Gas Shortage Looms as Winter Eases and Spring Near
A national energy study warns of renewed gasoline shortages this spring despite milder weather. The piece cites reduced refinery output due to winter heating oil needs, high highway fuel consumption, and public attitudes toward conservation. It stresses that President Carter's energy policy hinges on daily, sustained conservation and limits on nonessential driving.
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Danville
Gallup
George Gallup
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Warnke to Lead New Breath of Life in Arms Control Agency
Charles Bartlett notes opposition to Paul Warnke, newly named director of disarmament, as hawkish forces strive to regain dominance in ACDA. He expects Warnke to reassemble the team purged during Ford days, while liberals push for seats for Bella Abzug and other signaled shifts in Washington politics.
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Henry Jackson
Feisty
Andrew Young
Carter
Ike Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
Young
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Reade Commission
Bella Abzug
New York
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Balla
Abe Beame
Washington
Elliot
Conservatives First Must Want To Win At The Polls
Washington notes a fourth annual Conservative Political Action Conference backed by Young Americans for Freedom and the American Conservative Union. Ronald Reagan spoke as he neared his birthday, urging conservatives to win elections while balancing purity with pragmatic appeals to voters. The piece argues conservatives must mobilize broad support, endure dissent, and adapt beyond party purity to govern.
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Washington
Hyatt Regency
Young Americans For Freedom
American Conservative Union
Holy Faith
House
Senate
White House
Ronald Reagan
California
James L. Buckley
New York
William Rusher
National Review
Mr. Rusher
Rusher
GOP
Republican Party
Uns
Reagan
Richard Schwelker
Pennsylvania
Uney
Wood-Burning Stoves Spark Big National Interest
National Geographic reports wood burning stoves surge in demand due to high utility costs and a bitter winter. Buyers seek vintage potbellied and Franklin models from $20 to $700, with chains and dealers noting broad appeal from small towns to suburbs and vacation areas.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Ohio
Washington, D.C
Scandinavia
Caribbean future as red lake and Caribbean policy drift
The piece argues Cuba as a Soviet flagship in the Caribbean and critiques U S policy toward Puerto Rico Jamaica Trinidad Tobago the Dominican Republic and other islands. It notes petroleum and petrochemical shifts due to embargoes and tariff changes and cites Robert V Wester proposing a Committee for the Caribbean to bolster regional economies.
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U.S
John Quincy Adams
Jale
Washington
Cuba
Soviet Union
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricos
Caribbean Islands
Utah
Jamaica
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
Dominican Republic
Fidel Castro
Robert V. Wester
San Antonio
Texas
Tesora Petroleum Corp
Trinidad-Tobago
Dominica Republic
Americans Are Strong Bold Leaders In World Affairs
Virgil Pinkley argues Americans must reject depictions of national decline. He cites Kennedy and McNamara on missile gaps, praises U S aid and leadership, notes Nobel prizes won, and asserts American prestige is the world’s highest. The piece discusses Caribbean development, global aid, and the Carter era context.
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John ¥. Kennedy
White House
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Recont
Jimmy Carter
Lune Bergstrom
Nobel Foundation
Aaron Copland
America
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Red Lake
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Virgil Pinkley
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