Wood energy returns to industry as costs rise
Wood energy grows in U S industry as natural gas and oil prices climb. Companies in Michigan Ohio and New England eye wood pallets sawmill residues and dead trees to fuel boilers and generators. Consumers Power GM Dow Corning and Russell Manufacturing explore wood fueled plants with substantial cost savings potential but note hauling and processing limits.
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Traverse City
Mich
Les Biederman
Michigan
Biederman
Oregon
Washington
New England
Consumers Power Co
Consumers
John D. Selby
Dow-Corning Co
Midland
William DD. Betts
General Motors Corp
Pontiac
Alexander City
Ala
Russell Manufacturing Corp
Vermont
U.S. Forest Service
Donald van Zile
Black youths faced record jobless rate in summer
Labor Dept data show 34.8 percent unemployment for black youths aged 16 to 21 in July, up 100,000 from a year earlier, while white youths fell to 12.6 percent. Officials cite new Job Corps centers and Young Adult Conservation Corps to ease the shortage amid broader concerns about dropouts and immigration.
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Labor Department
AFL Cio
George Meany
Carter
Parren Mitchell
D-Md
Congressional Black Caucus
Mitchell
White House
Labor
Ray Marshall
Marshall
Departments of Agriculture and Interior
Public seal of approval for nation’s penitentiaries
The private Commission of Accreditation for Corrections sets 465 standards on guard training searches food fires riots and hostage scenarios. The Justice Department drafts its own standards likely by year end. Accreditation will be voluntary but may influence funding and compliance as overcrowding and inmate rights cases rise. Federal prison system director notes the shift.
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Washington
Justice Department
Peter Flaherty
Carlson
Accreditation Commission
American Correctional Association
Americans skeptical of energy issues in national poll
A New York Times CBS poll finds Americans ill informed and skeptical about the energy crisis. The Carter administration may struggle to gain support for its program as respondents weigh the need to act against personal costs.
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New York
New York Times-Cbs
Cartoonist Paul Conrad Named Nixon Scholar at Whittier College
Paul Conrad the Los Angeles Times cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner known for his anti Nixon work is named a Nixon Scholar at Whittier College alma mater of the president. He is the first holder of the Nixon Chair for the year as the college notes the lectureship began in 1972-73.
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Los Angeles Times
Whitter College
Nixon
Los Angeles
Daphne Lorne
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