Concorde Tests Raise Legal and Community Questions
A district court ruled the federal government may order limited Concorde flights into John F. Kennedy and Dulles airports, while the Port Authority lacks power to block testing. The piece criticizes timing, stresses community impact, and calls for lawful, fair testing with community participation and clear standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dulles Airport
Washington
Port Authority of
New Jersey
British Airways
Air France
Port Authority
Britain
France
Atlantic
United States
Dulles
Kennedy
Queens
Nassau
Transportation
Coleman
London
Paris
Desperate Straits in Miami Over Homosexual Rights
Satirical column mocks Anita Bryant and the Save Our Children movement as a clash over gay rights in Florida. It lampoons fear and censorship with a tale of Miz Grundy in the closet and a shift to a supposedly "normal" substitute in a PTA setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Miss Bryant
Florida
Save Our Children, Inc
Reubin Askew
Miz Grundy
Alice B. Toklas
Joe
Darwin
P.T.A
Grundy
Gimper Mudge
Carter's policy of imprecision in Middle East diplomacy
The piece argues President Carter and his administration pursue imprecise diplomacy on Israel and the Palestinian issue. It notes vague promises of advanced technology and a special relationship with Israel while advancing a Palestinian homeland and pre 1967 borders. Congress and Arab leaders question what Washington truly intends and fear undermining security guarantees.
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Harold Nicolson
Washington
U.S
Israel
Carter
New England
Vance
London
Jimmy Carter
Assad
Syria
Geneva
White House
Sadat
Egypt
Congress of
United States
Middle East
Congress
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Jerusalem
Nicolson
Taft Near-Sweep in Primary. Russell Narrow Win in Florida
Twenty five years ago the presidential primary pointed to a strong Taft result in Ohio with a claim of 401 GOP votes versus Eisenhower at 271. In Florida Senator Richard Russell secured a slim victory amid the Delaware district race.
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Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Richard Russell
Florida
Taft
Eisenhower
Byus Named President Of Raleigh Junior-Senior P T A
C A Byus was named president of the Junior-Senior Parent-Teachers Association for 1927-28 at the Raleigh Senior High School. Other officers chosen were Mrs E E Bibb as vice president and Mrs Bostick as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Byus
E. E. Bibb
Bostick
Bug Dust Pioneer Days In West Va 2
In a continuation of the West Virginia exploration account the article notes early white explorers on New River and Greenbrier, citing Dr. Thomas Walker and company in 1750 who journaled their western expedition from Charlottesville through Tennessee Kentucky and into the Greenbrier region.
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West Va
Wolf
Winding Galf Tors Association
New River
Greenbrier
Byle
Lower
Virginia
John Stuart
Frederick County
Stuart
Jacob Marlin
Stephen Sewell
Winchester
Knapp
Sewell
John Lewis
Andrew
Lewis
Marlin
Marlin’s Bottom
Marlinton
Sewell Mountain
Ian
John
Thomas Walker
London
Charlottesville
Pectianvett
Habe Powell
William Tomlinson
Colby Chew
Harry Lawless
John Hughs
Walker
Roanoke Valley
Tennessee
Cumberland Gap
Kentucky
Cumberland River
Tug River
Mingo County
Guyan River
Logan
Little Coal River
Boone
Big Coal River
Raleigh
Beckley
White Oak Mountain
Green River
Powell
Tomlinson
James River
Jackson’s River
Carter urges NATO two way street for defense gear
President Carter plans to boost European share in arms production and procurement to reduce waste. NATO officials say the aim is better use of existing resources and closer political coordination, with Harold Brown to bring specific buy-Europe details to Brussels.
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Carter
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Europe
America
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Harold Brown
Brown
Brussels
European Program Group
France
EPG
Metric signs rollout signals shift in U S driving culture
The Bridgeport Telegram notes a federal plan to convert speed signs to metric by Sept 30 1978 and offer updated speedometers. The piece highlights public awareness campaigns and a potential small speed limit increase as a side effect.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Federal Highway Administration
Connecticut
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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