Word: geralds
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Gerald Clarke...
Former President Gerald R. Ford said the Shah of Iran's power might not be in jeopardy today if the Carter administration had stood fast in support of the monarch. Meanwhile, Sen.-elect Paul Tsongas (D-Mass.) attacked the timing of U.S. recognition of China, which he said may result in the defeat of a SALT treaty with the Soviet Union...
...brushed aside as unimportant Carter's failure to consult them. Said Maine Democrat Edmund Muskie: "We have been committed to normalization for six years, and everyone in Congress must have been aware that this dialogue was going on." Among other supporters of Carter's action were two prominent Republicans: Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger. Kissinger's only reservation was that the U.S. should fulfill its "moral obligation to the people of Taiwan...
...Social Security system?as well as the budget?will be in deep trouble. Says Alice Rivlin, director of the Congressional Budget Office: "If you're really concerned about the growth in Government, then you have to go after the uncontrollables." Adds Rudolph Penner, a former economist at OMB under Gerald Ford: "Cutting $30 million here or $100 million there is the approach one is forced to take unless you tackle the entitlement programs...
...biggest fan is Gerald C. Meyers, 50, chairman of American Motors Corp., which bought manufacturing rights to the Jeep from Kaiser Industries in 1970. Though the company lost an estimated $65 million on its conventional cars for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, AMC still posted a $36.7 million profit on sales of $2.6 billion. Most of that black ink comes from Jeeps...