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...nations, it is true, there is firmer leadership than half a decade ago. Margaret Thatcher, Britain's new Prime Minister, has taken a decisive, confident line, though her countrymen must wait to see where it leads. Germany's Helmut Schmidt and France's Valéry Giscard d'Estaing govern their countries with an effective margin of strength and popularity...
Veil has made a strong public impact ever since President Valery Giscard d'Estaing picked her from a senior judicial post to serve in his Cabinet in 1974. A mother of three, she strenuously campaigned against tobacco and notorious French alcoholism, liberalized rules governing contraception, and successfully led a long and bitter legislative campaign for legal abortion. The new "Euro-President" quickly gave the Parliament an early sample of the no-nonsense grit behind her gentle smile. When Protestant Ulster Unionist the Rev. Ian Paisley heckled Irish Prime Minister Jack Lynch for delivering part of his speech in Irish...
...agreement, such as it is, was not reached without tension and dispute. On the eve of the summit, Carter let it be known that he was "deeply angry" about a remark by French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing that the Americans "haven't even started" to curb wasteful use of oil. Once the sessions began, however, Carter's principal opponent was not Giscard but German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who conducted what the American President wearily described to aides as a filibuster in favor of the European plan; the difficult personal relations between the two had rarely been more strained...
...some very nasty storm clouds" developing quickly as a result of the oil cartel's seeming insatiability for higher prices, while West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt intoned about "great danger" ahead for all concerned, including the oil producers. The best hope that France's President Valery Giscard d'Estaing could offer anyone was that the industrial world could look forward to a prolonged period of "sober growth...
France. Rising energy prices have forced President Giscard to scale back his nation's growth projection from 3.7% for the year to 3.4%, and expectations are that it will go even lower by year's end. Yet Giscard has so far taken only mild measures to conserve oil: lower home heating levels, stricter speed limits and vague ideas on producing a more economical car. Inflation remains a serious concern. Last year, seeking to buck up the investment rate by improving profit margins, the French removed the price controls maintained on many goods. But that kicked living costs...