Word: anties
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...keep his momentum going against an ugly wave of economic difficulties, the President announces his new anti-inflation program this week. Despite all the buildup, the proposals are largely voluntary wage-price guidelines (see BUSINESS). Carter is asking for a 7% limit on wage increases, a 6.5% overall ceiling on price rises. An expanded Council on Wage and Price Stability will closely monitor wage-price shifts; if a company exceeds the guidelines, it can be threatened with a suspension of Government contracts or purchases. But the President continues to insist that he will not resort to mandatory controls...
...Garth and Deardourff best typify this frenetic business. Deardourff spent one recent week racing to Florida for an anti-casino campaign; then to Venezuela for the presidential race, where he is opposed not only by Garth but also by the legendary Joe Napolitan, onetime seer for Hubert Humphrey; then to Detroit, where he is handling the re-election campaign of Governor William Milliken; then to Ohio to write some TV spots for Governor Rhodes; then to Pennsylvania for a conference with Gubernatorial Candidate Richard Thornburgh. Says Deardourff: "You either win or you lose, and people who lose fall...
...energy authorities say that the Soviet public shares their confidence in nuclear power. Vitaly K. Sedov, director of the Novovoronezh nuclear power station, even claims with a straight face that his country has never been bothered by anti-nuclear demonstrations like those that have besieged nukes...
...liberals. After speaking for ten minutes, a lonely voice hollered-out, "Attack Tower some more." But Krueger just didn't seem to have the heart for it, and the liberals left feeling cheated. If he couldn't inspire them, the audience presumed he could at least stir up their anti-Tower juices...
Treasury secretary W. Michael Blumenthal said the anti-inflation program should help reduce interest rates and stabilize the dollar...