Drought States Protest Carter Proposal to Withhold Dam Funds
Federal sources say President Carter may withhold 1978 funds from 18 water projects, mostly in the West, pending safety and environmental review. Governors and officials react mixed, with some praising scrutiny and others predicting congressional rejection of the plan.
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Carter
West
Congress
Felix Sparks
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Donald Landry
Terrebone Parish
Louisiana
White House
John Lieh
Oade Conservancy Subdistrict Board
South Dakota
Central Utah Project
Bonneville
Utah Mountains
Denver
Cecil Andrus
Andrus
Solar heated house saves energy cost at 110 dollars
J L James of Wake Forest converts a beehive like home with two polyetherene domed solar gardens to heat and decorate while cutting winter bills. The 3,500 square foot house with custom insulation costs about 105000 dollars and asserts sun heating can cover nights. James built much himself and plans larger collectors to further reduce costs.
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Wake Forest
J.L. James
James
The Enterprise Action Line Queries and Answers
The page reprints reader questions about Sherlock Holmes and Britons like Doyle. It notes no zip code for Baker Street and cites Holmes lore, then answers questions on dumpsters, capital punishment stance, Jan from the Brady Bunch, and High Point Central High School sports records.
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Action Line
Trinity Junior High School
R.G. A
Washington's Birthday Confusion Across Calendars
The piece explains why Washington's birthday has shifted due to the 1752 switch from Julian to Gregorian calendars. It notes George Washington born February 11 1732 and how September 2 was realigned to September 14, sparking debate over the date and the idea of a three day weekend.
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Alan M. Tigay
North American Newspaper Alliance
New York
George Washington
Washington
Congress
George
Augustine
Mary Ball Washington
England
Gas Production Held Back Probes Open in Congress
Congress begins its own inquiry into claims that natural gas producers withheld output to drive deregulation and higher prices. Two House subcommittees plan hearings this week with Interior Dept. officials, and investigators report numerous withholding cases across Gulf Coast reserves.
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Washington
Congress
House
House Interior
House Commerce
Interior Dept
Gulf of Mexico
Interior
Cecil Andrus
Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Fraud By Mail Growing Industry
AP reports a half billion dollar mail fraud industry with promoters selling prime sucker lists and fake products. Postal officials warn most mail order firms are reputable but emphasize skepticism toward offers that seem too good to be true and note legal options to curb offenders.
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Washington
Postal Service
John Neumann
Philadelphia
Yelton Named Head of North Carolina Division of Aging
Gov. Hunt appointed Nathan H. Yelton to lead the Division of Aging in the Department of Human Resources as the aging office becomes a division. Yelton, 75, has long service in state government roles including public assistance and retirement systems, aiming for more aggressive programs for seniors statewide.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Nathan H. Yelton
State Dept. of Human Resources
Hunt
Nathan Yelton
Bakersville
N.C
Yelton
Mitchell County
State School System
State Board of Education
North Carolina
State Employes Retirement System
Sarah Morrow
Nuclear power urged as key to US energy grid
Atlanta AP report quotes Robert D. Partridge of the National Rural Electrification Cooperative Assn urging immediate national energy policy, stronger use of nuclear breeder reactors, and a nationwide grid to move power across the country. NRECA represents 1000 rural systems serving over 20 million people in four states. The official notes other energy forms matter but nuclear has unmatched potential.
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Atlanta
United States
National Rural Electrific Cooperative Assny
NRECA
Robert D. Patridge
Partridge
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Dickey
Lincoln School
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Environmental Advisory Board
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Eve Plumb
Geri Reischi
High Point Central High School
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