House Backs Energy Department with Sunset and Commission Plan
The U S House of Representatives approved creating an energy department as proposed by President Carter to unify scattered programs. The plan imposes a five year life span with potential extension by Congress and keeps price setting with a five member commission instead of a single administrator.
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U.S. House of
Energy Department
Carter
Washington
House
Congress
Senate
James Schlesinger
Federal Power Commission
Military leaders warn of Soviet chemical buildup and urge stockpile improvements
Washington reports generals warn the Soviet Warsaw Pact maintains superiority in toxic environments. Brown tells Congress the U S must enhance chemical munitions stockpiles to deter and fight in chemical warfare while debates on funding for binary production continue.
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Washington, D.C
U.S
George S. Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Pentagon
Brown
Defense
Israel
Egypt
United States
Pine Bluff
Ark
Senate
U.N
Russia
Federation of American Scientists
Geneva
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei Grozmyko
A Conservative View Of The Court In Saturday Review
The piece argues against Laughlin McDonald’s criticism of the Burger Court. It asserts the Burger Court revitalized the original Constitution and federalism, noting rising court filings but defending rulings on minority rights, prisoners, and civil liberties. It counters the view that the Court is closing doors to redress.
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Saturday Review
Supreme Court
ACLU
Burger Court
Warren Court
Earl Warren
Miranda
Laughlin McDonald
Warren Burger
McDonald
American Civil Liberties Union Federation
Burger
Burger Conservatives
McDonald's
American Law Institute
Washington roundroom defies the immovable bureaucracy
President Carter presses for vigor in government as aides cite efficiency and cuts while a fired general highlights friction. The piece argues bureaucrats quietly guide policy, keeping power even as presidents seek control, with Carter confronting a complex, entrenched system.
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Washington
Carter
John K. Singlaub
Korea
Jimmy Carter
Bureaucrats and Generals Clash Over Policy in U S History
The piece contrasts large bureaucratic influence with military mutiny as shown by the Singlaub firing and MacArthur’s ouster. It notes the persistent power of administrators, the reshaping of directives, and debates over Korea and Vietnam policy dating to Truman and Kennedy.
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Singlaub
South Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Carter
Truman
MacArthur
Capitol Hill
Amy
Korea
Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
Where Are They Now at Molotov Tech Class of '69
A spoof roundup profiles graduates from Molotov Cocktail Tech Class of 1969. Rip Calitrope, illiterate at graduation, now teaches at Forest Lawn High School. Nancy Beanstrap, aka Eternal Light, hawks carnations at O’Hare. Malcolm Sumner, jailed protester turned environmental lawyer for U S Rust, defends against pollution rules. Sarah Goldstream, protest on field, now a married CPA in Fairlawn Village. Michael Kahme, Vietnam protester turned U S Marine captain. Emmett Fiedlerman, former campus vandal, appointed director of higher education bureau with a $15 million rebuild grant for Molotov.
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Washington
Molotov Cocktail Tech
Rip Calitrope
Rip
Forest Lawn High School
Nancy Beanstrap
Church of the Heavenly Laser
Chicago
O'Hare
Nancy
Eternal Light
Malcom Sumner
Molotov City
U.S. Rust Steel Company
Sumner
U.S. Rust
Coldstream
Malcom
London
EPA
Sarah Goldstream
Fairlawn Village
Michael Kahme
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
U.S
Angola
Pentagon
Far Rockaway
Emmett Fiedlerman
Emmett
Liberal Arts
Fiedlerman
Bureau For the Advancement of Higher Education
Molotov
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Joe Brown
Suzanne DE Lesseps
U.S. Chemical
Warren
James J. Kilpatrick
Jack Anderson
Tripur
Buchwald
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