Coal heating rise a new energy challenge for Carter plan
Perspective pieces weigh the push for expanded coal mining in the United States as President Carter vows to accelerate output. Analysts note economic hurdles for home heating with coal, including high boiler costs, scarce supply, and the need to overhaul distribution.
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Water Crisis Looms at UN Conference Amid Global Water Paradox
Delegates from around the world converge on a United Nations Water Conference to address rising food production with population growth, as drought and rainfall variability threaten water supplies. Eighty percent of people lack access to purified water, highlighting the reliance on desalination as a future solution. The piece emphasizes the urgency and the need for proactive management to prevent a looming crisis.
Kilpatrick on Carter electoral reform package
James J Kilpatrick describes President Carter's four part proposal for electoral reform as a mixed bag: direct presidential elections and public financing of campaigns threaten federalism and the Hatch Act, while voter registration on election day and expanded subsidies would boost participation. He warns the plan could aid Democrats and erode the republic.
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Young Errs on Free Press editorial praised
A reader cites the March 23 editorial Young Errs on Free Press and argues that in a western society big government should not regulate all. it praises self restraint by media as essential to freedom and profitability, noting the Register publishing company lacks local daily competition.
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Ford's presidential demeanor hints at 1980 bid
Washington notes Charles Bartlett Ford preserves his reserved, modest manner. He resists easy denials of a comeback while press grilling and Kissinger state he remains in the race. Analysts see Ford as a potential balance wheel for a fractured GOP amid Carter, Reagan, and rising moderates.
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William Simon
Morarii Desai
India
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Ronald Reagan
Congress
New Hampshire
Senate
Social Limits to Growth and the Cost of Affluence
Review of Fred Hirsch's Social Limits to Growth arguing that more material goods widen inequality and erode value. The piece contests Ecologist scarcity warnings, analyzes positional goods, rising costs, and the failure of Keynesian and monetarist remedies. It concludes no universal cure exists and favors modest, non flaunting gains.
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Milton Friedman
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Rowland Evans And Novak Clash Over Lance Strategy At White House
The article describes Bert Lance’s budget and investment strategy clashing with AFL-CIO priorities under Carter. It notes Lance's push for lower corporate tax rates and modest wage proposals, provoking labor leaders while Treasury and Labor leaders split on the minimum wage and sit-down-picketing bills. Labor and business factions warn of ongoing policy battles shaping economic recovery.
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