Motorists chart own energy policy amid rising miles
The piece notes motorists are edging fuel use down per mile as fewer emissions and more efficient cars hit the market. It cites Federal Highway Administration data showing 55 billion more miles driven from 1976 to 1977, while gasoline consumption rose only 2.4 percent. It highlights jet fuel and distillate increases and ongoing policy gridlock, with drivers advancing in four cylinder compacts while Congress debates energy standards.
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Federal Highway Administration
Americanetroleum Institute
Congress
Rail derailments rise amid dangerous tank car moves in 1977
In 1977 there were 7 858 railroad derailments in the United States with most causing only delays and costs. Fatal and costly accidents from propane and chlorine explosions show dangers persist as rail safety laws and staffing remain debated. Calls grow for stricter maintenance and more inspectors, while toxic shipments remain a risk in fragile rail economics.
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Transportation Department
Transportation
Brock Adams
Sparring with Time and Regret as Ali Echoes Youth
The narrator compares speed and aging while recalling a night run with a police partner near two suspected burglars. He imagines being 2 instead of 36 and notes his legs still work as before though with reduced attention. He reflects on Muhammad Ali at 36 wishing to shed 15 years, likening the desire to escape time.
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Muhammad Ali
Dennis the Menace and the night Ali fought Spinks
Dennis The Menace notes the aging Muhammad Ali at 36 as Leon Spinks defeats him. The author recalls how pride in Ali shifted to sympathy as the legend’s speed and power waned. He admits he had often rooted against Ali but finally supported him only to find it was too late.
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Leon
Ali
Leon Spinks
Plan to end inflation reshapes Carter economy debate
Washington column notes a group led by Gar Alperovitz argues inflation stems from energy and food costs, not wage or money supply. It advocates shock absorbers: export controls on food, energy price containment, income tax shift for Social Security, and HEW cost cuts to ease housing and medical costs.
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Carter
OPEC
Congress
HEW
Joseph Califano
Update on Moscow Olympics press control and NBC stake
The column surveys Soviet plans to regulate 1980 Moscow Games media coverage and press accreditation including bans on reporters from hostile organizations. It notes NBC's $100 million investment and fears of censorship, alongside US efforts to place Olympic athletes in corporate jobs through the Olympic Job Opportunities Program aiding 17 athletes with 66 waiting, as a free world counterpoint.
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Moscow
Berlin
Nbc-Tv
Russia
Sport
Times
NBC
Lenin Stadium
Howard Miller
The
Canteen Corp
US Olympic Committee
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal Inc Middletown Ohio lists post office rates for subscriptions. It details per copy prices for weekdays and Sunday, home delivery by carriers and motor route, weekly, monthly, and yearly mail options with advance payment requirements.
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News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Letters to the Editor Looked like national debt
A reader vents anger over a Cincinnati Gas and Electric bill that dwarfs expectations, detailing frugal living and energy conservation efforts. The writer laments the looming financial strain, fears mortgage or pawning the family jewels, and thanks The Journal for a sympathetic outlet.
Dixie Heights residents demand city aid amid industrial expansion clash
Dixie Heights residents rail against high taxes and lack of services while opposing rezoning plans for a Middletown industrial park. They argue health and traffic issues persist, three letters failed to address peeling paint, and call for help from City Commission, noting Converters Gravure’s land offer as preferable to residential expansion.
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Journal
City News and Letters
City Commission
Middletown
Dixie Heights
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