Policy shifts could reshape U S railroads amid Amtrak funding
The piece argues that policy changes are crucial for Amtrak and the broader rail system as funding advances and rivering regulatory reform looms. It weighs potential moves toward nationalization, the role of government aid, and the impact of an energy crisis on freight versus trucking. It also discusses impeachment dynamics affecting executive leadership and the presidency.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Leave of absence and the 25th amendment act questions
The writer analyzes how an acting president could realign cabinets and policy under the 25th Amendment and what triggers would transfer the presidency. It discusses the role of two thirds Senate and House votes, impeachment, or voluntary reinstatement, noting the potential political peril and the idea of publicizing the contingency.
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Gerald Ford
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Skeptics Doubt Brezhnev Peace Policy Amid Arms Talks
Critics inside the Soviet Politburo doubt Brezhnev's peace policy as SALT Vienna talks and European security negotiations proceed. Defense Minister Grechko urges high vigilance to bolster defense, warning against underestimating the US threat and stoking renewed Congressional effort to maintain military parity. The arms pursuit remains less than convincing amid mutual protestations.
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U.S
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vienna
Europe
Geneva
Andrei Grechko
United States
Grechko
Revolt Talk Over Taxes Echoes Across a W 2 Discussion
A friend vents about income tax as unfair and proposes a 15 percent flat rate for all. He imagines a mass revolt of millions who refuse to pay more, while noting organizers would face jail. The exchange ends with a remark about the British leaving.
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Ohio
Zoning Commission
Flynn
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Arabs imitate Texas oil quotas say critics
The author argues oil producers in Saudi Arabia Kuwait UAE Iran and Venezuela mimic the Texas Railroad Commission by limiting output. He frames conservation as a long term public benefit, notes Western reliance on Middle East oil, and suggests alternatives to oil while blaming no one for the squeeze.
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Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Venezuela
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Arabian Peninsula
Louisiana
North Sea
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Exxon Corporation
Readers urge lower cost Black History Week speakers in Middletown
A letter writer questions paying $6,000 to bring Hank Aaron to Middletown High for Black History Week and urges hiring a qualified black historian for $300. The piece recalls long local tensions and calls for parental support and change, noting the chamber announced Berkely G. Burrell as speaker.
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Middletown
MHS
Machiro Jomo
Ballard Jackson
Tata- Shinda
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