Win the battle lose the war Carter oil plan faces criticism
President Carter’s synthetic fuel program draws domestic opposition while gaining foreign support from Albert Speer who notes Nazi Germany’s wartime shift to synthetic fuel as a guide. Speer argues 2.5 million barrels per day by 1990 might be feasible given German wartime lessons, though the ultimate outcome remains uncertain.
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Carter
Albert Speer
Nazi Germany
Speer
Hitler
Connie
Energy Department releases price ceilings for gasoline
The Energy Department released a list of maximum legal gasoline prices in 20 cities as part of monitoring retail prices. The plan faces criticism over enforcement, with auditors limited but expanding, and a hotline established for complaints. Prices vary by city and by oil company.
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Department of Energy
Washington
U.S
Energy Department
Michael Polhorzer
Consumer Federation of America
Carter
Dallas
New York
Dianne Novick
Enery Department
David J. Bardin
Bardin
Department
Economic Regulatory Administration
Chicago
Shell
Mobil
This Day in History Reflects Wars Birthdays and Charts
On this date August 22 notable events include 1910 Korea annexed by Japan, 1485 Richard II killed, 1654 first Jewish emigrant to America arrives, 1776 Howe lands 10 000 troops on Long Island, 1846 New Mexico annexation announced, 1941 Leningrad outskirts reached, 1968 Pope Paul VI visits Colombia, and diplomatic shifts in 1974 199? Also birthdays for Ray Marshall Marc Bohan Valerie Harper and a thought from George Nathan.
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Korea
Japan
Richard II of
England
Bosworth
America
Jacob Barsimson
New Amsterdam
William Howe
New York
Long Island
New Mexico
U.S
Santa Fe
Leningrad
Pope Paul VI
Bogota
Colombia
Latin America
Reagan Era Arms Fallout From Saigon Collapse
The Nixon era strategy of substituting weaponry for troops failed as Saigon fell and $5 billion in U.S. armaments poured into North Vietnam, creating risk of illicit sales to insurgents. CIA inventories noted 1100 aircraft 400 naval vessels 50000 vehicles and millions of small arms. Officials debated options from buyback to preventing transfers, ultimately choosing no sale and no spare parts.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Saigon
Central Intelligence Agency
Pentagon
CIA
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Africa
Libya
State Department
Peter Grant
Asia
United States
Clements
Scowcroft
Morton Abramowitz
Jerry Ford
Ronald Scioneaux
Vacherie
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Publicker Industries of
Greenwich
Conn
John J. McGuire
Buffalo
Carter Rejects Archibald Cox for Boston Federal Appellate Seat
Editorial notes Carter spurned Archibald Cox for a Boston appellate judgeship amid politics claims. Despite aides denial, suspicion centers on Kennedy as sponsor. Carter may nominate a Puerto Rican Hispanic woman with GOP ties, prompting a possible tough fight if Kennedy opposes.
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Carter
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Boston
White House
Cox
Edward Kennedy
Puerto Rico
Kennedy
Judiciary Committee
Parking Fees Spark Washington Waistline of Bureaucracy
Carter ordered federal employees to pay full price for parking as a test of energy conservation. The policy has triggered a sharp backlash in Congress as managers draft new regulations. About 8,000 free spaces are used daily, drawing futher quips from lawmakers including Ted Stevens about moving government to middle America.
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John Kearns
Springfield
Ohio
Uncle Sam
Jack Anderson
Washington D.C
Carter
Washington
Congress
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Kansas
Middle America
Senators push plan to discipline federal judges
Washington CRITICS cite cases of derelict judges and a curmudgeonly Utah jurist as prompts for reform. Senators Nunn and DeConcini draft a bill allowing citizen complaints, regional panels, and a national Court on Judicial Conduct to discipline judges and even urge retirement or impeachment while preserving judicial independence.
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Washington
NEA
Congress
Senate
Supreme Court
Sam Nunn
Georgia
Dennis DeConcini
Arizona
DeConcini
U.S
Willis Ritter
Utah
Herbert Fogel
Philadelphia
Ohio
Nunn
National Court
House of Representatives
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
House
Carter
Bob Kastenmeier
D-Wis
Newsweek Reporter Expelled After Tehran Visa Denial
AP report says Newsweek correspondent Nicolas Profitt, denied a Iranian visa, was lectured by Iranian officials and sent back to Nairobi after overnight detention in Tehran. The State Department warned travelers to Iran that transit through Tehran without a visa may require days in the transit lounge with limited food service.
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New York
Newsweek
Nairobi
Nicolas Profitt
Tehran
John Dotson
State Department
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