United Nations to hold 1978 disarmament special session
The General Assembly agrees to a 1978 special session on disarmament at the insistence of Asia Africa and Latin America and sets up a 54 member preparatory panel to meet in March. The panel includes the Soviet Union and the United States though concerns about public debate and expertise linger as 147 nations may participate. A Montreal study urges a conserver society over consumer culture following two years of government funded research by McGill and Montreal Universities.
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United Nations
Asia
Africa
Latin America
General Assembly
Assembly
Soviet Union
United States
Montreal
McGill
Canada
Alaska North Slope oil profits viewed by study
The Federal Energy Administration study urges caution on Alaska North Slope oil ventures as transport costs and oil price shifts affect potential profits. After 1968 Prudhoe Bay wells, oil prices rose from $2.50 to $12–$13 a barrel with OPEC actions adding further costs, shaping future market viability.
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San Francisco
Alaska
Federal Energy Administration
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
North Slope
Prudhoe Bay
OPEC
Atlanta power brokers eye Washington shift after Carter win
Washington page 1 continuation reports Atlanta figures racing into federal posts as Carter sweeps through transition. Dowling cites fierce D C Atlanta competition, while Lipshutz warns Georgia influence may be limited. The piece notes a lean social life and a tougher work ethic for the incoming team and hints at shifts in Washington power dynamics.
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Commerce Department
Atlanta
Washington
D.C
Ashington
Carter
Robert Lipshutz
Georgia
Dowling
County bids on DPS office building debated by commissioners
The county favors a $795 monthly offer from C C Martin and Jimmy Phillips for the Vine and Railroad Streets site behind the DPS office, though it is the highest of nine bids. A $700 bid by Y Hughes for 605 Bank St was unacceptable. The commission will seek sealed bids for new food stamp quarters after considering location, renovation needs, parking, and availability.
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C. C
Buck) Martin
Jimmy Phillips
Vine
Railroad Streets
Department of Pensions and Security
DPS
McWhorter
Y. Hughes
Bank St
Commission
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Hughes
Martin
Railroad and
Vine Streets
Fleming
Gay
Antarctic Shelf Movements and Death of Senator Hart
The article notes rapid changes in the West and East Antarctic ice shelves with grounding line movement and potential disintegration of the Marie Byrd Land ice sheet, amid glaciology research using nonmilitary devices. It also reports the death of Senator Philip A. Hart at 64 from malignant melanoma, praised by President Carter and Ford for public service.
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Terence J. Hughes
University of Maine
Marie Byrd Land
Antarctica
Charles R. Bentley
University of Wisconsin
Princess Astrid
Queen Maud Land
Rossi Shelf
Ross Shelf
Little America
West Antarctic
East Antarctic
W. F. Budd
Canada
Carter
Plains
Hart
Ford
Vail
Colo
Pope Paul urges defense of Christian families amid modern threats
AP reports Pope Paul VI urged preserving the Christian family from divorce abortion and contraceptives during Sunday remarks on the Feast of the Holy Family. He called the family an ideal and warned of threats to unity and fecundity.
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Rome
Paul VI
Mary
St. Joseph
Jesus
Farming Alone on Florida Vegetable Farm
Mrs. George Washington Griffin, 75, plows a four acre vegetable farm near Plant City Florida using only a mule for help as her husband is away. The scene highlights resilience and rural self sufficiency in a draw to farming life.
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George Washington Griffin
Plant City
Fla
Missile tests reveal flaws and guidance limits
A missile described as lousy by a designer struggled to fire against aircraft like the Soviet MIG25 Foxbat and had trouble against opposing targets. It also suffered jamming and a centroid problem where the guidance system cannot distinguish which plane emits signals, causing the missile to fly between two targets.
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Crewe
Massive global strategy warns on nuclear deterrence
Massive Brown argues that emergency planning for nuclear strikes against military targets should be severely limited to prevent eroding deterrence and raising the risk of catastrophe. The comment frames a caution about expanding warfighting readiness and strategic calculations.
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Brown
Carter Eyes Arms Pact Meeting And Peace Talks
Time named Carter Man of the Year and he said he hopes to seal a Soviet arms limit agreement before the current pact expires next October. He favors a meeting with Brezhnev in the United States before September and plans to discuss Middle East peace talks after meeting regional leaders. He will also meet with Gov. Carey and Mayor Beame about New York financial problems. Carter reported his mother Miss Lillian Carter remains hospitalized for muscular spasms in her left leg for two or three days.
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Time Magazine
Carter
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Middle East
New York State
New York City
Hugh Carey
Abraham Beame
Plains Baptist Church
Lillian” Carter
Community meeting notices from Decatur area churches and groups
The Athens Bible College Ex-Students Association holds its annual meeting at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria with a potluck. Various groups, including Weigh and Pray for ages 12 and up, Child Evangelism Fellowship training, TOPS at the Aquadome, and Parents Anonymous, list meeting times and contact numbers at local addresses 1402-B Parkway Building Central Parkway and 502 Carolyn St. SW, with multiple phone lines for information.
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Athens Bible College Ex-Students Association
Parkway Building
Central Parkway
Shirley Hughes
Child Evangelism Fellowship of
Decatur
Carolyn St
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Decatur Daily
Alaska Profits Limited
New York
Council On Foreign Relations
McGraw Hill
Beirut
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Popular Front
George Habash
Abdel Wahhab al-Sayyed
Central Committee
Khaldiyah Khalid
Mt. Tabor Rd
Hartselle
D. L. Livingston
Guy Cook Sti
Mark Cook
Cindy Weaver
Greg Wright
Cook
Seeple Artselle Hospital
Mt. Tabor
Milton Montgomery
Mary Scott
Bethany
Alabama
Priceville
E. M. Yates
Decatur General Hospital
Miss Scott
Jacques W. Scott
Thomas Crawford
Lacey's Spring
W. F. Baker
Cullman
Cullman 49
Hudson
J. D. Reed
David Davis
Frank Wiley
Davis St
Auto Electric
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Lebanon
N. J. Mize. Baker
Cullman Hospital
Royce Howse
Hanceville
Richard Cameron
National Science Foundation
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Laurence Gould
Philip A. Hart
U.S. Senate
Michigan
Senate
Senate Liberals
Phillip Hart
Graham
Teetotaler
Miami
Billy Graham
Butz
Indianapolis
Earl Butz
Bob Bergland
Indiana
Agriculture Department
Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles Rams
First United Methodist Church
Aquadome
Betty Johnson
Parents Anonymous
First Baptist Church
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