Harnessing the sun in Albuquerque signals a new energy era
The opinion page hails Albuquerque’s solar test using seventy one mirrors heating a steel plate to over 3000 degrees. It argues the feat suggests solar power could supplant coal and nuclear, with energy transmitted as direct current across long distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Henry Ford
Kitty Hawk
United States
Consder
Minnesota Power & Light Co
North Dakota
Minnesota
Sunbelt
Senators vote against budget while boosting pet programs
Eighteen senators backed spending amendments raising deficits yet opposed the overall budget resolution. Ed Zorinsky urged across the board cuts, arguing inflation robs households more than crime, while Proxmire and others defended targeted increases in housing, community development, and veterans benefits.
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Washington
Ed Zorinksy
D.neb
Zorinsky
Llffoyd Bentsen
D.-Tex
Dale Bumpers
D.-Ark
William Proximire
D.-Wis
James Allen
D-Ala
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Richard Lugar
R.-Ind
John McClellan
Sam Nunn
D.ga
Herman Talmadge
D.-Ga
Malcom Wallop
R.-Wye
Allen
Bumpers
Dennis DeConcini
D.-Ariz
Bob Dole
R.-Kan
Clifford Hansen
R-Wyo
Jesse Helms
J. Bennett Johnston
D.-La
Talmadge
Strom Thurmond
R.S. C
John Tower
R.-Téx
Proxmire
Bentsen
Sen
Lawton Chiles
D.-Fla
Chiles
Sen. Proxmire
Sen. Allen
Alabama
Senate Budget Committee
Edmund Muskie
D.-Me
Senate
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
High Noon at the Sans Souci in Washington
Washington rumor spreads that the Sans Souci restaurant loses its status as the town’s power hub after Carter arrivals. Patrons fear the Carter White House may not visit, while insiders await a Carter intern from the mail room to restore prestige and business.
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Washington
Women’s Wear Daily
The
National Enquirer
Sans Souci
Dover Sole
Mouton Rothschild
KGB
World Bank
SEC
Army
Navy
Carter White House
Paul
Carter
Pat Caddell
South Carolina
Southeast Asia
Hogan & Hartson Law Firm
White House
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Antijunk food bill should be junked, critic argues
The column critiques Senator Case's bill to bar junk foods from school meals. It questions impact data for vended foods on federal lunch programs and cites lack of hard numbers from ASFSA and government studies. The piece condemns government overreach and monopoly aims in nutrition policy.
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Washington
Dept. of Agriculture
Department
Steve Dewhurst
Agriculture
Clifford Case
Agriculture Dept
New Jersey Republican
Bob Bergland
Sen. Case
Rancy Anderson
Ms. Anderson
Ken Schlossberg
USFSA
Schlossberg
Mr. Schlossberg
Alan Stone
Sen
George McGovern
Select Committee On Nutrition
Stone
Mr. Stone
John Robinson
Robinson
Fred Shank
Food and Nutrition Service
Shank
Justice Dept
Antitrust Division
Case
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Wayside rest proposal fits Bemidji lakeshore view
Readers urge Bemidji city to replace a parking lot with a wayside rest near Lake Bemidji. They suggest removing trees, transplanting some, adding sod, picnic tables and fireplaces to create a scenic stop akin to Cass Lake. They cite Trueblood rides, Holme’s concessions, the Chamber of Commerce and Museum as nearby attractions drawing visitors.
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Bemidji
Lake Bemidji
Lakeshore
Trueblood
Holme’s
Midway Drive
Cass
Lake
Paul
Babe
Chamber of Commerce
Democratic criticisms and missteps through American history
A reader argues that Democratic leaders are responsible for various historic events from Washington era policies to the Chappaquiddick incident and Vietnam casualties, accusing them of poor judgment and of manufacturing scandals to drown out achievements of the Nixon era.
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Vietnam
Chappaquiddick Island
Massachusetts
Mary Jo Kopechne
Nixon
June 1 1977 history highlights and notable events
On this date in history 1958 Charles de Gaulle became Premier of France and 1533 Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England. In 1967 the Intrepid passed Suez under watch by Egyptian subs, and 1972 Nixon’s return from Europe signaled a new Soviet American relationship.
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Associated Press
Charles de Gaulle
France
Anne Boleyn
England
Israel
Egypt
U.S
Intrepid
Suez Canal
Richard M. Nixon
Europe
Moscow
Jan Epulars
Molly
Picon
Actes
Alexander Pope
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