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...survival. He wants another term as Fed chairman, and not because he likes to go to capital par ties and enjoys the aroma of power (which he does). But he thinks he is doing right by the nation to restrain the money sup ply, to preach a little caution, to stand immune from White House blandishments and politics. Burns views his ideas as good for the country's soul - and its pocketbook...
...caution Harvard athletics: do not let the desire to win, the desire to bring talented athletes to Harvard, get in the way of the truth. Yes, tell ballplayers about Harvard, try to convince them to attend, but do not paint too rosy a picture. Those poor visitors must still eat in our dining halls, sleep on our couches, face those that are not all that impressed with football players. That's the way it is here and if they don't like it, they shouldn't come here...
...split between the White House and the State Department on how to respond to the rapidly changing situation. White House advisers were enthusiastic, recognizing that Sadat had cracked through a psychological barrier to Geneva. The diplomatic professionals at Foggy Bottom, reflecting Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's innate caution, feared that Sadat's moves might alienate not only the Syrians but the Saudis as well. State was also concerned about a negative reaction from Moscow. As soon as it became clear that neither the other Arabs nor the Soviets were going to Cairo, Carter announced that...
Psephologists will be sorting out the particulars for months to come, but one trend was clear in last week's off-year election returns: a solid vote for sanity. The people shunned way-out ideas and candidates, preferred plainspokenness to blarney, supported caution over experiment, and trusted what they could see for themselves, instead of what traditional politics and machine politicians told them. The many referendums on the ballots reflected a growing public demand for more efficient and less meddlesome government. The political center not only held; it grew all the more crowded...
...arms control efforts is one of verification. Hidden underground in unmarked tunnels, MX missiles could not be easily identified or counted by Soviet satellites. Underlying any serious attempt to limit strategic capabilities must be the ability to have independent verification of missile levels. The U.S. should exercise considerable caution when confronting not only the possibility of escalating the arms race, but of foreclosing any future attempts at negotiated reductions...