Texas Fight Over Interstate Power Sales Tests Federal Reach
The Carter administration targets Texas electric power firms under anti trust laws, arguing for a national energy plan while Texas defending intrastate control. The case hinges on interstate commerce power and could set precedent for natural gas, with multiple federal agencies involved and Texas arguing a constitutional reserve for states.
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Carter
Texas
Federal
Department of Energy
Texas Electric Power Companies
Public Service Co
Oklahoma
Texas Electricity
Mr. Tutt
Ability To Function In President Carter Budget Proposals
President Carter highlights an 24 percent boost in federal educational subsidies focused on basic skills. The plan urges state local parental involvement and compensatory education incentives with a $2 local to $1 federal match to lift poor children to skill standards, linking lack of ability to high teen unemployment.
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Carter
Cloning Controversy Sparks Ethical Debate Over Baby Clone
The article examines claims by David Rorvik about a human cloning project producing a 14 month old baby. It discusses potential scientific breakthroughs versus moral costs, notes publisher Lipincott's secrecy, and mentions scientists’ skepticism while continuing research.
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David Rorvik
Lippincott
Rorvik
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Cloning Dilemma voiced by Max Lerner on future of science
Max Lerner discusses the promise and peril of human cloning. He notes frog cloning progress versus the challenge of human eggs, questions whether a cloned person is a human or lab product, and warnings about ethics, power, and humanity in a century of rapid discovery.
The Aborigine Was An Alcoholic
A long, grim reminiscence recounts Flying Feather Nussbaum and Mickey Maguire, two alcoholics whose crime scheme ends with Nussbaum’s death and Maguire’s murder charge under a Bowery backdrop. The piece juxtaposes their tale with commentary on aging workers choosing early retirement, questioning the value of pension laws and urging optionality over mandatory age limits.
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Bellevue
Elizabeth Street
New York
Bowery
Flying Feather Nussbaum
Flying Feather
Nussbaum
Rikers Island
Mickey Maguire
Matt
Jeff
Maguire
Mickey
Alaskan lover pun fuels chilly romance mush joke
A compilation of light quips from editors and writers. A reader asks what if he drove a dog team 100 miles to declare love and the Alaskan replies with a pun about mush. Other lines poke fun at gas prices and dating, ending with a Eskimos in a kayak joke about kayak and heat.
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Bob Barr
Bob Batz
Dayton Daily News
Retirement Popularity Surges Amid Debate On 70 Age
The piece argues Americans increasingly favor early retirement despite controversy over raising the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70. It notes corporate executives oppose the change, fearing promotions blocked for younger workers and administrative embarrassment in distinguishing competent and incompetent staff in late careers.
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John Calvin
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LOS Angeles Times Syndicate
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