Plan for anti-satellite weapon discussed by Ford era
Los Angeles Times reports a highly classified Currie memo to Congress warned of Soviet space threats and outlined U S anti satellite research with a goal of intercept tests by 1980 and possible deployment by 1982. Public version cautioned satellites as important crisis targets and space war risk.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Pentagon
Ford Administration
U.S
Los Angeles Times
Carter
Washington
the Times
Congress
Malcolm Currie
Defense Research and Engineering
Currie
Senate Space Committee
1977 Winter Wheat Crop In Fair to Good Condition
UPI reports the 1977 winter wheat crop is in fair to good shape nationwide after recent rains. Kansas Oklahoma and Texas saw moisture while drought persists, with limited wind damage in parts of the Plains. Official forecasts prior to 1977 projected potential yields around 1.7 to 2.0 billion bushels depending on weather.
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Washington
UPI
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Agriculture Department
Plains Wheat Belt
U.S
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Andrus asks to delay tree cuts in Redwood region
Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus urged six month delays on planned redwood logging near Redwood Creek in California. He sent telegraphs to Arcata Redwood Corp Louisiana Pacific Corp and Simpson Timber Co asking holdoffs while a broader park expansion and rehabilitation plan is prepared by April 15. The move aims to protect park resources while preserving timber jobs in a high unemployment area.
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Washington
UPI
Cecil Andrus
California
Arcata Redwood Corp
Louisiana Pacific Corp
Simpson Timber Co
Redwood Creek
Redwood National Park
Carter Administration
Andrus
California Coast
Sierra Nevada
Interior Department
National Park Service
Oregon
Doyle Williams
Steamfitters
Williams
Dow Chemical Co
San Francisco Bay
Alfred L. Lasley
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Eureka
Humboldt County
Phillip Burton
D-Calif
Cecil D. Andrus
Brown Defends Policies Before California Labor Leaders
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr defended his economic policies before about 250 California Labor Federation AFL-CIO delegates amid criticism that environment protections trump jobs. Labor officials pressed on freeway cuts and regional employment while Brown defended lawsuits over funds and warned against endless construction. A broader debate over timber, unemployment, and proposed park expansions framed the session.
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UPI
Edmund G. Brown, Jr
California Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
John Leroy Smith
Riverside
Smith
John Henning
Brown
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