Big Oil battle moves to divestiture plan in Senate panel
The Judiciary Committee approved a bill requiring 18 major oil companies to file a five year plan within 18 months to separate exploration and production from refining and marketing. The 8 to 7 vote saw mostly Democrats for divestiture with Republican Sen. Hugh Scott in opposition.
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Birch Bayh
Phillip Hart
John Tunney
Robert Byrd
James Abourezk
James Eastland
Quentin Burdick
Roman Hruska
John McClellan
Hiram Fong
Strom Thurmond
William Scott
Fong
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Hruska
Bayh
Randall Meyer
Exxon USA
Christian Silence Over Lebanese Christians Is Deafening
In New York City a critic bans protest over the massacre of Lebanese Christians. The piece argues Western media and Christian leaders ignore rightist Lebanese Christians, contrasting coverage with Jewish concerns and accusing liberal doctrine of moral decline.
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Lebanon
Beirut
Ray Vicker
Wall Street Journal
Christendom
New York Times
Republicans in disarray threaten 1976 nomination prospects
The piece argues that a fractured Republican Party faces collapse after California’s primary. It blames Ford and Reagan for infighting, notes Watergate fallout, and says Carter gains as the GOP struggles to unite before the Kansas City convention. It warns neither Ford nor Reagan can secure the nomination on first ballot.
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Georgia
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Gerald Ford
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Progress and Irritations Mark Modern Progress
The essay reflects on rapid progress in science and technology while noting persistent everyday frictions such as failing can openers. It contrasts moon landings and planes with the nuisance of unusable kitchen gadgets, urging focus on daily needs alongside grand achievements.
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National Observer
Elizabeth Sheehan
The
Observer
Viewpoint: Aid to South Vietnam Was Not Ignoble
The Kansas City Star argues Americans need not apologize to Sweden or others for backing South Vietnam. It says authorities asked for help and sacrifices were made, recognizing costly outcomes but defending the effort as born of wisdom, not self serving motives.
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South Vietnam
Kansas City Star
Eight peace pilgrims near London in five week march
A look back at events from June 18 1926 shows eight British peace march columns nearing London after five weeks of speeches in towns, heading to Hyde Park for a mass rally against war and for arbitration. June 18 1936 notes Maxim Gorky’s death, a leading Soviet writer not a Communist Party member. A speculative molten metal weapon is described as a potential defense against atomic rockets and armored ships, with initial velocity near five miles per second.
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London
Great Britain
Hyde Park
Reuters News Agency
Maxim Gorky
Soviet Russia
Gorky
Communist Party
Kissinger Eyes Secret SALT II Push Before Ford Nomination
Kissinger tells NSC Verification Panel a renewed SALT II effort could surface after Ford secures the nomination. He weighs two options including a softer plan, signaling possible near-term talks with the Soviet Union and a contentious political backdrop inside the Republican Party.
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Henry Kissinger
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Kissinger
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Soviet Union
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
Reagan
U. S
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Kremlin
Monroe News-Star Publication Details and Contacts
The Monroe News Star publishes weekdays except Saturdays and Sundays. It lists staff and directors including Robert Ewing Brown and Mildred Hunt Ewing and notes Associated Press membership and advertising reps. Offices are nationwide with a Monroe zip code 71201 and contact details.
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Northath and
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Monroe
Laectors
Robert Ewing Brown
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown Jr
Robert Ewing Jr
Patricia Ewing Con Ereromurer
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Kenneth C.errmin Hunter Brown
John C. Ewing Jr
John Atengrien
T. Haller Jackson
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