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There have been moments along the difficult presidential journey of Jimmy Carter when he seemed close to fulfilling his own prophecy that he could "achieve greatness." He recognized the gravity of the energy problem early. He had the courage to see the peril of inflation and change his course. In the glades of Camp David, when his goodness, his determination and his sincerity brought Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat together for peace, Carter seemed ready to move beyond historical inhibitions...
...Harris and Gallup polls that show Carter now running behind Republicans Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford "the worst thing that has happened in his presidency." Ratings of "approval" often rise and fall. But when specific choices are being made this early in the political season, Scammon believes that the problem of an incumbent reaches beyond politics to the popular perception...
Only the Soviet Union, Viet Nam's principal mentor, came to Hanoi's defense. Pravda announced that the Kremlin supported Viet Nam's "constructive proposals for a solution of the refugee problem," including "arrangements for the lawful, well-organized and safe departure of those who want to leave the country." Besides, it added gratuitously, the refugee problem was rooted in the period when "U.S. imperialism dominated the south of Viet Nam." In point of fact, that is not true; the enmity between the Vietnamese and their Chinese countrymen is an ancient one, and Hanoi's policy...
...moment, the biggest problem is a stopgap one: to rescue the boat people immediately. A recently formed Tokyo-based group called Refugees International is urging the U.S. and other countries to provide emergency facilities, such as abandoned government bases, to be used for housing refugees temporarily until permanent homes can be found. Malaysia is asking the U.S. to supply processing centers. Malaysia hopes that Indonesia will provide the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees with an island capable of receiving as many as 200,000 refugees as a processing center. The ASEAN members will ask Western nations to guarantee that...
...members of the British army's Gurkha infantry, 150 British regulars and 90 Hong Kong soldiers. Though Hong Kong is second only to Malaysia in its population of still homeless Vietnamese refugees (nearly 55,000 now live in camps in the colony), officials consider them a lesser problem than the illegal Chinese. Since the Vietnamese usually arrive by boat, the marine police sight them more easily; moreover, many now in Hong Kong will eventually move on to other countries...