European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 12 the stars and stripes thursday August 17, 1978 Anthony Lewis stressing some of Carter s More positive p when a Federal grand jury charged agents of the chilean dictatorship with murdering Orlando thelier a goo Deal was written about the determined investigation needed to solve the crime. But political commitment was just As Neces sary. If Gerald Ford had been elected in 1976 and Henry Kissinger had remained i Power can anyone believe that investigators would have been allowed to follow the Trail into t he chilean regime the responsibility Cor demonstrating that the United states will not stand for political murder in the streets of Washington was Jimmy Carter s the Point is Worth making because so Little credit is Given to president Carter for anything these Days sneering at him has become a National sport. And of course he has had his share of mistakes fumbles uncertainties. But i think he has been right and courageous on a Large number of important questions. In foreign policy he has tackled a series of problems that could do him no Good politically but that required action in the National interest the Panama dispute had festered for years with no president willing to push the canal negotiations to a conclusion and risk t Senate fight Over ratification of the trea to. Or. Carter acted. � in Africa the rebellions in namibia1 Rhodesia posing serious threats of or War had defied solution. The Carter Jiin stration set out to Deal with Themi by bluster which might have been pop v. But by patient diplomacy. And in Tibia at least it has made remarkable Gress. The turkish arms embargo was right Jin Auy As a matter of both Law and poli after Turkey misused american arms her invasions of Cyprus. But the Embar Thad become counter productive and re was an Opportunity to work with a sible turkish government. Or. Carter the political risk of offending the in american Community and took the Isary step to end the embargo. I a even More quickly was the Sale of a planes to saudi Arabia and Egypt Ashi As Israel. The concerns of Israel were a Stanable.  balance her inter and this country s would both be i if conservative Arab Powers looked to the United states for Security or car Ter understood that and acted despite the greatest political Riskin Domestic affairs too. Or Carter has been willing to Challenge vested interests civil service Reform sounds Dull but it is vital to the restoration of Public Confidence in government it is fraught by what has become one of the most deeply entrenched and reactionary interests in the country the Federal bureaucracy or. Carter is fighting for Reform As no other president has the Carter Energy program is a Mel Ange but it has one Centra purpose to raise american Energy prices to some where near the world level. There is enor Mous political resistance to that end and to the Means he has chosen of minimizing the Impact on individuals but doing Noth ing As past presidents have done has undermined the Dollar. Like president Ford. Or. Carter has proposed to remove some of the anti competitive Cushion from regulated industries starting with the airlines. While Congress dithers on that legislation. Or. Carter s civil aeronautics Board chairman Alfred Kahn has changed air travel for millions by encouraging Competition and lower fares. Those Are some examples of or car Ter s taking on Tough issues and with some Success. He has done so. Moreover out in the open not trying to avoid controversy by secret executive action. The record hardly amounts to a new Deal but it de serves some credit especially at a time when right Wing anti government senti ment is growing. The cognoscenti who jeer at or. Carter might pause a moment and think what their favorite certified Liberal could do As president in today s climate. Or they might consider How hard is to Deal with a fractionated parochial Congress. Congressional government one look at that body would be enough to frighten anyone. Or. Carter has gone both ways in Deal ing with Congress. After bruising that most sensitive Plant congressional self esteem he has Bent Way Over to be accommodating. I think he has overdone it. The time is coming to take on this Congress As Harry Truman took on the do nothing Eightieth even though this one is con trolled by the president s own party. If or. Carter is really opposed to another nuclear aircraft Carrier As he says he ought to veto the massive Bill calling for one. If Congress decides to Cut taxes for the Rich he should draw on the tax Reform Eorge f. Will that country music is just so much jbo/o/1 is our Bounden duty to broaden How minds to a fare thee Well. So i recently Job myself in an anthropological Frame of Rand and repaired to several saloons that future country music with an Elbow on knee and my Chin in hand looking distinctly like Rodin s thinker i listened care fully because country music is said to be a slice of terribly real life. If such music does indeed answer the question about How country folks Are getting on the answer is poorly. This my in of finely of lives in which one thing has led to another which in turn has led to much More All of it dismal. 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