Army Game Reimagined A Solar Powered Corps of Engineers
The piece critiques the U S Army and its Corps of Engineers for repetitive dam projects and displacing communities. It argues for innovation proposing solar energy development as a new, public benefit driven mission. The author urges the Corps to pivot from funded projects to harnessing solar power.
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U.S. Army
Army
Army Corps of Engineers
Engineering Corps
Bluestone Lake
American Electric Power
Blue Ridge
Corps of Engineers
Carter targets federal paperwork to ease citizen burden
President Carter pushes to cut regulations and paperwork. Cabinet heads must set reduction goals by March 31 reporting to the OMB. The move follows a Ford commission that proposed over 200 reforms for Medicare Medicaid job safety and social programs.
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Carter
Executive Department
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Ford
Commission On Federal
Thought For Today on religion and government limits
Justice Tom C. Clark asserts religion holds an exalted place in society, safeguarded from government intrusion by the home church and the inviolable citadel of individual heart and mind. He warns government cannot invade this citadel whether aiding or opposing.
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Tom C. Clark
Do Not Go Gentle Into That. Rage Against The Light
Julius Hobson a Washington activist known for bold confrontation of racial injustice died last week after battling cancer. A former economist and DC reformer he led lawsuits spurred statehood efforts while challenging segregation in government institutions. Born in Alabama he memorized poetry as a library clerk and inspired by Dylan Thomas he urged relentless resistance.
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Julius Hobson
Hobson
Alabama
Federal Civil Service
Congress of Racial Equality
Social Security Administration
District of Columbia
Benjamin Spock
Congress
Birmingham
Ala
Lord Byron
Dylan Thomas
Supreme Court Faces Sex Equality In Social Security And Benefits
The Supreme Court’s rulings on employment and social welfare benefits show a inconsistent approach to sex discrimination. Since 1971 cases range from allowing to disallowing sex-based advantages in estates taxes widows versus widowers military housing and custody, with pregnancy benefits drawing sharp debate. The court applies a rational basis standard, but its interpretation varies by case context leading to ongoing controversy over equality.
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Capitol
Supreme Court
Georgetown
California
Florida
Bug Dust and Recollections From Lewisburg in 1897
Harlow Warren recalls the 1897 display of Edison phonograph in Lewisburg at Col. Harlow’s newspaper office. He describes the grand Harlow mansion, social life, a dramatic runaway with a hoopskirted rider, and the town’s early waterworks and artifacts in a personal reminiscence.
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Col. B. F. Harlow
Greenbrier Independent
Rose
Lewisburg
McKinley
Harlow
Col
Confederacy
Camp Chase
Columbus
Col. Harlow
Edison
Court House
P.S
Grandfather
Carter's Clinton Town Meeting Moments in Style
Observer Carter crafts a populist image at Clinton Massachusetts town meeting as he jokes about grocery bills and dodges firm cost of living pledges. The piece contrasts his style with Kennedys while noting congressional friction and hints at a coming Capitol Hill clash.
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Clinton
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Ford
Doc Carter
Carter House
White House
Doc
Kennedy
Bill and
Pete
Sally Jane
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Hill
Ole Doc Carter
Carter common touch energizes public leadership, editors say
The New Bedford Standard Times notes Jimmy Carter’s genuine common touch enhances public trust and leadership. It contrasts Carter with predecessors and hints Clinton's town meeting as a staged display of accessibility. The piece argues the presidency benefits from accessibility and civility.
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New Bedford
Mass
Standard Times
Jimmy Carter
Clinton
St. Patrick's Day
Teddy Roosevelt
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Eisenhower
Gerry Ford
Wilkes Praised as Top 125-Pound Wrestler in All South
VM I Coach J M Player singles Wilkes of Wilkes Washington and Lee as best in the 125 pound class. Wilkes, son of Mr and Mrs W W Wilkes of Neville street, is ranked for possible Olympic selection and named to the All South Atlantic wrestling team.
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Washington and Lee
J. M. Player
V.M.I
Philip Wilkes
W. W. Wilkes
Neville Street
Young Wilkes
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