Our Energy Problem and the Gordian Knot of three crises
The essay argues energy is the central obstacle tying recession and inflation together. It cites Dr. Arthur Burns urging austerity and a gasoline tax, notes Ford opposes it, and proposes a broad plan: curb oil use via taxes, adjust electricity pricing, promote domestic energy, tax foreign oil, remove oil depletion incentives, develop alternatives, and back nuclear with federal support.
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Federal Reserve Board
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Burns
Aiken’s Farewell Vision For America
Senator George Aiken of Vermont bids farewell after 34 years. He imagines Ford cutting the president’s salary and staff pay, Congress banning running for national office within two years, and a single six year presidential term. He urges sacrifice and wisdom as the nation faces inflation and reform.
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Holmes Alexander George Aiken
Vermont
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Milton Young
North Dakota
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North Woods
America
Ford
White House
Rockefeller
Jackson
Udall
Congress
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Ness
Scoop
Mark
Hube
George
Hatfield
Humphrey
McGovern
Clark
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Shackles Of His Own Forging
A discourse on race in America contrasts white and Black experiences in media, politics, and daily life. It suggests white readers fear perceived Black influence while recognizing Black excellence, and notes mutual self-imposed restraints amid lingering racial tension and a future of potential assimilation.
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Mr. Black
Mr. White
Faithful Path Through Jealousy and Guilt
Billy Graham counsels a reader who cheated, now plagued by jealousy. He urges renewing vows, daily trust through prayer, being a supportive spouse, seeking God’s forgiveness, and peace in doing his will. He cites Psalm 139 23 24 as a guiding verse.
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Billy Graham
Lenin Prediction Seen in Detente Debates
Sen James A McClure cites Lenin to argue detente and SALT betray the nation as the Soviet Union allegedly advances ABM and space treaty violations. The column criticizes U S silence and urges a crash effort to outpace the Kremlin or risk national decline.
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James A. McClure
Idaho
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Stalin
Europe
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Soviet Union
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Ford
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Backroom GSA sale eyed Narragansett Electric deal
Washington report exposes a 3.3 million negotiated sale by GSA chief Art Sampson of a 550 acre Charlestown site to Narragansett Electric Co. with no competitive bidding. Interior Department bid contenders and a Rhode Island protest surface amid memos, legal doubts, and a court restraining order.
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Naval Auxiliary Landing
Charlestown
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Rhode Island
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Sam Seely
Jack Brooks
D.tex
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Raymond Pettine
Myron Cherry
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Ford
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D.-Ark
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