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Another controversial clause of the initiative would create a separate "federal enclave." According to the measure, the State of Columbia would consist of the District as it stands now minus the areas including the Supreme Court, Library of Congress, Capitol, White House and all executive buildings. The federal enclave would become the Federal District of Columbia and would be under the jurisdiction of Congress...
...each other to a draw. The latest poll for TIME by Yankelovich, Skelly and White, Inc., shows Carter leading 42% to 41%, with 12% for Anderson and 5% undecided. But Carter's lead is so small, well within the range of a possible sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, as to be almost meaningless, particularly since it is not the popular vote that determines who shall be the next President. A "national" election, of course, is really an amalgam of elections in the 50 states and the District of Columbia; the winner has to assemble...
...mentality is not resolved. The Great Santini portrays death as the outcome of Bull Meechum's arrogant, overconfident life. But it is an accidental death, and no one is transformed as a result. The final shot in the film is the same as the beginning: the family, minus Dad, travelling to a new home in a different city. Carlino examines Meechum's mentality, then throws up his hands and says, "So what...
...AMNLAE priority is to integrate as many women as possible into the work force. In Somoza's day, a woman worked only if economically necessary. Those who worked constituted an undocumented number of street vendors, peasants and factory workers. Minus teachers and nurses there are few female professionals. AMNLAE wants to change that...
That goal is apt to be complicated by a severe case of stagflation, which has dropped the growth rate from an average of 9% in the mid-1970s to a record low of minus 5.9% in the second quarter of this year. Chun must also take care not to alienate the business community, which is vital to his political success. Allows Kim: "He has been letting our business men do their business and has not at all been interfering in their affairs...