Editorial Unrealistic gas prices threaten supply nationwide
The piece argues federal price ceilings on interstate natural gas are economically unrealistic, prompting Texas Oklahoma gas sales within state borders and shortages for users like Long Beach. It urges permanent removal of controls, noting projected availability through 2000 and urging Congress to act on the president's emergency lift proposal.
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Federal Power Commission
Texas
Oklahoma
FPC
McDonnell Douglas
U.S. Navy
Procter and Gamble
Robert J. O'Donnell
Gas Department
Carter
O'Donnell
Long Beach
Southern California Gas Co
Louisiana
State Utilities Commission
California
Congress
Bell confirmed as attorney general amid party battle
The Senate approved Griffin Bell as attorney general by 75 to 21 amid civil rights criticism. Senate liberals argued his record shows a double standard, with Edward Brooke saying party politics masked essential questions about his beliefs and promises.
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Senate
Griffin Bell
Bell
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Brooke
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Carter Briefs Top Officials With 200-250 ICBM Plan
A January 12 Blair House meeting revealed President Carter proposing immediate studies to cut the U.S. strategic arsenal to 200-250 ICBMs, all submarine-launched. Gen. George Brown and Dr. Harold Brown faced the order as Kissinger and Ford officials reacted with shock, fearing the move could imperil Western Europe and trigger strategic instability. The proposal contrasts with Ford’s SALT efforts and provokes concerns about verification, ABM race, and Soviet leverage.
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Washington
Blair House
Jimmy. Carter
U.S
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Harold Brown
Defense
Gen. Brown
Harold
Mr. Carter
Joint Chiefs
Carter
Pentagon
White House
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Noth
Europe
Leonid Brezhnev
Vladivostok
Moscow
Gen
Browne
Dickens and the crowd at Horsemonger Lane Jail spectacle
The piece notes Charles Dickens witnessing the 1849 London execution of Mr and Mrs Manning and contrasts public cruelty with the modern televised executions in the United States. It discusses the media sensationalism surrounding Gary Gilmore’s death, the concept of a death penalty drama, and worries that televised replays erode moral sensibilities while potentially encouraging further killings.
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Washington
Charles Dickens
Horsemonger Lane
London
Seemelmes
Dickens
United States
Gary Gilmore
Gilmore
Lawrence Schiller
Schiller
Gary
Gladiators
Chris
Tians
Circus Maximus
Rome
Inaugural Week Ice Blues Hit Washington Fans
Washington residents and visitors faced a brutal cold snap with heavy ice and crowd chaos during inaugural week. Officials faced sharp criticism for unsafe venues and ticket sales while heat, transport, and security faltered. The Capitol ceremony offered the only bright moment amid a storm of malfunction and hardship.
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Potomac River
Uhenspeake Bay
Bardyl Tirana
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