OPEC pricing and US energy policy critique
The article argues OPEC’s 1979 price target reflects a self serving cartel and that the United States bears responsibility for inflation and energy dependence. It urges ending reliance on imports, accelerating policy reform, and diversifying energy toward nuclear power and coal while addressing regulatory and environmental barriers.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Abu Dhabi
Mexico
U.S
United States
Europe
Japan
Renaissance In Spain Shows Remarkable Transition to Democracy
Spain's three year shift from Francoism to parliamentary monarchy brings universal rights, new parliament, and a center-right coalition. King Juan Carlos and Adolfo Suárez guided reforms, with a new constitution and broad European integration prospects while Basque unrest and economic slump pose risks. NATO and EC entry talks begin 1979.
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Thomas Gresham
Spain
Francisco Franco
Europe
Franco
Juan Carlos
Adolfo Suarez
Suarez
NATO
Madrid
Portugal
Carter Promises Questioned After TV Interview
Barbara Walters asked the President if he kept campaign assurances and critics accuse him of broken promises and dirty politics. The letter cites a veto on a textile bill after polls closed, affecting jobs and unemployment. Betty Abney, 330 E Boundary Lane SE.
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Barbara Walters
President Carter
Sheriff Overstepped His Authority in Blue Law Controversy
Larry D. Riddle of Edgefield argues against Sunday Blue Laws that criminalize selling records on Sunday. He defends free enterprise and religious liberty, stating stores may open seven days a week and urging church and state separation. He cites various denominations and atheists as equal in rest rights.
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Aiken County
Pete Faber
Sky City
Seventh Day Church of God
Jesus
South Carolina
America
God
Larry D. Riddle Edgefield
The Unlovely Power Line
A farm family narrates how high power lines across their Ozark corner shaped views on independence and interdependence. They reflect on energy needs, modern comforts, and the trade offs between utility and landscape, noting how viewers grow to accept lines that once seemed intrusive.
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Union Electric Co
Ozarks
Andy Freeman
Minnkota Power Corp
Grand Forks
N.C
North Dakota
Aiken Since 1867 Publisher and Editor Names Listed
A snippet lists Samuel A. Cothran as publisher Scott B. Hunter as managing editor A.B. Cubbedge as advertising director Charles O. Grice as classified ads manager Sue S. Brown as production manager Rodger Ragan as circulation director.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Uveng & Feagvleagrrrean
Scott B. Hunter
Prayers for the Nation Call for Repentance and Guidance
A letter encourages praying for the country and its leaders, noting secular drift and moral decline. It urges daily intercession for the President, revival, and a return to Christian principles guiding right and wrong. The writer stresses turning to God in repentance and faith as the final answer.
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DR. Graham
L.C
God
Carter mischief and Ford talk overshadowed by public glare
In Georgia lore Billy Carter’s comic charge at a men’s store meets with a wary joke about Plains. A serious note criticizes Betty Ford for public disputes with Nixon and questions her influence on GOP politics and the former president’s exile. The column cites Don McLaughlin on the South Carolina Black Caucus and argues free enterprise limits beyond aid to the poor. A late tale relays a household ruse about an electric blanket and a sleeping husband.
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Georgia
Carter
Billy
Jimmy
Atlanta
Plains
Lillian
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Betty Ford
Mrs. Ford
White House
Ford
Washington
Nixon
Don T. McLaughlin
Black Caucus
South Carolina
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Aiken
A.B. Cubbedge
Charles O. Grice
Sue S. Brown
Rodger Ragan
Aiken Communications, Inc
Rutland Drive
S.C
Aiken, S.C
Billy Graham
Doonesbury
DR. Kissinger
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