Blimps Offer Fuel Saving Transport Hope
An article argues blimps may provide fuel efficient travel, especially in Africa and parts of Europe, noting Goodyear’s helium craft and the Hindenburg disaster as a historical obstacle. It highlights two benefits: no lift fuel for ascent and slow, scenic travel. It urges resuming lighter than air research to possibly revive U S aviation in this area.
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Danville
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Africa
New Jersey
Goodyear
Monster plesiosaur sighting shocks New Zealand sea
Japanese fishermen off Christchurch hauled a 32 foot long dead creature with four flippers a long neck and tail weighing two tons they released it hoping for study but scientists fear a plesiosaur may still swim the Pacific. If proven alive it would boost long running Nessie theories and thrill monster fans worldwide.
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The
New York Times
Scotland
South Pacific
Inverness
Christchurch
New Zealand
Nessie
Pacific Ocean
Plessie
Government Stomping The Scientologists Unveiled
Kilpatrick argues federal pressure on the Church of Scientology amounts to government harassment and a potential tyranny. He notes a 1993 raid, broad warrants, and enduring FBI infiltration while comparing religious tenets to tax exemption disputes and questioning motive and legality.
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FBI
Church of Seientology
L. Ron Hubbard
Hubbard
Hootti
Church of Scientology
United Stats
Washington
Los Angeles
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Justice
Hollywood
William B. Bryant
U.S. District Court
Begin's private flex spurs cautious Middle East hope
The White House hears a tale that Prime Minister Begin privately signals flexibility in Geneva talks, contrasting his public hawkish stance. Carter and Sadat reportedly remain optimistic as Rabin’s upstairs remark and Vance’s outreach hint at a path to a negotiated settlement with the PLO’s potential role.
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Washington
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Menahem Begin
Yitzhak Rabin
White House
Rabin
Amy
Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
Geneva
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
State Vance
Danville Register Letters Policy Notices
The Danville Register invites letters to the editor signed with full addresses and, for verification, telephone numbers. All letters are edited and may be shortened when page space is tight.
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The
Danville Register
World Bank secret loans and perks trigger congressional ire
Ralph de Toledano reports Rep. Bill Young questions World Bank audits and loan practices. US taxpayers fund the bank while employees enjoy tax-free income and favorable loans. The piece critiques secrecy at the World Bank and UN, noting media inattention and public apathy. The author voices a lone warning about federal oversight and accountability.
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Washington
Congress
World Bank
Bill Young
R-Fla
House
Appropriations Subcommittee On Foreign Operations
United States
Young
United Nations
U.N
Uncle Sam
A Touch Of Class The O Neill Era In The House
Cambridge energy debate spotlight on Tip O Neill as the House speaker reshapes rules and pay raises while steering a complex energy package. Key leaders Mills Hays Wright Brademas Bolling and Carter era reforms highlighted. O Neill seen as a powerful unifying force with personal support and class.
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Cambridge
Mass
Jim Schlesinger
Harvard
Tip. O'Neill
O'Neill
Commerce and Ways and Means
Ad Line Energy
Commrce
Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
Wayne Hays
House
Chance
O’neill
James Wright
Texas
Joan Brademas
Indiana
Richard Bolling
Missouri
Jem
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Carter
Congress
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FHI
Scientologista
Carl T. Rowan
Caldnels
Ralph de Toledano
Robert Strange McNamara
McNamara
Tie
Joseph Kraft
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