01/01/1979
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"The United States was prepared to embark on a long-term process of cooperation with ASEAN."
"Many of the issues facing our Nation today, in areas such as energy, the economy, and the environment, require special knowledge and detailed information."
"Advances in the sciences enhance our understanding of ourselves and the world about us."
"The Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 represents the most comprehensive and far-reaching farm and rural credit bill since the enactment of the Bankhead-Jones Act some 40 years ago."