Desert Master Plan Faces Off Road Use Debate
The California desert, spanning 25 million acres, could host multiple uses under federal regulation aimed at environmental protection. Interim controls limit off road vehicles to roads but allow unrestricted access in places like the Imperial sand dunes, amid plans by the Bureau of Land Management for a comprehensive master plan through 1980. President Carter weighs empowering agencies to ban off road vehicles on endangered lands, though officials argue strict controls already shield the desert and recreational use remains legitimate and valuable.
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California
California Desert
Federal Bureau of Land Management
Imperial
el Centro
Yuma
Carter
Five Regional Primaries Proposed to Replace 30 State races
Sen. Bob Packwood reintroduces a plan to replace the current 30 state primaries with five regional primaries held second Tuesday each month from March to July. The staggered system aims to reduce duplication, curb excessive travel, and shift focus to candidates’ qualifications and issues rather than stamina, though few states may adopt such a shift.
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Bob Packwood
Oregon Republican
Packwood
New England
Great Lakes Area
Great Plains
West
New Hampshire
Go Slow on Breeder Reactors Reflects Carter Policy
John Chamberlain argues the breeder reactor could end the energy crisis but risks plutonium misuse and terrorist access. He notes Carter’s stance against funding and cites Stanford studies warning of surveillance, home raids, and martial rule as costs of abundance. He warns against isolating the US as Britain France and the Soviet Union push ahead.
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Jimmy Carter
U.S
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Barnwell
S.C
Carter
Admiral Rickover
Stanford University
Alexander Leff
John Ross
Tennessee
South Carolina
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Japan
Pakistan
Brazil
Washington, D.C
Washington
Moscow
New World
Fusion Power The Suggested Path Beyond Fast Breeders
Jeffrey Hart argues Carter should back fusion as the future of energy, stressing hydrogen fusion over plutonium based fast breeders. He notes hydrogen’s abundance, lower radiation, and sea water as a fuel source, urging continued uranium fission and a strong push for fusion development worldwide.
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Jimmy Carter
Princeton
U.S
Europe
Atlantic
John McLachlin
Trades Union Congress
Washington
Carter Supports Shuttle Program Cautiously
President Carter expressed interest in NASA’s shuttle program during a radio Q and A while confirming funding in the current budget for preflight tests and components. He said he is too old to fly but noted the shuttle could be a cheaper way to conduct space missions and return the vehicle to Earth. The article notes NASA faces funding uncertainty for future flights and a potential leadership change at the space agency.
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Carter
NASA
Gerald Ford
Mr. Carter
Space Agency
NASA Shuttle
James C. Fletcher
Fletcher
Phyllis, Dupere
Rehoboth
Mass
Energy policy clash frames national debate on busing and costs
A reader critiques President Carter on energy policy, urging an end to school busing and federal control. The letter argues transportation energy use, fairness in taxation, and the need for responsible incentives to boost production and job security while warning against more government controls.
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Carter
Congress
Few Will Weep for ERA After Florida Senate Vote
Ralph de Toledano argues that Florida joining four other states in voting against ratification signals a death blow to the Equal Rights Amendment. He questions the need for a new constitutional guarantee when equal rights are already implicit, critiques fears of unintended societal changes, and notes alimony issues as a potential consequence of true equality.
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Washington
Florida Senate
Florida
United States
ERA
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Tam
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