensure a stable government in France, he warned. Moreover, "though the French economy has improved, it is still very fragile. The shock...
Route 28 continues to Mashpee, the home of the Mashpee Indians. Recently, the Indians sued the town to get back much of the land; the outcome is still uncertain. The Wampanoag Indian Museum in Mashpee is a good place to pick up Indian history or gossip about the suit...
When President Carter put his comprehensive energy program before Congress last year, he envisioned a major shift from scarce natural gas and uncertain foreign oil to plentiful domestic coal. Coal use was to nearly double by 1985, to 1.2 billion tons a year. The Administration urged tax incentives for the conversion of industrial plants to coal, and it required that coal be used in many new factories and utilities...
...will not be encouraging ratification or campaigning for it," declared Labor Secretary Ray Marshall.* "The choice is theirs." Nevertheless, the White House increased the pressure for an agreement by preparing to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act. In the past the miners defied Taft-Hartley, and their acquiescence now is uncertain. But the President selected a board of inquiry to determine if a national emergency existed. Affidavits were drawn up certifying that the strike posed a threat to national health and safety, and plans were reviewed to go to federal court, should the vote be no, to seek an injunction...