Editorial: Here we don't go again by Don Graff
A Boston think tank warns that next summer may bring gasoline shortages due to OPEC cuts and Iranian disruption. Domestic output could fall from 10.3 to 8.5 million barrels per day by 1990, with synthetic fuel adding little relief.
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Recollection of 1929 makes nation cautious
AP analyst notes Americans feel lingering anxiety recalling the 1929 crash and Great Depression. While credit is tighter and housing debt larger today, experts warn against simple parallels, saying the future remains uncertain and no one knows what lies ahead.
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New York
Today in History highlights and trivia from Oct 17 1979
On this day in 1777 Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga a turning point in the Revolution. Other items note Bessemer patent in 1855 Einstein arriving in America in 1933 Peron coup in 1945 Onassis marriage in 1968 and Ford Nixon remarks in 1973 Pope John Paul II Vatican reign in 1978 Births Jean Arthur Arthur Miller Evel Knievel and a Pope era quote. Also quiz items on burns first aid and egg production state.
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John Burgoyne
Saratoga
N.Y
Henry Bessemer
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Germany
America
Juan Peron
Argentina
Jacqueline Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Maynard Jackson
Atlanta
Lufthansa
Somalia
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Nixon
Gerald Ford
House
Richard Nixon
John Paul II
Vatican
Jean Arthur
Arthur Miller
Evel Knievel
Alexander Pope
Keep president out of regs Second of Two Related Columns
The American Bar Association urges presidential intervention to set regulatory priorities and resolve conflicts across agencies. But with 660 agencies drafting about 7,000 rules yearly and presidents being generalists, direct oversight risks misalignment and accountability gaps. Carter reforms aim to streamline first. ABA plan may require wait-and-see.
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Dictator Wives Spend Big in Washington Amid Poverty Backlash
Washington report links Imelda Marcos and Senora Pinochet with lavish shopping trips in the capital while their countries’ poor struggle for basics. Madame Zia of Pakistan also travels with daughters, allegedly buying luxury gifts, despite aid ties to the regime. Texaco price and credit practices scrutinized as part of a broader look at corporate behavior during the heating oil season.
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Philippines
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Chile
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Pakistan
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Santiago
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Embassy Row
Orlando Letelier
Augusto Pinochet
Muhammed Zia ul-Haq
Gary Cohn
Matt Speiser
Rosalynn Carter
Sultan Muhammed Khan
Zia
Texaco
Bob Hope
Jimmy Carter
Toby Moffett
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