Mercury risk prompts Virginia fishing ban across Shenandoah rivers
The Waynesboro DuPont plant’s mercury use from 1929 to 1950 correlates with elevated river contamination. Gov Godwin bans fishing in three Shenandoah Valley rivers as mercury levels reach four times safety limits. The essay notes broader regulatory failures and calls for stricter chemical safety to protect water and public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuPont Co
Waynesboro
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Mills Godwin
James River
Changing American family life and policy debates
The article surveys rising family stress from divorce and nontraditional living arrangements, noting high US divorce rates, single parent families, and youth-related issues. It discusses government and private actions under Carter and Mondale, urging flexible work, childcare, income, and health policies, plus a White House Conference in 1979 to shape a national family policy.
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Washington
John
Mary Smith
Smith
Granpa Smith
Mary Hartman
Edward Shorter
University of Toronto
United States
Census Bureau
Alan Pifer
Carnegie Corporation
Carter
White House
Arie Bronfenbrenner
Cornell University
Bronfenbrenner
Walter F. Mondale
Subcommittee
Mondale
Carter Administration
Sidney Johnson
Harold Brown
Carter seen as strongest president yet in tennis themed piece
A conservative columnist credits Jimmy Carter with solving global issues after praising his tennis stamina and guile. The piece likens Carter to Ilie Nastase, notes a staff memo limiting court use, and mockingly portrays opponents as frustrated by his foot faults and strategic coaching. The tone remains sharp and satirical.
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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Connors Carter
Mr. Carter
Southern Africa
Tip O'Neill
Plains
Harry Kelly
The
Chicago Tribune
Carter
Ilie Nastase
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Hugh Carter
Kelly
Brezhnev
Gerald Ford
Ford
Foreign goons draw Senate scrutiny on secret police
Senate investigators led by George McGovern focus on DINA KCIA KGB SAVAK and NISA abuses in the United States. Exiles report threats assassinations burglaries and coercion while Letelier’s 1976 murder links to Chilean DINA linger. Carter weighs exporting Alaskan oil to Japan amid energy crisis and political maneuvers. Diplomatic immunity shields Garcias Madison contract while White House tale recalls Benny gag at the Truman era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
George McGovern
D.S.D
U.S
Senate
Chile
Orlando Letelier
DINA
KCIA
Korea
Savak
United Nations
Sen. McGovern
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Primitivo Mijares
House
Carter
Japan
White House
Rep. Christd
D.conn
Congress
Dodd
White rats survive any medical test breakthrough claim shock
Washington professor claims to have bred a super white rat that withstands any medical experimentation. He describes feeding, smoking, and gas exposure tests as proof of a universal disease cure and predicts a drug industry bonanza and Nobel Prize.
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Washington
Heinrich Applebaum
National Institute of Generic Drug Statistics
FDA
Applebaum
Drug
Chemical Industries
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North Carolina
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
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Justice Dept
Simon Eilenberg
Carlos Garcia
Marilena
CIA
State Dept
Brazil
Harry Truman
Jack Benny
Benny
Milt Josefsberg
Jack Show
America
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Buchwald
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