Food Price Outlook in 1977 Faces Drought and Policy Debates
The piece analyzes how small bread price hikes reveal inflation fears and notes droughts and cold weather hit crops. It cites a Senate report predicting 4–5 percent price increases in 1977 and up to 10 percent in 1978 under adverse weather. It covers Congress debates on the 1973 farm bill, Carter's agriculture program, price supports, and food stamps reforms amid fiscal concerns and farm group opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Congress
Carter
Bob Bergland
Farm State
Bergland
Public Papers and Presidential Documents Ownership Debate
The Public Documents Commission proposes that papers created by a President belong to the people, not the President. Editors note many presidential papers reside in various libraries, with Kennedy and Nixon prompting new libraries and continuing debate over access and ownership.
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Public Documents Commission
Congress
United States
U.S
Library of Congress
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Johnson
Kennedy
Nixon
White House
Thought For Today Quote From Heine
A German poet Henrich Heine reflects that God gave us tongues to say something pleasant to our fellow men. This brief reflective line appears as a motivational daily thought.
Carter's Radical Idea of Power in Washington
The fragment discusses President Carter and his view of power as a way of life in Washington. It notes power’s pursuit as central to Watergate’s abuse and mentions his Cabinet visits and aide phraseology. The text hints at a contrast between authority and service in governance.
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Washington Window
Carter
Washington
Watergate
Cabinet
Mienne
United States
de Particda
Jesus
Chicago primary mixed fortunes for Bilandic and others
Mike Royko riffs on the Democratic primary results in Chicago. Bilandic barely clears 50 percent, Pucinski earns 32, Harold Washington 10, Hanrahan 4, and Martin-Trigona under 1. The piece questions machine strength, ethnic bloc power, and the idea of public service shaping leadership.
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Michael Bilandic
City Hall
Roman Pucinski
Democratic Party
Billy Singer
Daley
Pucinski
Harold Wasson
Reid
Chicago
Bridgeport
Ed Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Bilandic
Singer
Moral equivalent of war as energy policy test
James Reston analyzes President Carter's push for an austere energy plan as a modern moral equivalent of war. He contrasts Carter with William James and HG Wells, noting the president's willingness to confront Congress and powerful lobbies to mobilize civic virtue and national sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
America
William James
Congress
Jimmy Carter
H.G. Wells
Wells
James
Mons
Ford
Nixon
Coal switch to oil era? Carter plan faces hurdles
The piece argues President Carter’s push to shift from oil and gas to coal could boost West Virginia’s economy if goals are met, but raised doubts about a two thirds production rise to 1985. It notes current US coal output near 665 million tons and questions the costs of switching power plants and broader feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Carter
Congress
Nation
West Virginia
Carter
United States
U.S. News & World Report
Switc
General Electric
What Other Newspapers Are Saying What Other Newspapers Are Saying
The piece discusses the Kearney indictment and broader FBI practices, arguing for congressional permission and accountability for law enforcement. It cites environmental and labor issues, coal production challenges, and cost estimates for expanding energy infrastructure under Carter era plans. The tone is editorial, critical of crime and policy gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Morning News
Chicago
John J. Kearney
FBI
Kearney
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Six new state troopers named by police chief
State Police Superintendent W E Burchett announced six new troopers among 32 candidates who underwent mental and physical exams March 15. The officers aged 23 to 24 will serve temporarily in field duty with headquarters at pending the next training school session near Dunbar. Names include Donald Wayne Gregory Lawrence Griffith Kenneth Neely William Wiant Franklin Mechain and Emory Holroyd Pettry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Burchett
Hoe
State Police Training School
Dunbar
Donald Wayne Gregory
Cowen
Lawrence Griffith
Kenneth Jerome Neely
Princeton
William Franklin Wiant
Burnsville
Franklin
Percy Mechain
Gauley Bridge
Emory Holroyd Pettry
East Rainelle
Riffe Installed Head of Beckley Lodge in 1925 Era
Fifty years ago Winston A. Riffe became head of Beckley Lodge No. 1482 B P C E at officer installation succeeding W A James. R R Bunton retires from the secretaryship amid a view of Beckley per capita debt calculated from the 1925 census showing 7.04 residents per acre and a debt of 31 19 per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston A. Riffe
Beckley
B.P.C.E
W. A. James
R. R. Bunton
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John F. McGee
The
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Mike Royko
Chicago Daily News
Anthony Robert Martin- Trigona
Martin - Trigona
Car Ue
Mark Hatfield
FR Ore
Ashi
Hatfield
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Christ
Hughes
Isaiah
James Reston c
N.Y. Times News Service
By Boh
Lester Lave
Ac Eement of Economics
Ee University
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
Miners Union
UMW
Cac Ee
Raleigh Register
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