Light pollution threats loom over major observatories
West and Southwest skies face growing light pollution as cities expand eroding dark observing sites. Mount Wilson Mount Hamilton and Palomar weigh impacts while Tucson observers seek street shielded lighting and asphalt for better views. Astronomers warn widening urban glow may push important work to the moon.
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Atreosphere
Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
Mount Wilson Observatory
Los Angeles
Mount Hamilton
San Francisco
Mount Palomar
San Diego
Tucson
Ariz
Why April 15 Anyway
Two accounting professors urge staggering tax returns by birth date or other variable rather than filing on a single date. They argue year round processing would ease IRS workload and cut costs, though implementation challenges exist. Most taxpayers still face the April 15 deadline under current rules.
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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Charles A. Nickerson
Virginia Commonwealth University
Earl F. Davis
University of Georgia
Uncle Sam
IRS
Tories Denationalize This Industry and Nationalize That
London reports Conservative government shifts in assets with Rolls-Royce acquisition and sale of Thames Cook & Sons plus divestment of pubs, hovercraft service, and other enterprises. Heath vows free enterprise while facing denationalization debates and parliamentary resistance.
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London
Iit
Rolls-Royce, Ltd
Thames Cook & Sons
Carlisle
British Rail
Edward Heath
Rolls-Royce
Guardian
Disraeli
Britain
Suez Canal
Aero and Marine Engine
Heath
David Lloyd George
Germany
Austria
Lloyd George
Carlisle’s
Lord Robens
National Coal Board
Raleigh Register Delivers Becktley Subscriptions and Rates
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription options for Raleigh area readers with daily and Sunday rates, home delivery, and changes of address. The notice specifies prices, tax inclusion, and carrier independence, naming John Hodes as a United Press member and listing Ward Griffith Company as national ad reps.
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United Press N
National Advertising Represei Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Hechler Labels Nixon Callous Over Mine Safety
Rep. Ken Hechler denounces President Nixon for not enforcing the 1969 mine safety law after the Hyden Kentucky disaster that killed 38 miners. He cites improper appointments to coal mine safety committees and urges qualified, fearless enforcement to stop further fatalities.
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House of Representatives
Ken Hechler
Speaker
Hurricane Creek
Hyden
Kentucky
Congress
Nixon
Bureau of Mines
Robert F. Ziems
Arlington
Fairon
Polls Trace Nixon Slippage Through 1970s Economic Policy
Polling by Sindlinger & Co surveyed 2,213 people and found Nixon’s rating slipping through 1978 with higher bad job assessments tied to economic policy and congressional battles. The data suggest Democrats view his 1972 nomination as more valuable and TV viewership influenced perceived success after 1970 and 1971 State of the Union messages.
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Raymond Laer
Washington
UPE
Politeker
Nixon
Congress
Sindlinger & Co
Sindlinger
Capitol
Will Enormous Cost Of Mideast War End It
UPI analysis notes peace talks hinge on war costs. UAR loses Suez revenue, Egypt bears refugee burdens, Israel faces heavy taxes, and both economies press ahead with slower industrial growth amid Soviet backing and arms deals.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Mideast
United Arab Republic
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Libya
Sinai
Egypt
Suez
Nikolai Podgorny
Soviet Union
U.A.R
Britain shifts to decimal coinage in new penny era
Joseph Mercante reports from New York on Britain's adoption of a decimal system replacing pounds shillings and pence. The pound stays at 2.40 dollars while new coins such as the new penny and tuppence emerge, with banks closing for conversion and a flood of public advertising.
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Great Britain
Case
Congress
Washington
George
Britain
George Washington
Offa
England
British Tourist Authority
New York City
Merrie Olde
Linotype
BTA
Guinea
Africa
Michael
Foreign correspondents in Moscow face tightening Soviet pressure
Leon Dennen reports that American reporters in Moscow, young and fluent in Russian, face increased KGB harassment and Pravda attacks as the Kremlin tightens controls. Dissidents like Sakharov, Medvedev, and Solzhenitsyn are targeted, amid state calls for vigilance against Western subversion. Brezhnev seeks to stage a crisis ahead of the March 30 party congress.
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New York
Nea
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
Lenin
Pravda
KGB
Stalin
A. D. Sakharov
Jaures Medvedev
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
First Circle
Trud
Cal. F. Nikitin
Sovetskaya Rossiya
United States
Nixon
Russian Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Beckley Parsonage Sold to Mr and Mrs Meade
The former Presbyterian parsonage on North Kanawha Street was purchased by Andrew Sabine Meade and Virginia Scott Meade for their residence. A Beckley Chamber of Commerce campaign to reach 360 members will be officially launched next week, announced J. S. Larrick, membership chairman.
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Ing
Congress
Jo Anne Gray
Denver
Colorado
Stewardess Airlines
Gray
Sara Abernathy
Regents
Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
Capitol Hill
North Kanawha Street
Andrew Sabine Meade
Virginia Scott Meade
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
J. S. Larrick
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Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
John Hodes
Hechler
Aswan
U.ar
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Leon Dennen
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