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...could have a comparative advantage, when we lack read-justment programs to provide retraining and future employment for those working in declining industries, we are in deep trouble. A weak economy leads all segments of America to fight for their share of a declining pie to the detriment of civic morality, optimism and benevolence in which Americans once took pride. America did not profit from England's decline, and Japan will not profit from America's decline. It is in the interests of Japan and other allies to have a healthy foresighted American partner whose behavior is not distorted...
...coalition of neighborhood groups, including the Harvard Square Defense Fund and the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) testified in opposition to the project at state house hearings...
...biggest draws that Boeing has to offer. Though its seasons seem perpetually drizzly and Puget Sound's reputation for rain, fog and cradle-to-grave mildew is widespread, Seattle actually has less annual precipitation than New York City, Atlanta and even Houston, a fact that civic boosters take endless delight in pointing out to new arrivals. The region also offers the quiet self-confidence of a major metropolis, complete with civic center, a nationally recognized opera, ballet and theater, and the National Basketball Association champion SuperSonics...
...three weeks the White House struggled to develop a plan that would restore the public's confidence that the Government could bring the economy under control. It summoned business leaders and representatives of civic groups from all over the country, consulted daily with ever widening circles of influential Congressmen. There was talk of a televised presidential address to a joint session of Congress. But the dramatized search for an anti-inflation program proved slow and frustrating. Within the Administration, economists fretted endlessly over the pros and cons of various budget-balancing proposals. The President's aides finally canceled...
Lobbyists of various sorts are mobilizing to guard their interests. The liberal Americans for Democratic Action claims to have organized a coalition of 50 labor, youth, civic and religious groups to block reductions in social spending. Carter's program, says the A.D.A., is "a cruel deception of the people." A coalition of 39 women's groups has warned its members to watch for any budget cuts that might be unfavorable to women...