Energy nominee favors marketplace over regulation
Washington AP James B Edwards Ronald Reagan’s pick as energy secretary says the marketplace is more important than laws, permits and paperwork in solving the nations energy problem. He urges a balanced approach considering national security price and environmental impact while backing nuclear power and energy conservation. Edwards wants to cut back the Energy Department’s powers but maintain its focus, defending its role against abolition.
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South Carolina
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Senate
Howard H. Baker
Path cleared to Haig nomination for secretary of state
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to complete action on Alexander Haig Jr. as secretary of state on Wednesday. Chairman Charles Percy announced the schedule at the third day of Haig hearings. A compromise seeks quick action while also issuing a subpoena for logs and a 100 hour tape index of Haig’s conversations with Nixon from mid 1973 and calls in the archivist to testify on taping prospects.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Charles H. Percy
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Haig
Ronald Reagan
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Richard M. Nixon
Robert M. Warner
Bridge Bidding Dilemmas and Haig Confirmation Debate
Article blends bridge problem scenarios with politics as Raymond Donovan and James Edwards emerge as energy and labor picks. It notes Haig's Senate confirmation near and Democrats subpoenaing Watergate tapes to assess Haig’s suitability. Baker expects no damage to Haig from the tapes.
Freeway Killer hanged in high security cell
Vernon Butts, 23, a potential witness in the Freeway Killings case, was found hanged in his high security Los Angeles jail cell. Officials said death appears self-inflicted after investigators released transcripts of his confession. Butts implicated William Bonin in multiple killings. other defendants include James Munro, Gregory Miley, and Eric Wijnaendts, facing trial in Los Angeles.
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Ralph Martin
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Butts
William Bonin
Bonin
James Munro
Gregory Miley
Eric Marten Wijnaendts
Horoscope notes major life shifts for Aries through Pisces
The column predicts career gains and romance opportunities for many signs, with emphasis on distant events influencing business, domestic harmony, and possible rekindled relationships. It cautions Taurus and Aquarius about excess optimism and urges Virgo and Libra to refine communications and finances.
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Gwen Verdon
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Labor nominee grilled over ghost worker claims in NY firm
Senate panel released records showing a Teamsters local allegedly placed a ghost employee on Schiavone Construction payroll from 1977 to 1978, paying more than $9,000. Donovan, nominee for Labor secretary, said he did not know of the scheme. The investigation also cites a 1967 $13,000 kickback-linked payment by Schiavone to a dummy firm.
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Ray
Schiavone Company
Schiavone
New Jersey
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