Meany’s socialist turn alarms AFL CIO energy plan debate
At Bal Harbour, Florida, George Meany advocates a government driven energy program that could nationalize oil. The plan aims to hold down prices while embargoing Arab imports, risking higher taxes and inflation, and potentially hampering new exploration. Critics warn it repeats Britain’s leftward oil policy and undermines productivity.
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Samuel Gompers
Gompers
AFL
John L. Lewis
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Lewis
Aflcio Energy Plan
Ford
Labor Movement
Only UN holds key to Middle East peace says Sadat
Sadat and Kissinger acknowledge a US Israel defense pledge could back a final Mideast settlement. They warn such a treaty risks widening Arab Soviet blocs and nuclear confrontation. The piece argues international guarantees via the United Nations offer the best path to lasting peace.
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United States
Israel
Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Kissinger
Soviet Union
Yitzah Rabin
U.S
Vietnam
Mideast
United Nations
U.N
Energy savings vs tax credit on home insulation
The Federal Energy Administration says attic insulation caulking weatherstripping and storm windows could cut heating bills in half for poorly insulated homes and be paid off by fuel savings within two years. It also proposes a 15 percent income tax credit for adopting these measures. The note contrasts self funding through energy savings with a government subsidy. The passage ends with a biblical quotation.
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Federal Energy Administration
FEA
MARK MY WORDS No and again no
Column by Jim Fiebig titled Mark My Words opens with a biting personal voice and ends with a provocative claim about modern discourse. The piece reflects on repetition and resistance to change, hinting at cultural tensions in contemporary commentary.
Ford warns U S taxpayers must not cave to Cambodian insurgents
In a presidential statement the U S leader argues the United States should continue aid to the Cambodian army through June to avoid a Lon Nol government collapse. He frames the issue as a moral question about abandoning a small country in a life and death struggle and urges focusing on American needs instead.
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Ethiopia
United States
Haile Selassie
Eritrea
Southeast Asia
Cyprus
Middle East
Ford
U.S
Lon Nol
America
South Vietnam
Moynihan as a restless advocate for liberty and critique
William F. Buckley Jr praises Daniel Patrick Moynihan for his consistent advocacy of liberty despite flaws. The piece critiques Moynihan’s view of the Third World and United Nations, noting his ambassadorship tenure, rejections of UN posts, and warnings about the global erosion of liberty.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Court rules non retroactive school discipline sueable under constitution
Bob Considine notes the Supreme Court ruling that school officials may be sued for unconstitutional discipline, not retroactive, with naphtha and fig newtons nostalgia woven through opinions. The column recalls memories of Fels Naptha soap, Grape Nuts, and consumer history while hinting at future public reaction.
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Euell Gibbons
Gibbons
New York
Central Park
California
Tom Rees
Congressional
Bob Considine
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