Senate tackles windfall profits tax reforms
Washington AP reports the Senate nears final action on a windfall profits tax with moderates and liberals pressing to reinvest more oil earnings into energy projects. Sen. Henry M. Jackson sponsors an amendment requiring producers to reinvest oil revenues benefiting from lower windfall tax into energy development or face full taxation.
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Washington
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Energy Committee
Jackson
Voyager 1 radio contact restored as Saturn rendezvous nears
Scientists reestablished two way radio contact with Voyager 1 after a loss during a course correction. Bristow said the team must determine the problem to prevent repeats before three more maneuvers en route to Saturn. Voyager is about 660 million miles from Earth after disorientation likely caused signal misdirection.
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Calif
Saturn
Frank Bristow
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bristow
Voyager 1
Earth
Voyager
Jupiter
Bridge puzzle on bidding choices across multiple hands
A sequence of bridge problems presents South and North hands with varying vulnerabilities and suits. Each Q asks for the optimal opening or response bids, with expert-style rationales explaining why certain bids or bids are preferred to others based on hand shape, potential losers, and game or slam chances.
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Borg
Horse Sense Quiz Items and True False Answers
A list of six quiz questions with multiple choice and a True False section. Items cover nicknames and foods for Mardi Gras, berries, family terms, shedding, psychology, and sex differences, followed by six True False judgments with explanations reflecting the provided answer key. The content mixes terminology and stereotypes from older contexts.
Carter presses for SALT II quick Senate approval
President Carter told 19 senators he will push for swift Senate ratification of the SALT II treaty amid their concerns over U.S. military strength. The letter, led by Sen. Sam Nunn, urged assurances on spending, NATO readiness, and strategic steps to close a nuclear vulnerability, while warning of a possible impasse if doubts persist. Debate on the pact is slated after the January congressional recess.
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Carter
Senate
Soviet Union
America
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
White House
U.S
NATO
Europe
Robert C. Byrd
Nunn
Sens
Henry Kellman
R-Okla
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
David Boren
D-Okla
Rudy Boschwitz
R-Minn
Lawton Chiles
Dfla
John Danforth
R-Mo
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
David Durenberger
Rminn
James Exon
D-Neb
S.J. Hayakawa
R-Calif
John Heinz
R-Pa
Larry Pressler
R-S.d
Harrison Schmitt
Rn.m
Alancan
R-Wyo
Richard Stone
D-Fla
John Warner
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