Wild energy schemes push future power ideas
Scientists under Nixon orders outline offshore windmills on 150 foot towers, floating heat engines using Gulf Stream gradients, and a solar powered spacecraft in orbit. Proposals aim to produce electricity, split water into hydrogen, or fuel cells, but practicality remains uncertain amid an energy crisis.
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Frank Carey
Washington (Ap
White House
Continental Shelf
Atlantic
New England
New York
Gulf Stream
California
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Rio
Diamter
Heronemus
Grandpa’s Knob
Vermont
Green Mountains
Oil and gas drilling up this year
Oil and gas drilling activity in 1972 shows early signs of growth despite manpower and rig shortages. Analysts/Baker expect 1972 to surpass the prior two years, with monthly rig counts ranging from 1,005 in May to 1,149 in September, while reserves ratios and seasonal December increases complicate final totals.
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Houston
Warren L. Baker
International Association of Drilling Contractors
Baker
American Jew returns from Israel to aid moral debate
Dr. Martin Yaffe, a North Texas State University philosophy professor, explains why he left Tel Aviv University after a year to return to the United States. He cites America’s wealth and freedom as a platform to address moral questions and contribute to the national discussion.
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Denton, Tex
Israel
Martin Yaffe
United States
America
Yaffe
Loretta Lynn wins CMA country awards in Nashville
Loretta Lynn took three top CMA honors in the sixth annual country music awards in Nashville including entertainer of the year and female vocalist of the year. She became the first woman to win entertainer of the year, amid applause for her hit status and career, while Conway Twitty shared best duo. Other winners included Charley Pride as top male vocalist and Freddie Hart for top song with Easy Loving. Jimmie Davis was inducted into the CMA Hall of Fame.
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Nashville, Tenn
Loretta Lynn
Grand Ole Opry
Miss Lynn
Country Music Association
Kentucky
Lynn
CMA
Conway Twitty
Charley Pride
Mississippi
Donna Fargo
Los Angeles
USA
Opryhouse
Merle Haggard
Bakersfield
Calif
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
Charlie McCoy
Statler Brothers
Freddie Hart
Louisiana
Jimmie Davis
Davis
Briscoe's Conservative Image Seen as Phony by Critics
A conservative pose is questioned as Dolph Briscoe’s actions at the Miami National Convention and Houston State Convention are cited. Delegates accuse him of flip flops, backing McGovern forces, and aiding forced busing while labeling him tired of politics.
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Dolph Briscoe
Texas
George McGovern
Briscoe
Houston
Miami
Humphrey
Jackson
Wallace
McGovern
Harry Castleberry
Lufkin
Democratic Party of Texas
McGovernites
Democratic Party
The
Houston Chronicle
Dolph
Grover
Hank Grover
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Arizona
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London
Westminster Abbey
Mary Jean
Order of the Holy Paraclete
Bay of Fundy
Maine
Nova Scotia
North America
Idaho
Oregon
National Science Foundation
NSF
William E. Heronemuu
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Heroneumus
Gulf of Maine
Georges Bank
Nantucket
New York Shoals
Dallas Morning News
Ardent
National Democratic Committee
Ers
McGovernite
Calvin Guest
Bill Haworth
Fort Worth News Tribune
North Central Expressway
Dallas
Jack Porter
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