Super Effort Needed On Superconductors
The article discusses Japan moving quickly to capitalize on superconductivity with a government backed research consortium and plans to test equipment, while Americans debate Federal coordination and a national push. It cites Gore on losing competitive edge and calls for a united U S effort to lead in this field.
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University of Houston
Logic
United States
Japan
America
At&t Bell Laboratories
U.S
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Washington, D.C
Congress
Megatrends for the future per John Naisbitt
The Los Angeles Times Syndicate summarizes John Naisbitt's ten megatrends for the coming era. He foresees a growing middle class, a renaissance in arts, urban decline, privatization of welfare, English as a universal language, globalized yet individualized electronic media, Pacific Rim opportunities, entrepreneurial politics, boundless biotech growth, and a continued U.S. economic boom with millions of new jobs annually.
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Naisbitt
Britain
China
Pacific Rim
Los Angeles
Sydney
Tokyo
Asia
United States
Japan
Powell Court Or Not The Supreme Justice Powell's Quiet Legacy
A tribute to Lewis F Powell US Supreme Court justice who retired aged near 80 after 15 1/2 years on the bench. The piece praises his method steady law above party labels and notes his decisive influence in many cases while hinting at potential successors.
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Washington
Lewis F. Powell
USAAF
Richmond
Richmond News Leader
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Board of Education
American Bar Association
U.S. Supreme Court
Lewis Powell
High Court
A.E. Dick Howard
University of Virginia
Powell
Supreme Court
Warren Court
Burger Court
Rehnquist Court
Bill Douglas
John Paul Stevens
William Brennan
Georgia
Reagan
Howard
Death row worries over society's indifference to killers
Henry Lee Lucas, on Texas death row, laments a desensitized public as executions resume. Columnist argues theories about studying killers and preventing crime failed and notes limited societal impact. If justice moves as planned, their troubles may end soon.
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Henry Lee Lucas
Henry
Texas
Florida
Lester Bower
Lester
Richard Speck
John Gacy
Speck
Gacy
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