SETI probes stars up to 1000 light years away
The 1960 start of SETI research at NASA Ames and Green Bank aims to search for extraterrestrial intelligence by directing radio telescopes at up to a million stars within 1000 light years. Proponents argue the universe may teem with life while critics fear risks and uncertain odds.
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Green Bank
W. Va
Nea
Frank Drake
Cornell
National Radio Observatory
Drake
U.S
NASA
Ames Research Center
Martin Ryle
International Astronomical Union
Earth
SETI
Egypt
Martin
John Wolfe
Ames
Benjamin Zuckerman
Patrick Palmer
Appalachian
Palmer and Zuckerman
Dr. Wolfe
Puerto Rico
Wolfe
Canada
Russia
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Shopping centers popular investment by LeROY POPE UPI
New York based UPI report notes a shift in shopping center investing from rapid growth to mature stable assets. Thomas Eilers of Baird & Warner outlines criteria for good centers including anchor tenants long leases, short term other leases, rent overrides, automatic rent increases, strong location and parking, and potential for appreciation. He warns about bad real estate and tax shelter pitfalls and stresses evaluating investor track records and group mixes.
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Leroy Pope
UPI
New York
Thomas Eilers
Baird & Warner, Inc
Chicago
Eilers
E. Ting
Internal Revenue Service
Illinois to station motorcycle examiners at 122 offices
Secretary of State Alan J Dixon announced a July 1 start for a program placing motorcycle examiners in 122 driver licensing facilities statewide to boost safety. The plan uses current license staff without new payrolls and aims to revise motorcycle rules and boost rider training as Illinois records 6,625 motorcycle accidents in 1976 with 187 deaths and 6,328 injuries.
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Peoria
Ill
UPI
Alan J Dixon
Dixon
Illinois
Australians hail rain after Day of Prayer in Queensland
In drought hit Queensland rainfall spread widely after Premier Joh Bjelke Petersen declared Sunday a Day of Prayer for rain. The Darling Downs alone saw up to 1.6 inches, easing morale for farmers like Alan Salmon of the Dairy Farmers Action Group who urged ongoing prayer for steady rain.
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Brisbane
Australia
UPI
Queensland
Johannes Bjelke- Petersen
Darling Downs
Alan Salmon
Dairy Farmers Action Group
Wondai
Salmon
U.N. Moves on Africa Aims At Rhodesia South Africa Namibian Issue
Africa plans a new push in the United Nations Security Council on Rhodesia apartheid and Namibian independence. Nigerian Foreign Minister Brigadier Joseph Garba will lead meetings in New York. Donald Woods will testify on apartheid. Western powers mediate while South Africa may keep 1500 troops during transition with 1000 UN personnel and a projected $100 million cost.
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R.M. Sorge
UPI
United Nations
Black Africa
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
South Africa
Namibia
South West Africa
Africa
Joseph Garba
New York
Donald Woods
Council
South
Woods
Cloaks daggers and press passes
Washington columnist Arnold Sawislak argues that UPI and critics note the CIA has used reporters as spies is a constitutional danger to press independence in the United States. He warns that government claims of national security should not override First Amendment immunity for a privately owned press. He cites wartime censorship by the press itself, not the government. He notes officials may seek to buy reporters services under patriotism or financial incentives, risking tradeoffs between security and free reporting.
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Rhodesia
South Africa
Ian Smith
Smith
Harriman
U.N. General Assembly
Arnold Sawislak
Washington
UPI
United States
CIA
Britain
France
West Germany
Bilandic testifies on Saturday mail savings and costs
Chicago Mayor Bilandic warned the elimination of Saturday mail delivery could save about 9 million dollars in area wages but raise welfare costs, potentially displacing over 700 Chicago area mail carriers. He emphasized the mailman's role in community welfare and neighborhood stability during a House committee hearing.
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Chicago
UPI
Michael A. Bilandic
Bilandic
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Illinois tops nation in corn and soybeans for 1977
Illinois led the nation in corn and soybean production in 1977 but fell short of the Agriculture Department's November forecast for corn. Illinois produced 1.152 billion bushels of corn and 327.4 million bushels of soybeans, compared with Iowa as the closest competitor at 1.091 billion and 245.8 million bushels respectively. Predictions had forecast 1.188 billion corn and 318.6 million soybeans for Illinois. The figures were released by the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
UPI
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Iowa
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Nigeria
Security Council
Leslie O. Harriman
Pretoria
South West Africa People's Organization
SWAPO
James E. Taylor
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Chicago Urban League
Leon D. Finney
Woodlawn Organization
Zodiac
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