Duke Power projects stuck in federal roadblocks
The Appalachia region seeks new industry to spark revival as Duke Power faces political and regulatory hurdles. A Savannah River plant and a second South Carolina facility await federal approval amid opposition from rural electric cooperatives and the Interior Department. Investors cite high potential returns, while delays leave potential customers and regional growth untapped.
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Appalachia
United States
Duke Power Co
North
South Carolina
Savannah River
Ticular
Federal Power Commission
Duke
Interior Department
FPC
De Vane notes loss of campus fun and gaiety over time
Yale College veteran and English professor Dr. William C. De Vane recalls a past when campus life thrived on gaiety privacy and leisure. He notes today’s students lack fun and authentic pleasure as self expression trends rise amid a scientific age.
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William C. de Vane
Yale College
DeVane
Thornton Wilder
Stephen Vincent Benet
John Farrar
Philip Barry
Henry Seidel Canby
Walter Mullis
Sion
Dr. DeVane
Yale
Uch
Rebellion at Berkeley Quietly Shaped by Police Tactics
A detailed account of the December Berkeley uprising describes a 27 hour sit in at Sproul Hall that ended with 773 arrests. Police trained to manage protests executed staged arrests, taped interactions, and used careful crowd control as they removed demonstrators led by Mario Savio.
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U.S
University of California
Berkeley
Sproul Hall
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Sprow
Sproul
Mario Savio
Joseph Bort
A. H. Fording
Charles Moore
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Women to Compete for Jobs Under Civil Rights Act
The article notes that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers equal employment rights for women in interstate commerce industries. It highlights Title VII prohibiting discrimination based on race color religion sex or national origin and mentions the Women's Bureau's role. It asserts women can sue if passed over for jobs or promotions due to gender.
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Women's Bureau of the
Department of Labor
Women gain ground in labor force and anti discrimination trend
Ray Cromley notes inequalities and predicts rising female lawsuits over promotions and pay in unions and companies. By 1988 laws target employers with 25 plus workers. Women grow in clerical and service roles while men fear competition.
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Women's Bureau of the
Labor Department
Women’s Bureau
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News-Post Files
April 27 1915 report notes Ephraim Foxs 75th birthday celebration at his home near Ladiesburg Dr William G Greena Walt a druggist rents a room in Zentz Building under construction at Second and Market Streets State Fire Marshal Myers confirms three arrests in mountain fires near Yellow Springs Frederick endures a third day with temperatures over 96 degrees.
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Ephraim Fox
Near Ladiesburg
William G. Greena. Walt
Zentz
Second
Market Streets
Myers
Yellow Springs
Truman opens UN conference to forge permanent peace
Twenty years ago President Truman opened a conference of 46 United Nations statesmen and pledged to build a lasting peace. American First Army and Soviet forces link near Leipzig, effectively bisecting the Reich as Hodges and Konev join at Torgau. Patton's Third Army pushes into Austria and reaches radio contact with the Russians west of Vienna, tightening the encirclement of Germany.
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Truman
United Nations
Germany
Leipzig
Reich
Hodges
Ivan S. Konev
Torgau
Patton
Austria
Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Rusk Speech Defines U S Stand on Vietnam War
Secretary of State Dean Rusk addresses the American Society of International Law warning against myths of U S weakness in Vietnam. He argues the United States seeks peace from strength and that aggression threatens Pacific security, urging respect for international law and readiness to use force to defend weaker nations.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
America
United States
South Vietnam
Dean Rusk
American Society of International Law
Rusk
Southeast Asia
Letters To The Editor Reflect Toledo Tornado Aftermath
A reader renews The Post subscription post Palm Sunday tornado in North Toledo. He notes 14 deaths and over 200 injuries with about 20 million dollars in property damage and mentions continuing the paper’s 50 year presence in Toledo with Ben Ish.
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Ben- Ish
Toledo
A. Donald Simpson
Custer
Ohio
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