North Slope Oil Pipeline Reaches Valdez and Sparks Debate
The Alaskan Prudhoe Bay to Valdez line delivers oil to U S refineries but at limited capacity while cost climbs from 900 million to about 8 billion. Proposals for additional pipelines aim to move crude to Puget Sound Gulf Coast and across Canada or the northern states as regulators prepare decisions.
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Prudhoe Bay
Valdez
Gulf of Alaska
U.S
United States
Puget Sound
Los Angeles
Panama Canal
Minnesota
Real estate price spiral leaves home buyer puzzled
Tolkin, who sold a $20,000 house for $90,000, plans to buy back a more expensive home. He anticipates future gains while noting that market values now differ greatly from his expectations. The piece satirizes rapid price swings and homeownership dreams.
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Washington
Tolkin
Joneses
Control Data laments denied Soviet weather computer deal
Control Data Corp says the administration denied its 13 million CYBER 76 sale to the Soviet Union blocking vital weather data. Executives testified before a House subcommittee arguing safeguards would prevent diversion while warning the denial could harm jobs and future technology exchange.
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John Cunniff
New York
Control Data Corp
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
World Meteorological Organization
National Weather Center
Moscow
Donaghue
House
Robert Schmidt
Control Data
Schmidt
Tax Foundation facts spark debate over U S government spending
John Lofton Jr. reviews the Tax Foundation report showing 1977 total government expenditures at 715.7 billion dollars, 9 607 per household, and 47 percent of average income of 20 400. The piece sneers at aid to Cairo housing plans and cites Senate hearings on overseas facilities and unrelated cost questions, highlighting wasteful spending concerns.
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Washington
Tax Foundation
U. S
Willard Rockewell Jr
The
Senate Subcommittee On International Relations
Dept. of State
Egypt
George McGovern
Joe Biden
D.-Del
John Thomas
State Dept
Agency For International Development (Aid
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
U.S
Cairo
Defense
Agriculture
State
Sen
Biden
Thomas
Readers Voice on Abortion Funds and Equal Justice
Deborah M. Anderson of Bemidji argues in The Pioneer that Supreme Court rulings allow states to deny funding for abortion, challenging equal justice under the law. She reflects on legality, ethics, personal rights, and the potential impact on indigent women seeking options.
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Supreme Court
Jefferson
On This Date in History June 30 1977 Highlights
June 30 marks notable events from 1950 when Truman ordered U S troops in Japan to aid Korea, to 1777 British evacuation of New Jersey, 1834 Indian Territory creation, 1934 Hitler purge, 1946 Bikini atomic test, 1971 cosmonongs deaths, and 196? space milestones. Includes Mars photos and a 68th birthday note for Juan Bosch.
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Associated Press
Harry Truman
U.S
Japan
Republic of Korea
New Jersey
Staten Island
N.Y
Indian Territory
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Geneva
Bikini
Marshall Islands
Space Laboratory
Congress
Mars
Juan Bosch
Dominican Republic
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John Lofton Jr
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Interior Dept
Wendell Anderson
D.minn
Forest Service
Robert Byrd
U.S. Capitol
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Lawrence Coughlin
R.pa
Sen. McGue
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Rey
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