Oil provision digs into trade bill amid oil price rise
Editorial notes oil prices climbing to 19 20 plus per barrel while gasoline hovers near 98.7 cents a gallon. It flags Bentsen's oil clause granting presidential power if imports exceed 50 percent of U S consumption and argues the provision aims to shield the economy from Middle East pressure.
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U.S
Texas
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Sen. Bentsen
Bentsen
Congress
Middle East
Sylvia McKinstry Resigns City Hall Post in 1947
Baytown reminiscence recalls McKinstry resigning as chief clerk at City Hall after six weeks as city manager following the death of Goose Creek’s city manager. Other items note Cedar Bayou Goose Creek district consolidation votes and local officials’ activities from 20 to 55 years ago.
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Baytown Sun
Choose Creek Civic League
Tri-Cities Federation of Clubs
RB. Warne
Kenneth McCalla
Baytown
Baytown Sun publication notice and policy snippet
The Baytown Sun announces circulation details and publication rights. It lists staff roles, postal information, subscription rates, and rights reserved for republication and letter policy.
PIRGs rise again despite Reagan era attacks
Jack Anderson traces the Public Interest Research Groups revival from 1980s Reagan backlash to growth in 25 active state PIRGs on 115 campuses and a broad public audience. The piece highlights notable PIRG campaigns, legal wins, and a forthcoming book by Kelley Griffin.
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Ronald Reagan
Ralph Nader
Consumer Movement
Pro-Business Administration
Nader
Pirgs
Donald Ross
Congress
Reagan
PIRG
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Nts Fo
Bess
Les Whitten
Edison Electric Institute
American Nuclear Energy Council
National Legal Center
Jack Anderson
Kelley Griffin
Griffin
Jill Siegel
New York
Marsha Gomberg
Oregon
Karim Ahmed
Minnesota
Missouri
Ontario
Canada
New England
Vermont
California
Today in History June 29 highlights across years
Key past events include 1776 Virginia constitution adoption and Patrick Henry as governor, 1941 Ignace Paderewski dies at 80 with Arlington burial, 1946 British arrest 2700 Jews in Palestine, 1949 apartheid ban on mixed marriages, 1954 Oppenheimer security denial, 1966 US bombing near Hanoi Haiphong, 1967 Jerusalem reunified, 1970 US ends Cambodian offensive, 1972 death penalty ruling, 1984 USSR-US space weapons talks offer, 1994 and 1999 rulings and events, plus 2023 senator East found dead.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Patrick Henry
Ignace Paderewski
New York
Arlington National Cemetery
Palestine
South Africa
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
United States
Hanoi
Haiphong
Jerusalem
Israel
Cambodia
Supreme Court
Soviet Union
U.S
White House
Reagan
John P. East
North Carolina
Greenville
Bible Verse: Better is Little with Fear of the Lord
A brief biblical verse notes that better is a small measure grounded in reverence for the Lord than great wealth accompanied by trouble. The line emphasizes godly fear over material abundance and the burdens it can bring.
Oil price forecasts buck conventional wisdom in 1980s
Hudson Institute physicist William M. Brown challenges OPEC power and predicts oil prices to stay within 6 to 20 dollars per barrel through the 1980s and 1990s. He warns against assuming a crisis, citing energy efficiency, new sources, and unexplored fields as moderating factors.
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Indianapolis
William M. Brown
Energy and Technological Studies
Hudson Institute
Brown
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Donald Hodel
James Schlesinger
United States
Australia
South America
Soviet Union
China
Iraq
Persian Gulf
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