Quote Reflections From Job and Balzac On Life
A juxtaposition of Job 10:1 lament and Balzac commentary on exaggeration in misfortune and joy. The excerpts explore the limits of self depiction and the contrast between claimed and actual emotion. The tone is reflective and literary.
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Carter's Victory Pushes Carter Toward Nomination
Carter seizes delegates in Ohio New Jersey and California pushing past 1000 for nomination. Endorsements from Daley Wallace and Stevenson III boost Carter while Ford and Reagan struggle for delegates. Republicans face a divided field with an uphill path to a first ballot.
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Harnessing Wind Power Could Meet National Needs by 1995
A Federal Energy Research and Development Administration report says windmills could supply up to 18 percent of U S energy by 1995 using about 54 000 modern generators with large blades. Western sites with steady winds are favored to install the turbines. The briefing argues wind sun tides offer a long term, limitless energy path as oil gas and coal reserves decline.
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Smith Hempstone on Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith cannot match Jefferson as a bicentennial folk hero yet his 1776 The Wealth of Nations presaged American economic might. Irving Kristol calls it the best book on economic development, while liberals like Max Lerner view Smith as an unconscious mercenary for rising capitalism.
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Bicentennial Reflections on Smith and Free Enterprise
The piece rebuts inflation and corpor ate misdeeds by recalling Adam Smith and the Founding Fathers. It argues that free enterprise prospered America not from altruism but self interest, and urges staying out of meddling government while noting the bicentennial of both the nation and Smith’s influential treatise.
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A Cold Bath For New York City
A New York City budget crisis deepens as the deputy comptroller finds the 1977 expense plan underestimates deficits by about 255 million dollars. The piece warns that reliance on federal and state funding is risky under the Seasonal Financing Act and notes looming contract renewals and potential strikes before July. The author critiques city leadership and predicts growing financial strain for New York and its creditors.
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Abzug Benefit Prompts Leftist Political Come-Out
Washington report notes Rep. Bella Abzug uses a filmed benefit to launch her senatorial bid. The event, staged as a paid fundraiser, features Gloria Steinem and lists honorary sponsors including Hubert Humphrey and Tip O’Neill.
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FBI under fire from Church Committee critique
Senator Church leads a 13 report attack on the FBI, accusing countermeasures of possible illegality while acknowledging Congress delegated internal security to the agency. The piece cites 1970s bombings, thefts, and militant activity to argue the FBI faced severe threats and over time faced greater constraints.
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Esmeralda Torture Ship in Operation Sail Controversy
Washington accuses Chile's military regime of using the Esmeralda as a torture ship. Reports cite prisoners testifying of electric shocks beatings and salt wounds aboard the vessel during the 1970s crackdown. Operation Sail organizers acknowledge concerns but seek a people to people tone while featuring the ship.
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Oil Deposits Ownership Sparks Houston City Debate
An unidentified oil company attorney in the New York Times criticizes Mayor Fred Hofheinz for seeking municipal ownership of Houston oil deposits. The remark characterizes the move as a government takeover and a bold foreign-inspired tactic, advising discretion from Washington.
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