Oil shale and energy policy debate in the West
The piece discusses vast oil shale in Colorado Wyoming and Utah with estimates of 18 trillion tons. Rand Corp warns a viable shale oil industry is unlikely this century while a 1980s Congress bill would require the Defense Department to buy 500000 barrels daily. Environmental and disposal concerns loom as Colorado officials caution caution. The article reflects Carter era energy anxieties and potential policy conflict.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Lawrence County
Rand Corporation
Edward W. Merrow
Defense Department
Natural Resources Department
Harris D. Sherman
Jimmy Carter
We'll Take the Tomatoes Says U S Letter to Mexico
A Copley Newspapers editorial argues against Florida farmers' anti dumping complaint about Mexican tomatoes. It contends Texas imports would lower prices while highlighting broader trade policy and immigration implications. The piece urges resisting protectionism and supports cooperative trade with Mexico to create jobs there and in the United States.
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United States
Treasury Department
Florida
Mexico
U.S
Copley Newspapers Inc
Royalty in Exile: Monarchs Face Vanishing Power Worldwide
From Constantine II to Haile Selassie and Iran’s shah, more than two dozen monarchs have lost thrones after wars and revolutions. Exiles endure dynastic roles, with many living abroad yet still pursuing influence, travel, and public duties as former rulers.
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China
Pressia
Montenegro
Russia
Constantine II
Greece
Haile Selassie
Iran
Paradise Island
Bahamas
Mecca
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Khmer Rouge
Count
Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Bulgaria
Ed Zuckerman
New Castle News Editorial and Advertising Details
New Castle News outlines weekly publication, editorial and advertising roles. It lists staff positions including editor and advertising manager and notes subscription and postage rates for Lawrence County.
Forgotten soda jerk creates ice cream Sunday tale
National Geographic World recounts a 1890s United States oddity in which a soda jerk served ice cream with flavoring but no soda water, calling it a Sunday. The brief notes Sunday ice cream law bans in some places and the quirky origins of the term.
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United States
National Geographic World Magazine
McKee poised to succeed Henderson as judge in law politics row
Rumors swirl over Richard McKee entering the race to fill Judge John Henderson’s retirement. A five member merit panel will name five candidates for Gov Thornburgh to forward to the Senate for confirmation. McKee is the only named candidate, with Andrews’ support likely. Henderson’s timing may be strategic as Shumaker’s vacancy remains unsettled. The process hinges on Senate approval and local political backing.
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Richard McKee
McKee
John Henderson
Henderson
Dick Thornburgh
Lawrence County
Thornburgh
State Senate
Wanted McKee
Sherman Levine McKee
Thomas Andrews
Senate
Andrews
Thomas Shumaker
Milton Shapp
Howard Lyon
Shumaker
Lyon
Glenn McCracken
Ralph Pratt
McCracken
Pratt
John K, Manna
Activist Judges in the Senate Fight over Court Picks
The piece argues the 1980 Senate could shift conservative but warns liberal Democrats may push activism in the courts. It critiques Patricia Wald and Abner Mikva as potential DC Circuit nominees, noting Wald’s views on parental rights and 12 year olds voting, Mikva’s prisoner voting and gun control positions, and recalls Thurman Arnold’s activist yet brief tenure.
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Senate
Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Jimmy Carter
Patricia Ward
Abner Mikva
Illinois
Mikva
Chicago
Panax Press
Washington
Carter
Patricia Wald
Adam Smith as Radical Critic of Capitalism in Wealth of Nations
The author argues that Adam Smith was not an apologist for the status quo but a radical critic who sided with workers over capitalists. He cites Smith’s harsh assessments of merchants and monopolies, and questions whether today’s students should read such subversive material.
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Adam Smith
Smith
Karl Marx
Loneliness Among Elderly Widowers Highlighted By Study
A study led by Carol Barrett of Wichita State University on 379 older adults finds widowers are more prone than widows to loneliness low morale and trouble coping after spousal death. Men often bottle up feelings and avoid confiding or seeking help, prompting calls for greater attention from social services.
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Carol Barrett
Wichita State University
Ms. Barrett
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