Empire State Building lights off may hint early migration
Brief note reports that for two decades the Empire State Building lights are turned off on foggy nights during peak migration. This fall birds arrived early, prompting managers to question if premature migration signals a early winter or is influenced by off season flights.
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Don Graff
Capistrano
California
Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania
Hinckley
Ohio
New York
Empire State Building
Manhattan
Empire State
Tenacity and self-respect keep Nixon moving forward
AP analysis by John Cunniff cites psychologist opinions that Richard Nixon endures due to self respect and resilience. Michigan State University professor Eugene Jennings notes Nixon’s survival reflects faith in himself, not revenge, and could inspire others facing adversity. Jennings compares Nixon’s situation to corporate leaders under fire, suggesting potential positive future contributions.
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John Cunniff
New York
Richard Nixon
Wilson
L.B. Johnson
Eugene Jennings
Michigan State University
Nixon
Jennings
Today in History October 3, 1978 recaps major events
The column lists historic milestones on October 3 including Britain’s first atomic bomb test in 1952 off Australia, the 1866 Treaty of Vienna ending Austro Italian war, Johns Hopkins University opening in Baltimore in 1876, and 1935 Italy’s Ethiopia invasion. It notes Nixon Agnew charges, Gandhi arrest, and birthdays of Gore Vidal and Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.
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Associated Press
Australia
Austria
Italy
Vienna
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Peru
Fernando Belande Terry
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Indira Gandhi
India
New Delhi
Gore Vidal
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Royal budgets reveal Europe's royal purses
A Spanish economic report lists Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at 5.7 million dollars for annual upkeep, Prince Rainier at 5.6 million, Spain's King Juan Carlos at 2 million, and Luxembourg's Grand Duke Jean at 1.1 million. The figures cover palaces yachting and attendant costs across nine monarchies.
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Britain
Elizabeth II
Prince Rainier
Monaco
Europe
Spain
Juan Carlos
Luxembourg
Jean
Congress Self-Compliance Bill Sparks Senate Debate
In a sharp column, the author argues S. 3086, by Sen. Patrick Leahy, would force Congress to follow the very laws it imposes on others. Critics praise the reform concept while noting slim odds of passage and calling for broader accountability across agencies and internal auditing.
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Washington
NEA
Senate
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
James G. Abourezk
D-S.d
Henry L. Bellman
R-Okla
Capitol Hill
Republic
Leahy
Congress
House
Common Cause
General Accounting Office
Wasteful Junkets Hit Federal Travel Spending
Washington report details wasteful conferences and lavish trips funded by taxpayers. Education officials, NASA staff, and lawmakers are criticized for luxury junkets, golf and fishing at coastal resorts, and expensive overseas trips. Notable figures include Under secretary Hale Champion and Richard Malow, whose travel budgets and unfiled reports draw scrutiny. The piece flags Las Vegas and Europe tours as examples of misused federal travel funds.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
California
Sunny Clines
South Padre Island
Texas
Office of Education
Robert Brunelle
Chad Chase
South Padre
Gulf Coast
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Hale Champion
Ernest Boyer
Las Vegas
Williamsburg
HEW
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space
Congress
Frank Moss
D-Utah
Space Subcommittee
Dallas
San Diego
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Australia
Moss
NASA
Richard Malon
House
West Coast
Reno
Malow
Nevada
Europe
Paris
London
Amsterdam
European Space Research Organization
Farnsborough
Jim Grady
Tom Rosenstiel
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King George
Georgie
Iraq
League of Nations
Ethiopia
U.S
Aachen
Germany
America
Cuba
Royal Joneses
Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
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