Editorials Great freeway foul up
The piece argues the Santa Monica Freeway car pool lane will likely fail due to its large, diverse commuter base and multiple destinations. It contrasts with the Oakland Bay Bridge where a single destination makes pooling feasible and notes surface streets remain congested as the experiment falters.
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Santa Monica
Oakland Bay Bridge
City of
San Francisco
East Bay
Burns
Caltrans
Brown
Nixon tapes move eyed to protect from heat
Archivist James B. Rhoads seeks court permission for the General Services Administration to relocate President Nixon era tape recordings from the old Executive Office Building to an atmospherically controlled storage area in Suitland Maryland. Historians and journalists support the move. potential Nixon legal opposition unclear.
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Nixon
Executive
U.S
Washington
James B. Rhoads
General Services Administration
Washington National Records Center
Suitland
Amtrak bosses live high on taxpayer dime
Washington report exposes lavish Amtrak perks enjoyed by executives amid a $352 million loss last year. President Paul H. Reistrup earns $85,000 and leads $49,000 in business expenses, including candles and staff parties. Club memberships, first class air travel, and costly entertainments are charged to Amtrak, with limited disclosure on guest lists.
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Washington
Amtrak
Congress
Capitol
Paul H. Reistrup
Reistrup
Calvin Andringa
Andringa
Mary Head
Railroad
Army-Navy Country Club
Army-Navy Club
Athletic Club
Chicago
Harald Graham
Kenwood Country Club
Nathaniel Goodrich
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
David Watts
Norfolk
Bruce Pike
Connallys White House dinner stirs Texas primary talks
A private White House dinner with Betty and Jerry Ford and John and Nellie Connally sparks talk of a Connally endorsement in the May 1 Texas GOP primary. Connally, maneuvering between Ford and Reagan, could press for a future role, potentially a vice presidential tilt, while Ford presses Texas campaigning ahead of the crucial vote.
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Washington
White House
Jerry
Betty Ford
John
Nellie Connally
Texas
Ronald Reagan
Connally
Ford
Reagan
Republican Party
Kansas City
Bvyan
Billy
Vital Issues of America Inc
New Hampshire
San Antonio
Nixon
Spiré Tignon
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Rockefeller
Intelligence
Connallys
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Letters debate Zionist policy and nuclear power in 1776 tone
The writer contrasts Professor Baldwin with Palestinian suffering and US history, arguing Zionists share blame for dispossession and urging a measured view of nuclear power Prop 15. They condemn labor unions as selfish and destructive to America's economy, urging practical restraint and policy debate.
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Sidney Baldwin
Etter
Baldwin
George the Third
United Nations
Amnesty Internaonal
International Association of Democratic Lawyers
International Red Cross
Hanna Nasser
Bir Zeit College
West Bank
Israel
Rhodesia
South Africa
Middle East
America
Wall Marrs
AAU
Robb Long Beacht
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