The American Connection and Europe's Stake in the U S
The essay argues the American connection sustains European self confidence and security more than military ties alone. It cites Kissinger and Watergate to show American resilience and the capacity to challenge power, urging Europe to resist France's detachment and to maintain close U S ties and support. France should not impose insecurity on its allies.
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Mr. Kissinger
Europe
United States
France
America
Sampson lauds federal energy savings amid 1978 cutbacks
Arthur Sampson of the General Services Administration says federal workers exceeded Nixon's seven percent power reduction, cutting energy use by about 20 percent in the last quarter of 1978. Savings included 11 million kWh, 2.4 million gallons of fuel oil, 18,000 tons of coal, and 1.16 million gallons of gasoline, equaling 609,000 barrels of crude. Taxpayers are hoping for a repeat performance.
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Nixon
Arthur Sampson
General Services Administration
Sampson
GSA
America
Space visitors or just us
A German scientist Maria Reiche argues pre Incan people drew large Nazca figures from scale plans and built them on six ty six foot plots with guiding holes and stones. Her evidence challenges Erich von Daniken’s theory that ancient aliens created the mysteries and suggests human genius and method.
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Erich
von Daniken
Stonehenge
Pyramids
Egypt
Easter Island
Nazca
Peru
Maria Reiche
Mr. von Daniken
Pockets-Pro And Con A Mittens Stop Pickpocket Five Years
A Los Angeles judge orders a professional pickpocket to wear mittens outdoors for five years. The piece notes the man’s 46 years and multiple incarcerations, then jokes about punishments and Kenya’s foreign streaking policy, ending with a quip about passports and pockets.
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Los Angeles
Ice Age Theory Slips From North Carolina Grooves
Raleigh News & Observer reports Appalachian State University geologists Loren A. Raymond and James C. Berkland revised their view that rocky grooves near Banner Elk were carved by Ice Age glaciers. They now suggest loggers’ chains or cables may explain the markings, dashing hopes for museum displays and ice age themed parades amid state bicentennial fever.
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North Carolina
Appalachian State University
Banner Elk
Loren A. Raymond
James C. Berkland
Southern Furniture Market Mecca Grows In High Point NC
The High Point North Carolina area hosts semi annual Southern Furniture Markets drawing over 30 000 visitors from 15 foreign countries and 50 percent of the nations furniture dealer purchasing power. Market centers span about 30 acres with 350 manufacturers displaying in one io million square feet of showroom space.
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High Point
North Carolina
Piedmont Triad
Hickory
Lexington
Drexel
Lenoir
Thomasville
Furnitureland
U.S.A
U.S
Southern Furniture Market
Ian Absolute
Furnitureland USA
Hughes Humphrey cash mystery tied to 1968 campaign
Washington recap ties Howard Hughes to a $50,000 pledge to Hubert Humphrey in 1968. The story traces Maheu's alleged delivery of funds, Humphrey's sworn denial, and Meier and Andreas' roles. New documents include Humphrey interrogatory recall and Meier diaries, plus a separate con artist scheme targeting bankers with the International Banker Association.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
Las Vegas
Hubert Humphrey
Hughes
Nevada
Robert Maheu
Humphrey
White House
Century Plaza
Mahet
Secret Service
Maheu
William Connell
David Gartner
John Meier
Meier
Denver
Duane Andreas
John
Andreas
New York City
Waldorf- Astoria
Bob
Robert McLarren
International Banker Assa
IBA
McLarren
International Banker Association
Envelope Please Quip Sparks Dish Duty Debate
A humorous line from Senator Soaper turns a family dish duty dispute into a playful moment. The quip, And now the envelope please, adds theatrical flair as siblings spark debate over who cleans the dishes.
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Winston-Salem Journal
Charlotte Observer
Washington Star-News
Daniel Moi
Kenya
Brooks Brothers
Raleigh News & Observer
Tar Heel
Airline Magazine
SFEB
South
Triad
New York
ALON
Balance of Trade
Hughes-Humphrey
F.ib.a
Philippines
Zurich
Senator Soaper
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