Brogden's rezoning moratorium proposal stirs Lincoln debate
Lincoln Lancaster planning chief Doug Brogden proposes a one year deferral of rezoning in reserve areas around Lincoln to allow new zoning and subdivision rules under the forthcoming Comprehensive Plan. Critics say a year is too long and will backlog applications while questions remain on interim policies and plan integrity.
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Lincoln- Lancaster
Doug Brogden
Planning Commission
Brogden
Lincoln
Lincoln-Lancaster
Wildlife group rips Carter on water project sell out
The National Wildlife Federation assails President Carter in an editorial accusing him of backing a congressional deal to fund nine water projects while seeking elimination of funding for the Clinch River plutonium breeder. The piece flags potential futures including a veto on the farm bill and higher wheat support prices amid budget pressures.
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Federation
Carter
Clinch River
Hhunk
Republic
Great Plains
White House
Congress
House
Senate
Bob Bergland
Jimmy Carter
National Wildlife Federation
Travel freedoms and fuel costs shape American journeys
The piece notes a surge in American travel aided by AAA and the U S Travel Data Center with more trips than even 1976 bicentennial levels. It discusses car dependence, rising gas prices, and the appeal of combining air or rail travel with car rental to reduce fuel use while preserving mobility.
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America
American Automobile Association
U.S. Travel Data Center
Washington
Editor Ranks Fire Crew Staffing With City Council
Leo Scherer urges added firefighters after Chief Dallas Johnson cites staffing problems from past cuts during 1976 77. He questions administration figures claiming four men per unit and calls for restoring 10 lost positions to improve suppression capability.
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Dallas Johnson
Ywce
Johnson
Brawl Looms at Houston Women’s Convention Clash of Movements
The upcoming International Women’s Convention in Houston sparks a left right clash as Gloria Steinem aligned activists push for ERA and rights while Phyllis Schlafly supporters defend traditional roles. The piece notes rising militancy, internal strife, and a potential shift in strategy for both sides as they prepare to confront in Houston.
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Houston
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Gloria Steinems
Phyllis Schlaflys
Schlafly
Gloria Steinem
Phyllis Schlafly
Steinems
Florida
Shirley Correll
Lakeland
Newton
Pork barrel politics and dam debates in the senate
Senator Floyd Haskell criticizes a Senate Appropriations Committee reshaping water-project funding. He notes projects favor states with committee members, cites Tennessee Tombigbee and Auburn Dam as flawed, and warns that pork barrel politics persist across regions including New York and Washington.
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Floyd Haskell
D-Colo
Haskell
Senate Appropriations Committee
Gerald Ford
Appropriations Committee
J. Bennett Johnson
D-La
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
John Stennis
D-Miss
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
James R. Sasser
D-Tenn
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Auburn
California
Corps of Engineers
West
New York
Washington, D.C
Potomac
New York Times
The
Washington Post
Making CIA chief a czar of spying invites disaster
The proposal to place the CIA director in charge of all U S intelligence risks disaster for an agency with a criminal record and a history of destroying documents. The piece condemns unifying intelligence under the CIA and urges disbanding the agency, transferring tasks to existing bodies, to avoid centralizing power.
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CIA
Stansfield Turner
Congress
James Burnham
Turner
National Security Agency
State Department
Universal Press Syndicate
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Lincoln, Neb
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Schlaflys
Women’s Liberation
Oklahoma Women's Conference
Utah
Alabama
Mississippi
Washington Star Syndicate
James J. Kilpatrick
Army
Tom Braden
Los Angeles Times
Uulio
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Doonesbury
Garry Wills
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