The OTA In Trouble and Kennedy’s Heady Stand
James J Kilpatrick discusses the Office of Technology Assessment created in 1973 74. He notes Kennedy Teague and Daddario led OTA and warns of leadership vacancies resignations and possible shift toward political use while preserving its reputation for solid reports.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
OTA
Edward Kennedy
Congress
Theo Ry
House
Senate
Emilia Q. Daddario
Connecticut
Q A. AL
Daddario
Kennedy
Marjorie Holt
Maryland
Téague
Assessment Advisory Council
TAAC
Tige Teague
Kennnedy
Clear
Ellis Mottur
Mottur
Sloan Kettering study refutes Laetrile as cancer cure
Editorial notes Sloan Kettering Cancer Center tests on mice show Laetrile has no preventive or curative anti cancer activity. FDA and center agree no human trials yet, though seven states have legalized it. Controversy persists as some patients still seek the peach pit derived drug amid limited human data.
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Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center
Food and Drug Administration
Cancer Center
Sloan-Kettering
Going Metric and the US Road to Change
A fragmented retrospective cites Thomas Jefferson and John Adams as metric supporters, notes Alexander Graham Bell’s 1906 warning, and asks if the United States will adopt metric despite global trends and the 1975 act while acknowledging street opinions.
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Thomas
Jefferson
John Adams
Alexander Graham Bell
United States
Alexander Graham Beil
Sultanate of
Brunei
Liberia
Yemens
Congress
Boris
IBM
At&t
General Motors
Exxons
Dsay
New York
Michael Redfern
Evening News
Berkeley
Cleanliness, idiocy, and old garden musings in a spring column
A columnist rails against the happy face plague era and its feel good slogans while recalling a motto that cleanliness is next to godliness. The piece shifts to a garden column about miller moth invasions, noting a mild season with dust, dandelions, seeds, and lawn mower troubles, ending with a reflective spring mood.
Secret pact rumors link Torrijos with Qaddafi in anti Zionist push
Disturbing evidence suggests Omar Torrijos agreed with Muammar Qaddafi to widen Libyan influence in the Americas and join a boycott against Jews. A Panama hydro project document dated April 28 1977 hints at a policy excluding Zionists from Libyan financed work amid rising anti Semitism.
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Washington
Fanaman
Omar Torrijos
Libya
Muammar Quaddafi
Americas
Qaddafi
Uganda
Torrijos
Tripoli
United States
T Hewo
Panama
Panama's secret deal with Libya raises corruption and anti Jewish fears
Reported handbills urge expulsion of Jews and accuse officials of illegalities amid Torrijos Libya talks. Panama granted Libya one hectare for international activities and plans a $100 million Arab bank. Officials fear funds could finance terrorism. Panamanian stance questioned as financial troubles mount. Jewish leader Ricardo Holzer says Panamanian government rejected antisemitism.
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Panama
Hein
Cyrus Vance
Benjamin Rosenthal
D-N.y
Torrijos
Libya
Richard Stone
D-Fla
Vance
Qaddafi
Ricardo, Holzer
Gridder Thanks Public for Shrine Bowl Experience
On June 11 I participated in the fourth annual East West Shrine Bowl Game at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence. I am grateful for teammates coaches trainers and all involved and extend thanks to the Sports Writers Selection Committee Shriners and Garden City merchants for their support. Ed Balluch Wakeeney Rick will attend Garden City Community Junior College this fall.
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Memorial Stadium
Lawrence
Sports Writers Selection Committee
Shriners
Garden City
Balluch
Wakeeney
Human Rights Debate Across Powers in Helsinki Accord View
Art Buchwald surveys how the Soviet Union and the United States view human rights amid the Helsinki Accords. He contrasts Soviet censorship and threats with US petitions for peaceful reform and environmental action, noting divergent approaches and the potential impact of public advocacy.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Shanice
U.S
Washington Post
New York ‘Times
TV listings fragment with 1970s show lineups
A jagged schedule listing prime time programs for CBS NBC and ABC with items such as The Walton s Welcome Back Kotter The Incredible Journey What's Happening and Barney Miller. Notable plot hints include an elopement plan a futuristic society and a Hawaii Five-O mystery about five dead men at Mauna Loa crater plus a Jolly run of reruns and a public TV note.
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CBS
the Waltons
Erin
NBC
ABC
Kotter
Radio
Boom-Boom
Weathags
Dee
CBS : “Hawat! Five-O
Mauna Log
Five-O
Steve McGarrett
Barney Miller
Barney
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Kan
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Dowen Frazier
le Roy Allimaan
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Jack Anderson
Gridder
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Garden City Community Junior College
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