Ohio must finish 37 mile gap to Piketon highway by 1980
The piece argues for rapid completion of the 37 mile Cincinnati to Piketon corridor to serve Ohio's energy plans. It urges President Carter to review the project and accelerate environmental reviews and engineering to enable the Piketon uranium enrichment plant and regional coal revival, stressing national and local urgency.
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Piketon
Cincinnati
Williamsburg
Peebles
Ohio
Albany-to-Athens
Athens-to-Coolville
Carter
Athens
Coalville
Phoning In a Fortune by Art Buchwald
Narrative notes Buchwald’s off weeks to study solar effects on bikinis and outlines a comical, faulty international call saga from Sicily to Paris. The piece mocks telephone charges and miscommunications with Italian and French operators while a child’s calls threads through the exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Supreme Court
Palermo
Sicily
Paris
Rome
Mount Etna
Mafia
Signor
Jo-jo
Dada
Phone Call Chaos in Paris Lobby
A man recalls a tense phone call amid a quarrel between Jo Jo and Connie while their mother tries to mediate. The lobby crowd is puzzled as the concierge explains the unusual billing policy for call cancellations and a worried operator fears losing her job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo-jo
Connie
Goodby
Paris
Minor GOP Remap Hurdles to Override Veto in Ohio
Republicans face a veto by Gov James A Rhodes as Democrats hold majorities in both Ohio chambers. A 60 vote House and 20 vote Senate override would be needed to push a map bill. With 62 Democrats in the House and 21 in the Senate, the margin is thin and defections could doom the plan. The measure redraws district lines in several cities, notably Stark County, and faces uncertain bipartisan support amid House leadership caution.
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Robert FE. Miller
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
House
Senate
James A. Rhodes
Sen
Marigene Valiquette
Toledo
Robert D Freeman
Canton
Stark County
Carter Faces Deep Split Over Abortion Policy In White House
President Carter fights a private war with close advisers over abortion. He maintains the stance that abortion is wrong except in incest rape or danger to the mother, while Congress wrestles over Medicaid funding and medical necessity rules, failing to reach a compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Ben Fortson
South Georgia
Supreme Court
Making Commitment May Be Next
A social observation profiles Cassie, an early adopter who embraces being alone as a trend. The piece suggests Being Alone has become this year’s alternative lifestyle, replacing past fads and presenting a package of outfits authors and hobbies as part of the zeitgeist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cassie
People Magazine
Jeane Dixon
Will Rogers Says No More Junk in Homes
A reflection on modern hoarding and the rise of aloneness in American life. The piece jokes about excess possessions in homes, notes shifts in attitudes toward living alone, and hints at a pivot from solitary living to seeking commitment through a friend’s prediction.
Mind altering drugs probe links between thinking and brain
AAP science writer outlines how neuropeptides and substances like ACTH may affect learning memory and creativity. Experts note animal results and small human tests show limited benefits while researchers pursue potent forms and safer applications amid debate over ethics and potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Saltus
Los Angeles
Balzac
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Coleridge
Arnold Mandell
Mandell
Shulgin chemical boosts creativity by disrupting brain boredom
Mandell discusses a brain chemical system that dulls repeated signals and how drugs that block it can restore freshness. He notes risks in access and use, asking who should control such substances and whether lack of creativity is a defect or a fixed trait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander T. Shulgin
San Francisco
Shulgin
Mandell
On This Date July 26 Historical Highlights
July 26 marked events from 1953 Fidel Castro uprising in Santiago to 1956 Nasser canal nationalization. Notable wartime and political milestones include Ticonderoga fall in 1759 and V2 raids on England in 1944. A Lady Eva Peron death is noted in 1952 and arson rhetoric by H. Rap Brown cited.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Santiago
England
Argentina
Eva Peron
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Alexandria
Suez Canal
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Len Kenneth Ro Cox
Barberton
Leslie Brown
Columbus
Phale D. Hale
Franklin County
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New Boston
Ohe
Capitol Hill
Will Rogers
Aspen
The
Small Society
Brickman
BR Aner
Fort Ticonderoga
H. Rap Brown
FBI
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Citadel
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