Cities In Trouble As Suburban Flight Gains Ground
A national trend shows Seattle facing rising inner-city strain as middle class residents move to the suburbs. Taxed schools and shrinking city revenue push mayors and superintendents to seek federal help and costly remedies to lure residents back. Local ads aim to revive the core economy amid broader urban decline.
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Seattle
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Executive Branch
Carter
New York City
D.C
Chicago
Solar energy eyed as major future power source
Sunlight in Lake Erie area alone could meet annual U S energy needs and solar power may supply 50 to 100 percent by century's end according to forecasts and skeptics. Solar heating already growing with 200+ buildings using solar heat in the United States, while costs and storage remain key questions for widespread adoption.
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Washington
Lake Erie
U.S
Australia
Japan
Israel
United States
William A. Shurcliff
Harvard University
Solar energy prospects and challenges for future power use
Solar cells offer potential for home power, with national leaders predicting solar roof delivery in future housing. Solar thermal, wind, biofuel and ocean thermal schemes show progress but require land, capital and policy support. Industry counts over 250 firms, with sales under 25 million now, projected to exceed 1 billion by 1985.
A Conservative View On The Career Criminal
The piece argues LEAA funded programs target career criminals with hard core incarceration. It cites a 14 month period in 12 cities where 2,015 career criminals were tried, 1,914 convicted, and sentences averaging 19.8 years. It notes some defense lawyers oppose the approach and costs may rise, but predicts it will isolate dangerous offenders for years.
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Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Rhode Island
SEAA
Houston
New Orleans
Dallas
Boston
Salt Lake City
San Diego
Detroit
Columbus
Ohio
Kalamazoo
New York City
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Miami
Albuquerque
Memphis
Louisville
Las Vegas
LEAA
Portland
Ore
U.S
Panama Canal a ticking time bomb in looming crisis
The Panama Canal faces a volatile future as Omar Torrijos' regime, Latin American reaction, and U.S. policy collide amid fears of upheaval next year. Cracks in the Bayana dam add economic strain while gatekeepers guard civil service jobs from political turnover.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Jimmy Carter
Canal
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Ronald Reagan
Capitol Hill
U.S
Canal Zone
Bayana
World Bank
Roberto Fernandes
You All Spoken Here in Washington Mock South Speech
The piece reviews two little books You All Spoken Here from Gourd Hollow Press Raleigh that catalog Southern phrases used in Washington circles under Carter era. It quotes terms like too poor to paint, three pickles shy of a barrel, passing gas, wild as a boar, winter well, big dog in the meat house, salt, and other sayings.
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Washington
Roy Wilder Jr
David Moffett
Gourd Hollow Press
Raleigh
N.C
South
Carters
White House
Carter
Peter Réeidkeies
Deep South
Clark Clifford
Brezhnev
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John Hamer
John L. Wilhelm
National Geographic
France
Mexico
National Science Foundation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FBI
Torrijos
Latin America
Richard Nixon
San Clemente
Ford Administration
Ford
Civil Service
Protection of
Walter A. Gunthorp
Rural Development Service
Guntharp
Senate Post Office
Civil Service Committee
Lee Metcalf
D.mont
Gunthorp
Art Buchwald
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