Word: strength
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...standby authority to impose gasoline rationing, he angrily accused his opponents of having "apparently put their heads in the sand." Just the day before his meeting with Brown, Carter told 200 business leaders at the White House that the energy crisis "festers like a cancer, sapping away the basic strength of our nation...
...Government under control." No other potential President, from Kennedy to Connally, "would be more likely to recognize the bureaucratic pitfalls than a re-elected President Carter with four years of painful education behind him; nor would they offer the stability of character that is Jimmy Carter's greatest strength." The final verdict: "I am prepared to vote for him again...
...guerilla leaders Mugabe and Nkomo. A remote thing before the election, but recent political developments in Britain and the U.S. (the Senate, Mr. Koblitz) have created a new mood of optimism among white and black leaders. According to a recent New York Times, "despite the growing guerilla strength, military officials report a significant decrease in the number of incidents in recent weeks." The new government's offer of amnesty has brought about a sharp increase in the number of guerilla surrenders. The Bishop may indeed have a good thing going...
President Carter, having once helped disassemble a damaged nuclear reactor core, apparently has no doubts about the effectiveness and necessity of nuclear power. But last Sunday's demonstration reminded him of the antinuclear movement's possible political strength. Although he had declined an invitation to speak at the rally, he afterward invited the organizers to a quickly called meeting at the White House. "It is out of the question to pre-emptively shut all nuclear plants in the country," he told them, but he did say he would like to "minimize the requirement for nuclear power...
...first to suffer if we closed factories, raised the price of gasoline, or otherwise added to the cost of maintaining our energy-related existence." The first couple of weeks in June, when many antinuclear protests are scheduled on the local level around the country, will show the true strength of the movement...