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...moved on to belittle Reagan's tenuous loyalty to federal aid for the poor and elderly, Carter carefully maintained his "golden years" motif. He pointed out that Reagan has dishonored the sacred memories of Democratic heroes, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and John F. Kennedy by twisting their words of hope and fortitude into justifications for heartless conservatism. These are words that many lower middle class Italians of Prince Street remember clearly; these are the leaders they still worship. Jimmy Carter knew he couldn't climb onto a marble throne next to FDR or JFK, but he also knew...
...succumb to more powerful federal government. The western provinces, newly-rich in oil, have long resented eastern industrial eities like Toronto, which for a long time held an inordinate piece of the economic pie. The Maritime provinces, traditionally the weakest economically, fear that greater centralization could jeopardize their already tenuous position. And Levesque stands to gain the most personally from a country in disarray; he could then tell his constituency that Quebec would better be able to fend for itself by seceding...
Nonetheless, a palpable, if tenuous, sense of relief was felt in the international community-most of all when Tehran formally pledged "to spare no effort" to keep open the Strait of Hormuz, through which passes 40% of the Western world's oil. In fact, tanker traffic was moving through the strait safely, even if on a reduced scale. Concluded U.S. Secretary of State Edmund Muskie hopefully: "The broader risks seem to have diminished somewhat. And I would hope they will continue in this direction...
Relations between Manning, 60, and the volatile Zuckerman, 43, had been tenuous from the start. The situation deteriorated when, after promising to stay away from editorial decisions, Zuckerman labeled himself chairman of the editorial board atop the magazine's July masthead. Insiders say he has been looking for a younger man all along to attract newer talent and give the 123-year-old monthly more "energy," which, he says, had been lacking. Manning, a former Under Secretary of State and TIME senior editor, leaves the Atlantic with four National Magazine Awards (1971-73 and 1979) and its highest circulation...
...that token, the paper does not present as much of a threat to the Argentinian government. While The Herald is unable to convey news of violence and chaos to its native population, it can record the anarchy of terror ripping the South American nation. He occupies a tenuous position of privilege, but has a foothold nevertheless, and Cox and his staff feel they must take advantage of this opportunity to report...