Caution on gasohol plans raise grain use concerns
Officials tout Sioux City as site for the nation’s largest gasohol plant processing 500 million gallons from 20 million bushels of corn. Critics warn grain use threatens food supply, soil health, and urge alternatives like hydrating ethylene to produce ethyl alcohol.
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Charlottesville
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Sioux City
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Janeway
Carrington leads Rhodesia talks amid clash over interim governance
Lord Carrington has secured limited concessions in Rhodesia talks, pushing for a six month interim with a mixed council and UN peacekeeping. The British demand continued control over policing and elections, while the Patriotic Front pushes for broad participation and a joint armed force. Critics warn the plan risks deadlock and failed elections.
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Zimbabwe
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the Front
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Ireland Weighs Papal Visit Through Irish Eyes
The Irish response to Pope John Paul II in Ireland sparked debate on contraception divorce and politics. Irish Catholics, priests and bishops reinterpreted his stance as open to change while rejecting violence and urging social justice. The visit intensified discussion on abortion contraception and open politics in Ireland.
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Belfast
Dublin
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Limerick
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Ryan
Drogheda
Irish Republican Army
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Downing Street
Guest columnist Claud Cockburn writes for Irish Times
Claud Cockburn contributes as a guest columnist to the Irish Times, a Dublin daily, and also writes for the British satirical weekly Private Eye.
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Mind and body heat hacks in a chilly guide
A humorous riddle on staying warm outlines four quirky tips to conserve brain heat and insulation. It jokes about padding the skull, taping ears, using a light bulb for warmth, and weatherstripping toes while noting tax quirks and safety caveats.
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Department of Energy
Letters Criticize United Nations Critics Say It Does Nothing
A reader denounces the United Nations as a useless taxpayer burden. The letter attacks the organization for inaction in Korea Vietnam Cyprus Pakistan Ireland and other crises and accuses Russia of controlling the UN.
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Letter to editor attacks the United Nations and The Way International
A reader condemns the U.N. and UNICEF as anti American and Marxist in motive. The letter questions UNICEF funding, accuses UNESCO of press censorship aims, and calls for the U.S. to withdraw from the U.N. while urging support for churches and charitable groups that disclose fund usage.
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New York
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Paris
William Randolph Hearst
U.S
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