Survey of Tech Breakthroughs and Widespread Applications
A McGraw-Hill survey contrasts Club of Rome doom forecasts with optimism from scientists. It forecasts cancer cures by 1995 and genetic defect detection by the 1990s, plus advances in plastics, transportation, mining, and medical diagnostics by 2000. It notes slower progress due to recession but emphasizes ongoing transformative potential and navigation of future choices.
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Club of
Rome
McGraw-Hill Publications
Douglas Greenwald
McGraw-Hill
Pollutants Named Major Cancer Cause by U S House Panel
The U S House Science subcommittee concludes environmental pollutants are a leading cause of cancer with 70 to 90 percent pollutant related. Chairman George E Brown Jr says much remains unknown and undetected pollutants threaten public health. He warns science has not solved this fatal mystery and urges action.
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U.S. House Science
George E Brown
California
Brown
The Wasp Has Lost His Sting in Era of Change
The piece notes how White Anglo-Saxon Protestants Wasp faced rising critique in the 1970s as bias and quotas reshape privilege. It cites FEPC actions and studies showing Wasps now rank lower in education income and occupation, with recalls of neighborhood shifts. The article argues Wasps are endangered rather than dominant.
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Whitey
Henkey
National Opinion Research Center
Andrew M. Greeley
Fair
Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Detroit
Chicago
Police Department
National Sciences Foundation
Wall Street
United States
Terrorism in London and Western World Civilizational Crisis
A harsh editorial denounces IRA bomb campaigns in London and abroad, condemning nihilist recruitment and revolutionary support. It argues terrorism demands vigilant policing and a return to civilizational values, warning that liberal attitudes enable extremism and urging rejection of revolutionary myths.
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America
Bankruptcy Legislation and New York City Reform Effort
Rep M Caldwell Buller of Virginia championed a Ford administration backed bankruptcy plan aimed at New York City. The measure would apply Chapter XVI to large cities, require a municipal balanced budget, and let courts stay contracts while protecting bondholders, unions, and creditors amid fiscal crisis.
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Washington
B.c
M. Caldwell Buller
Roanoke
Ford Administration
New York City
Richard Nixon
Butler
Judiciary
Don Edwards
California
Peter Rodino
New Jersey
New York
Buller
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Democrats
Judiciary Committee
Ford
HR 9603 a nice thought for reviewing all federal programs
A historical column critiques H.R. 9603 proposing every two years to reassess every federal program from scratch. It argues committees would test relevance, cost, and outcomes, require public cost studies, and compare alternatives, but notes political inertia and vested interests hinder large cuts. The piece doubts real reform would occur even if passed.
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Washington
NEAJ
Congress
House
Senate
Ford
Nixon
Lonely Letter From San Clemente to Jerry
Former President Dick Nixon writes to Jerry, praising maturity and leadership while discussing Watergate, his 1976 plans, and the Nixon Archives. He remarks on Rockefeller, media, his retirement, and sends regards to the Nixon family with a copy of Six Crises.
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Jerry
Chou En-lai
China
Berlin
Moscoty
Windhoek
America
Kremlin
Alabama
Vermont
Nelson Rockefeller
Oid Wells
Stooges
Nixon
Ron Giegler
Ron
University’ of California
Whittier High School
James Schlesinger
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Mag. Tse-Tung
World Council of Churches
Peking
Henry Kissinger
U.S
State Dept
CIA
Holden Roberto
Angola
Roberto
Bobby
Holmes Alexander
John Marshall
Virginia
House Judiciary Committee
Ray Cromley
Congressional Comiives
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Leitner, Morain, Hinderer
Tom Tiede
San Clemente
Danville
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