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...endemic inflation. Peres' other problem is the strength of Labor's main political opposition. No fewer than 23 parties are contesting the election. They range from the Communists (who will pick up most of the Israeli Arab protest vote) to a weird fringe group whose main platform plank demands sexual satisfaction for women. Labor's strongest challenger is the Likud (Unity) coalition, which had 40 seats in the last Knesset. Next is the brand new middle-of-the-road Democratic Movement for Change. Polls indicate that it might win at least 12 seats...
Meanwhile, the special interest groups will be doing their own lobbying. Since Carter's main plank will be conservation, the utility industry should be fairly pleased. Industry leaders are even willing to handle the home-insulation program, but only on the condition that it is entirely voluntary. The National Coal Association, ironically, feels apprehensive about the program, though Schlesinger wants to boost its members' production and sales. Executives fear that Washington's enthusiasm for more coal usage will lead to shortages, followed by federal price controls. Environmentalists, among Washington's most vocal lobbyists, will be reminding...
...full employment, among other things), he stopped, paused, and explained what he had just read. It was the Socialist Party's platform from his first campaign, back during the Depression. The reason the platform had sounded so anti-revolutionary was that in the three decades since that time every plank had become...
...voters are Catholic, Carter won by a less than 2-to-l ratio; Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey each took the ward by nearly 3 to 1. Said St. Louis Democratic Chairman Paul Berra: "Carter's firm stand on the Democratic abortion plank clearly cost him votes...
...Puerto Rico. A generally youthful group of G.O.P. hopefuls scored impressive wins in Delaware, Illinois and Vermont. The Republicans also re-elected their popular chief executive in Indiana, and returned to office for the third straight two-year stint Archconservative Meldrim Thomson of New Hampshire on his single plank -no taxes. Democratic incumbents were re-elected in Arkansas, Montana and North Dakota, while new candidates won in Missouri, Rhode Island, Utah, Washington and West Virginia. A fresh face also won in North Carolina, where James Hunt, a New South Democrat with an awesome organization, overwhelmed his G.O.P. opponent...