Word: generality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...give Washington a windfall of $2.3 billion a year. But Indiana Democrat Andrew Jacobs has introduced a bill requiring such revenue to be used to reduce the national debt or budget deficit. Argued Jacobs: "You can't just say, 'Wowee, $2 billion more for spending.' " In general, however, Washington politicians predicted that Proposition 13 would have less impact at the federal level than might be expected. "People are taking hold of whatever handles they can find," said New York Republican Congressman Barber Conable, "but it's very difficult to get hold of the handles...
...Texas, Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate John Hill, the state's attorney general, declared: "It's time for us to take our medicine and cut spending." His opponent, Republican William Clements, called for a "holy war" on taxes...
Immediately after the address, the President flew to Panama City to exchange the instruments of ratification of the Panama Canal treaties with General Torrijos. The city was tense and under tight security as Carter arrived. Sentiment against the treaties among anti-Torrijos Panamanians had been increased early in the week by the dramatic return from exile in Miami of former Panamanian President Arnulfo Arias, a fervid opponent of the pacts. Two nights before Carter's arrival, students who opposed the treaties had fought for several hours with treaty supporters at the University of Panama. Two people were killed...
...independence of Lebanon," declared Major Sa'ad Haddad, the Lebanese Christian commander. "But I recommend that if the U.N. forces do not keep the area clean of terrorists, the Israeli Defense Forces enter again to help us." That sentiment was echoed by the Israeli commander, Major General Avigdor Ben-Gal. Said he: "We did not and will not turn our backs on the people of Lebanon...
...government measurements, perhaps, Soweto is peaceful once more. A year ago, the militant young blacks who launched the antiapartheid protests in 1976, and who became the community's dominant political force, orchestrated an impressive commemoration. "The Children," as they had come to be called, decreed a two-day general strike. They shut down the beer halls and suspended sports events so that Sowetans could gather in churches to honor the dead with hymns extolling black power...