The Three W’s: wind water and wood energy ideas
The article reviews wind, water and wood as alternative energy ideas amid Carter’s energy program. It notes windmills cost about 1 million dollars each and would power 1,400 homes, water to air heat pumps face payback of two to six years, and wood fuel faces storage challenges yet offers cheaper heat. It concludes all options deserve study despite costs and access.
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Wyoming
National Water Well Association
North Carolina State University
Deregulation Drive Faces Airline Industry Resistance
Fare competition advocates argue that freeing air travel from government control will curb chaos and bankruptcies. Presidents Carter and Ford pushed deregulation, with the Civil Aeronautics Board easing fare rules. Supporters say market forces will govern air transport better than any bureau.
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Carter
Ford
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Board
Letelier Case Linked to Communist Funding and Links
The Letelier assassination case reveals a dossier of ties to Havana and Moscow. Letters show regular monthly stipends from Cuba and transfers arranged through the USSR and East Germany. The briefcase also exposes contacts with Cuban and East German officials and KGB-linked figures. McGovern mourned Letelier as a noble man, while critics question the broader ideological legacy.
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Orlando Letelier
Washington
Letelier
Salvador Allende
Wits
George McGiovern
Washington Post
Institute For Policy Studies
IPS
Jett
Transnational Institute
Amsterdam
Havana
Beatrice
Tati
KGB
Luis Fernandez de Ona
Che Guevara
Bolivia
Chile
Allende
Tall
Ussr
East Germany
Cuba
Castro
Tali
U.S
Duan
Gabriel Valdes
Central Committee
Communist Party
Moscow
Olege Ignatskv
Pravda
Stephen Shalaev
Moscow Soviet
Victor Degtyar
George McGovern
McGovern
Léetetier
Carter Moves To Reassure Inflation Policy Shift
Washington notes President Carter’s reversal on the $50 rebate signals pragmatism over ideology as he distances from campaign rhetoric. The administration leans toward nonintervention and tripartite talks, while Congress debates expansive bills on pensions, water, and elder aid, risking inflationary pressures.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Queeg
Charles Schultze
Britain
West Germany
Gerald Ford
Blumenthal
Democratic Party
Edmund Muskie
D.-Me
Alan Cranston
D.-Cal
Dick Clark
Iowa
Edward Kennedy
D.-Mass
Hubert Humphrey
D.minn
Ford
Walter Heller
Carter links Turkey defense with Cyprus in policy shift
The Carter administration signals a linkage approach tying Turkey's NATO defense pact to concessions on Cyprus. Clark Clifford private briefings warn Congress unlikely to back the Turkey Defense Co operation Agreement without Turkish Cyprus moves. Macomber’s dismissal underscores Greek lobbying influence as Athens seeks favorable policy alignment amid Cyprus tensions and approaching June elections.
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Carter
Turkey
U.S
NATO
Kissinger-Ford
Cyprus
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Thomas P. O'Neill
Massachusetts
John Brademas
Indiana
Macomber
Fie
John Kennedy
Hera
State Department
Athens
John Chamberlain On The Draft And Volunteer Army
John Chamberlain surveys the draft debate, praising the volunteer force while warning against a universal draft. He cites Sen. Sam Nunn and university research, notes recruiting strength and higher aptitude among volunteers, and questions a costly national service option amid economic recovery.
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William R. King
University of Pittsburgh
Sam Nunn
Georgia
Bruce Buren, Jr
The
New Yorker
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Sen. Nuga
Stephen E. Herbits
Congress
Herbus
Bugaboo
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