SOHIO Alaska Oil Pipeline Plan Faces Delays and Woes
The Standard Oil of Ohio plot to move Alaska crude via a rebuilt coast to Texas pipeline stalls amid inflation and permit hurdles. Federal and California agencies, plus local boards, blocked rapid progress. SOHIO sought fast-track approval, then withdrew.
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Standard Oil of
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California
Texas
Midwest
Iowa
Southwestern
U.S
Oklahoma
Kansas
Sohio
Department of Energy
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Iowa Senator backs bill on teaching creationism in schools
State Senator Bass Van Gilst of Oskaloosa urges the Iowa Senate to require public schools to present both sides of the creation evolution debate when origins are discussed. He endorses scientific creationism as fact, while critics note language evolution and scientific theory. The piece remarks on corn hybrids and the broader implications for agriculture and knowledge.
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Iowa State University
Bass van Gilst
Oskaloosa
Iowa Senate
Noah Webster
Sen. van Gilst
Invisible Empire rouses in Decatur amid gun clash fears
In Decatur Alabama Northwest Alabama Kleagle Tom West leads a rising Klan presence of about two thousand as the Invisible Empire clashes with city officials over a new gun control ordinance. The march of robed men and an armed cavalcade prompts police and Mayor Dukes to enforce limits while predicting a tense summer and potential court battles.
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Decatur
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Tom West
Dallas Cowboys
Northwest Alabama Kleagle
The
Invisible Empire
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Bill Wilkinson
Denham Springs
Tennessee River Valley
Bill Dukes
Pack Self
Kleagle West
Wizard Wilkinson
Robert Shelton
United Klans of America
Alabama
David Duke
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
R.B. Cotton Reader
Justice City
Decatur City Hall
Tommy Lee Hines
Tupelo
Miss
Dukes
Chief Self
Bill McGlocklin
Empire
Florida
Open Spaces Tie Midwest Cities and West Coast Hubs
Letters note Minneapolis Denver Phoenix and Los Angeles share open spaces that draw graduates and recruiters. The piece cites access roads to lakes, lakes and deserts, and mountain backdrops as a rationale for residence and quality of life. It contrasts farmland expansion with public hiking and biking trails and cites farmer views on rail land use.
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Minneapolis
Denver
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Midwest
Rockies
Minnesota
Editorial urging trails along canoeable rivers in Iowa
The writer calls for public support to convert abandoned rights of way into long non motor trails for cross country skiers bikers hikers and trail riders. They urge city dwellers to back the project and emphasize Iowa's native heritage and potential motorless state parks, urging collaboration by Junior and Senior Chambers service clubs and churches to create hundreds of miles of accessible outdoor spaces.
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Iowa
Midwest
Responding to March 5 editorial on gun registration
Letter argues BATF proposed national computerized firearms registration would include purchaser names and past 4473 data once implemented. Cites 337,300 opposed versus 7,800 in favor and congressional votes to defund the program. Defends democratic process and questions framing of public opinion.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Treasury
Richard Davis
BATF
Pentagon Reverses Robin Hood Role In U S
A provocative critique argues the Pentagon redistributes wealth within the United States by prioritizing defense spending over urban needs. It claims military budgeting benefits Western cities while draining funds from Eastern and Midwestern centers, reshaping regional prosperity and welfare dynamics.
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Pentagon
Employment Research Associates
Michigan
East
Mideast
Washington
California
Marion Anderson
Congress
Mississippi
Ohio
Atlantic Ocean
Inflation fight waning as public backs Carter slips
Public support for President Carter’s anti inflation program erodes with double digit inflation. Support drops from 56 3 percent in January to 44 37. Opposition to high interest rate policy narrows to 43 39. A March Teamsters contract deadline looms and could decide the program’s fate.
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Carter
U.S
Teamsters
Alfred Kahn
Teamster
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