Ford backs deregulation of natural gas prices
Ford seeks reduced government control on interstate natural gas pricing, arguing it could ease shortages and win conservative support. Sen. Morgan warns deregulation may raise residential costs and asks for solid proof that it ensures adequate supply, while industry groups cite a gradual price rise and limited short-term relief.
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Morgan
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American Gas Assn
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U.S
A.G.A
Congress
City Faces Ticket Shortage as Sunny June Drains Supplies
A city ran low on parking ticket blanks before July 4 due to unusually dry weather. Ticket writers were assigned other duties on rainy days, leaving scant supply when June was mostly dry. It’s unclear if late readers dodged fines, but July may shift budgets as demand drops.
A Thousand Suns Echoes From the Atomic Dawn
On July 16, 1945 near Alamogordo New Mexico the first atomic device exploded at 5 30 am observers saw a changing light and a 40 000 foot mushroom cloud Physicist J Robert Oppenheimer recalled the moment as creation while subsequent attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki intensified fears and sparked a nuclear arms race By 1952 1953 hydrogen device tests followed with treaties in 1963 and 1970 shifting focus to nonproliferation and the threat of small states or terrorists possessing nukes.
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Alamogordo
N.M
New York Times
Science
William Laurence
Fen Project
J. Robert Oppenheimer
United States
Eniwetok
Pacific
Radio Moscow
Russia
St Swithin Day Rain Legend From Medieval England
A medieval verse ties St Swithin to forty days of rain or fair weather. The legend notes Bishop Swithun, who preferred an humble burial, and recounts a deluge during his remains' later transfer to a grand grave.
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England
Winchester
St. Ee Oge
John Earle
France
St. Medard
St. Gervase
St. Protais
Weather lore and floods tie to local radio and crime notes
A column blends weather superstition with local events. It recalls St Swithin and pagan augury, mentions past floods in western North Carolina, and notes new FCC plans for WNOS to expand to 100000 watts. High Point’s new police chief Donald Roseman earns praise, while post office delays push move to September. Iran student theft at High Point College spurs safety efforts as 30 Iranian students prepare to enroll. Weekend concert features Joseph Blanton at Wesley Memorial Church.
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High Point
Donald Roseman
Gastonia
High Point College
Iad
Joseph Blanton
New York Civic Opera
Wesley Memorial
United ‘Methodist Church
Shelby
Washington wildlife protection record grim finds
Interior Department documents reveal a crippled enforcement effort across the nation. Reports from Sacramento Denver New Orleans Nashville Baltimore Anchorage Boston Albuquerque detail reduced patrols halted investigations and rising wildlife crimes amid budget cuts. The 1974 75 period shows limited manpower and scarce response to poaching and illegal use.
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Interior Department
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Wyoming
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New Orleans
Nashville
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
North
South Carolina
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Anchorage
Boston
Albuquerque
House
Robert Leggett
D-Calif
Collect Call A Wayward Road Trip From Oshkosh
The Art Buchwald column sketches a chaotic cross country call from Joyce Robinson in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Ailed with travel detours, a broken car, fines, and plans to visit Aunt Rose in Cape Cod, the chat reveals new romances, hitchhiking friends, a religious commune offer, and a teenager facing car trouble and mounting expenses. The call ends abruptly as the speaker heads toward Detroit and questions about money and family finances linger.
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Joyce Robinson
Oshkosh
Wis
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Cape Cod
Rose
Minneapolis
Cynthia
New Orleans
Tommy
Grateful Dead
Ellen Mulberry
Fort Lauderdale
Mexico
Arkansas
Fred
Leelanger
Rose of
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Popa
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Scoop" Jackson
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