Reflections on a career and a volatile world
C L Sulzberger reflects on retirement after 44 years with The New York Times. He recalls early Pittsburgh, global reporting, and shifts in power from Europe to the United States, noting the New Deal and Vietnam War shaped democracy and the nation’s role. The piece ponders the accelerated pace of change and the limits of US influence.
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Paris
New York Times
Pittsburgh
Franklin Roosevelt
West Virginia
Washington
United Press
East
Europe
Lord Beaverbrook
The
Times
United States
Soviet Union
Nuclear waste disposal policy finally taking shape
The Carter administration edges toward a storage plan for spent reactor fuel amid local opposition and cost questions. Utilities would pay a storage fee as the government assumes responsibility, while debates over temporary versus permanent containment and future reprocessing linger.
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Carter
Carter Administration
Department of Energy
Natural Resources Defense Council
Energy
James R. Schlesinger
United States
U.S
Subjunctive mood and the word gay spark debate
Theodore M. Bernstein critiques misuse of the subjunctive and defends the word gay against perceived unnecessary destruction. He cites examples including Carter Lance editorial language, urges preservation of precise terms such as uranist, and notes a controversial editorial phrasing about race and privilege by a black author.
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Cassie Kloberdanz
Osage
Iowa
Carter
Bert Lance
National Gay Task Force
Gay Switchboard
Gay Men’s Health Project
Gay Teachers Association
Gay Rights National Lobby
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Mississippi
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Macedon
Ann Pelham
Charles C. Mathias Jr
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Kansas
Michigan
General Accounting Office
Department of
Congress
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Congressional Quarterly
Theodore M. Bernstein
New York Times Syndicate
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Cedar Rapids
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