Air Traffic Safety Gets a Giant Step with Transponders
The FAA plans to equip over 100 terminals and 20 en route centers with radar beacon transponders and altitude reporting July 2 1975, enabling automatic tracking and clearer separation. By July 1 1975 only transponder equipped aircraft may enter controlled airspace, with widespread use lowering collision risk and boosting flight safety.
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FAA
Aviation News
District of Columbia
United States
PAA
Editorial on War Powers and Nixon Power Clash
The piece argues the Constitution grants Congress wartime declaration but questions presidential power to wage war without approval. It cites Goldwater and Holtzman, notes past undeclared actions, and critiques bills to limit or codify presidential authority. It warns against expanding executive war power despite Watergate pressures.
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Congress
Nixon
United States
Legislative Branch
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
U.S
Goldwater
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Pollution-free steel mill to erase grimy image
Britain’s state owned steel corporation is building the first pollution free mill in the River Don Valley Yorkshire near Rotherham. The 67.5 million plant, designed to cut air and water pollution and noise, follows specifications by Lord Melchett. Preparation began in May with production expected mid 1975 at 460000 metric tons of high quality steel bars annually.
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Rotherham
England
Britain
Steel Corporation
Don
Yorkshire
British Steel Corp
BSC
Tech
Europe
Lord Melchett
Inflation's toll on churches sparks survival plans
The 1970s inflation challenge forces churches to rethink budgets and outreach. Suggestions include starting food cooperatives, expanding Meals on Wheels programs, launching neighborhood gardens, and adopting meatless nutrition initiatives led by Adventists and Life and Health publications. The era demands practical community aid and cost management.
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Europe
Seventh Day
Loma Linda Foods
Arlington
Calif
Life and Health
Seventh Day Adventists
Eastern Ave
Washington, D.C
Appreciation for Pecos Pony League Summer Baseball Support
The Pecos Pony League recognizes managers coaches umpires field crew sponsors J J Maxey city parks employees and volunteers for their hours of service. It also thanks news media businesses advertisers donors transportation helpers and fans who supported tournament play and travel funds.
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Pecos Pony League
J. J. Maxey
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Readers
The notice explains that letters are welcome for printing if they include signature and address, may be withheld upon request, must be no more than 500 words, should address general interest topics, and will be rejected if in poor taste.
Boyle’s Column Highlights Zoo Studies and Odd Facts
HAL BOYLE surveys quirky notes from mail, linking zoo goers’ education and income to attendance. He cites silicone breast implants misfortune, ancient needles, animal terms, a whale pod, Danes oldest flag, forest cover since Columbus, 1891 outdoor electric ad signs, and a reflective blessing about counting blessings.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Gelett Burgess
Denmark
America
United States
Times Square
Broadway
Power and corruption quotes recalled by World Almanac
The World Almanac notes two famous statements on power. William Pitt the Younger in 1770 warned that unlimited power corrupts minds. Lord Acton in 1887 asserted that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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William Pitt
Earl of Chatham
House of Lords
Lord Acton
Alaska Quake of 1964 Records Power and Death Toll
The March 27 1964 Alaska earthquake ranks among the most powerful in U S history with an estimated magnitude of 8 5 on the Richter scale and widespread damage across the state.
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United States
Alaska
China recruits children into Little Red Soldier units
An NEA report details China revival of Little Red Soldier groups from ages five to fourteen organized in a regimented, ideologically driven system. Children study Mao quotations, rehearse propaganda, perform public labor, and attend mandated education while media and publishing push heroic stories of socialist youth.
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China
Sian
Little Red Soldier
Mao
Hong Kong
China Watcher
Chairman Mao
Kwangtung Province
People’s Publishing House
Japan
United States
People’s Daily
Alaska Pipeline Bill Survives House Challenges
Cong Richard C White reports the Alaska pipeline bill survived two major House challenges before recess. An amendment by Dellenback to extend environmental scrutiny was rejected, and Udall proposed delays on rights of way were defeated. Final passage 356 to 60, differences with the Senate to be resolved after the August break. White urges rapid conference to address the energy crisis.
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House
Dellenback
Oregon
Secretary of the Interior
Alaska
Udall
Arizona
GAO
National Academy of Science
Senate
Congress
This Day in History August 24 A.D. 1973
Highlights include 1814 British capture of Washington and burning of the Capitol. Pompeii and Herculaneum buried by Vesuvius in 79 A D. Washington’s 1777 Philadelphia march. Johns Hopkins founded 1867. Edison motion picture camera patent 1891. Earhart non stop flight 1932. Nazi Soviet non aggression pact 1939. Recent anniversaries note Saigon universities closed, France tested thermonuclear device, Argentina arrests after riots. Birthdays Ang ie Brooks 45 Ralph Lapp 56. Thought on reading.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Capitol
White House
Mount Vesuvius
Italy
Pompeii
Herculaneum
George Washington
Philadelphia
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Thomas A. Edison
Amelia Earhart
Angie Brooks
Ralph E. Lapp
Richard Steele
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Federal Aviation Administration
Rep
Holtzman
Supreme Court
Cambodia
Sen
Jacob Javits
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
David Poling, D.D
By David Poling
British Steel
Aldwarke and Roundwood
Thryberg
Thrybergh
Doncaster
Pecos Enterprise
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
Press Association
Boyle
Ray Cromley
By Ray Cromley
Washington
NEA
Nanning
Red Soldier
State Council Cultural Group
Chinese Communist Party
Motherland
Cong
Richard C. White
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Congressman Richard C. White
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