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...topic of this year's debate is "Resolved-the federal government should significantly strengthen the guarantee of consumer product safety required by manufacturers...
...relax press censorship if the National Alliance would promise an end to "agitational politics." Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, the only prominent opposition leader not in jail, called the proposal "political blackmail." Said he: "By trying to bargain with the opposition on the question of human rights, Bhutto is attempting to strengthen his rule over the country." With the politicians locked in a dangerous standoff, some observers feared that the next response might come from the army, which has a long and inglorious tradition of interfering in Pakistani politics...
...been concern that his public statements on arms limitation talks and the Middle East have gone too far, that they could impede diplomatic negotiations. But Carter remains convinced that by sharing the business of the nation with the nation, he can win both public and congressional support and strengthen his own hand in foreign affairs. Said he: "It is good for us, even in very complex matters, when the outcome of negotiations might still be in doubt, to let the members of Congress and the people of this country know what is going on and some of the options...
Dads' Army. To strengthen its forces, which are now about two-thirds black, Rhodesia has abolished virtually all deferments and started calling up a "dads' army" in the 38-to-50 age group. It has also recruited about 1,000 "volunteers" from foreign countries. The largest foreign contingent is British, and there are at least 100 Americans, most of them Viet Nam veterans. Since they face possible loss of their U.S. citizenship for fighting in Rhodesia, the Americans are reluctant to disclose their real names. One, who calls himself Jimmy Smith, praises his fellow fighting men, both black...
WHILE PRESIDENT CARTER'S recent repeal of the Byrd Amendment permitting U.S. importation of Rhodesian chrome--a move that will increase white Rhodesia's economic isolation and strengthen the position of the Zimbabwean freedom fighters--suggests that the administration may be developing a new policy in Africa, the recent gift of almost $4 million in weapons and aid to Zaire inspires a less optimistic interpretation of American goals...