OPEC Struggles Back Awash In Cheap Gas Era
OPEC cuts production by 20 percent aided by Saudi Arabia and Iran, aiming to push prices higher. The move, plus reduced Soviet exports and Mexico cuts, contrasts with falling U.S. exploration costs and rising import demand. Gas prices influence American driving trends and energy policy.
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OPEC
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Soviet Union
West
Mexico
U.S
Reagan
White House
Jimmy Carter
Executive Mansion
No Right To Write in Prison Rights Ruling
A Fourth Circuit ruling upholds Virginia prison letter limits. An inmate serving 10 years for forgery and grand larceny sued over First Amendment rights after writing another inmate without approval. The court called Virginia policy reasonably drawn and consistent with protecting security.
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Richmond
U.S. Court of Apppeals
Fourth Circuit
Virginia Department of Corrections
Virginia
Thought For Today Quote On Education And Catastrophe
Thought for Today quotes H. G. Wells on civilization as a race between education and catastrophe, reflecting on progress and peril in society.
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H.G. Wells
Senate races tailor campaigns to local moods this year
Republicans shift from broad ideology to local focus as they defend Senate seats in an off year. Grassley in Iowa spotlights farm policy while others in California Idaho Louisiana and South Dakota balance national GOP ideals with regional concerns. Democrats echo the strategy, framing incumbents by constituent service and local issues.
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Senate
Reagan
Illinois
Iowa
Robert D. Squier
GOP
Squier
Charles E. Grassley
Grassley
Louisiana
California
Idaho
South Dakota
Walter F. Mondale
Experimental electrical snakebite treatment sparks debate
A Boston columnist surveys a Brazilian folk remedy using high voltage shocks for snakebite and stings. He contrasts traditional plants and modern science while noting doctors study venom proteins and the curious leap from myth to technology.
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Boston
Tead
New England
Brazil
Tropics
Chernobyl, Open Soviet Dialogue and the Vision of Human Engineering
In a provocative comparison, the piece links Lake Nios famine to Chernobyl casualties, arguing the Soviet handling of the disaster reveals a shift toward openness. It laments unsafe reactor designs, notes Gorbachev’s nuclear stance, and contrasts Soviet and American engineering ethics and priorities.
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Cameroon
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Chernobyl
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Thomas Malthus
Archibald MacLeish
America
Gorbachev
Reagan
U.S
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Stalin
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