Governors Meet in Washington Face Energy Crisis Moving On Gas Shortage
Governors gather Feb 27 to March 1 in Washington for the National Governors Conference energy crisis focus. A working group with the Emergency Natural Gas Act, energy conservation subcommittee led by Gov. Rudy Perpich, and a planned Carter meeting shape a broad energy program amid a harsh winter and widespread gas cuts.
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Washington, D.C
Governors’ Conference
Carter
Rudy Perpich
Minnesota
Federal Energy Administration
Energy Resource
Rockies
Federal Power Commission
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Indiana
Maryland
Idaho
Illinois
FPC
East
Middle West
New Jersey
Virginia
Congress
Colorado Rockies
West
Population policy in The Unfinished Agenda
The work outlines two goals for U.S. policy: raise quality of life and family stability for all children, backed by welfare, family planning, maternal and child health programs, and education. It also proposes reducing long term population growth through lower fertility and immigration review, noting this approach has not been officially adopted.
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U.S
United States
Echeverria
Mexico
Lopez Portillo
U.S. Labor Department
State Department
Congress
Capitol Hill
Portillo
Prese
Carter
Uth
The People With Mental Health Conditions
Mike Royko argues that hate literature and tape services fuel bigotry yet remain legal. He contrasts prosecutions against Hustler publisher Larry Flynt with inaction toward Nazi publications and war criminals, criticizing selective enforcement and moral panic.
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Thunderbolt
Hustler
Cincinnati
Larry Flynt
Flynt
Ohio
Tony Accardo
al Capone
Carlo Gambino
Harold
Larry Flyn
Public policy versus private reach in bureaucracies
The Public Interest argues that government agencies often resist policy goals more than private firms. Reasons include funding, legal tools, political clout, and structural constraints. The piece cites OFCC, TVA, EPA, Veterans Affairs, and noise standards to illustrate entrenched inertia and the politics shaping change.
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James Q. Wilson
Harvard
Patricia Rachal
The
Public Interest
Labor Department
Federal
OFCC
Civil Rights Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Defense Department
White House
Congress
Wilson
Rachal
Veterans Administration
Office of Management and Budget
Veterans
United Sates
Britain
France
Railroads
Portillo and Carter discuss limits of power in U S Mexico ties
The two presidents shared amiable talks on trade credits and immigration while noting limits of leadership. Portillo cited rising Mexico population and illegal immigration, while both urged handling through IMF World Bank aid and future joint reviews. The piece considers broader hemispheric issues and the need for reform.
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Mexico
Inter National Monetary Fund
World Bank
Robert McNamara
Lopez Portillo
United States
Weather and farm notes from Oliver Scott diary 1899
April to June entries record cold and warmth, harvest tasks, planting, fencing, and livestock work. Notable events include two deaths, a train accident leg amputation, church meetings, and local rail expansion rumors. The diary notes rain, frost, and crop progress with various farm activities and purchases.
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Oliver Scott
James H. Redden
Norman Kidwell
James Bivens
Geo. Barr’s
Pink Dehart
Charlie
Glade
Wm. Kay
Piney River R.R
C&o
Prince
Piney River
Raleigh
Kate
Nora
New River
Grandview
Oliver Redden
A. J. Carper
Elwyn Meador
Hinton
What Other Newspapers Are Saying
A Senate report criticizes US funding to 65 world organizations as inefficient and misdirected while the US remains underrepresented. The Los Angeles Times endorses Carter’s conservation push and coal strip mining controls. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette notes Carter's first press conference showed better decorum than the questioning by some reporters.
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Scranton
Tribune
Carter
Senate
United States
U.S
World Organizations
Uncle Sam
Los Angeles
Interior
Cecil D. Andrus
Energy
John O'Leary
West
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Appalachia
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
Jimmy Carter
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Gerald C. Barney
Crazies
Mike Royko
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
New Rochelle
N.Y
Anti - Defamation League
Anti Defamation League
Hulk
Anthony Lewis c
NY. Times News Service
Boston
Miss Rachal
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Jose Lopez Portillo
Ford
Blair House
Hemisphere
Scott
Table Rock
Kelly Richmond
Nash
Lewis, Hubbard and Co
Mr. Lowery
Biggs, Watts and Co
Watts
Hutchinson
Irpas
Orns M&y
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