Senate Stripping Bill Weaker Than House Version
The Senate passed a weaker strip mining control bill than the House version and earlier vetoed measures. Key flaws include a 24 month start for small operators, allowed highwall variances, and federal preemption over land rights, risking greater land scarring and hazards. The piece urges public letters to lawmakers and notes a House Senate conference to reconcile differences.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Gerald Ford
Clifford Hansen
D- Wyo
Appalachia
West Virginia
Kentucky
House
Carter faces choice to push free trade over protectionism
The New York Times argues Carter should publically promote free trade to counter protectionist pressures from American industries. It details how import controls and legal actions by TV manufacturers, led by Zenith, have produced mixed results and warns that further compromises may occur in steel textiles and autos unless consumers and exporters are mobilized against import limits.
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Carter
RCA
Zenith
International Trade Commission
United States Customs Court
Titrust
The
Treasury
Trade Commission
United States
Congress
Democratic Alliance of Industrial Nations
New York Times
Thought For Today Do any work with your might today
A devotional quote urges bold effort in all tasks, citing Ecclesiastes 9 10 that there is no work or knowledge in Sheol. It frames life as requiring full effort and purpose in every endeavor. The voice reflects a timeless moral exhortation rather than current events.
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Sheol
Transmission translators threaten cable TV reach from remote regions
EMC president Stephen Koppelman notes minitransmitters and translators extend UHF and VHF signals to remote areas from Alaska to the Congo, with 72 FCC authorizations and 471 applications. Universities, industry players, and pay TV plans shape the translator conflict with cable.
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University of Southern California
Alaska
Amazon
Congo Rivers
Allegheny Mountains
Stephen Koppelman
EMC
U.S
Koppelman
California Community Television Association
Ohio
Virginia
Federal Communications Commission
Uniquack The computer issues foreign policy paradoxes
The dialogue with UNIQUACK examines U S and Soviet actions in Africa and Europe. It notes contradictions in policy toward South Africa Cuba and the USSR while stressing strategic interests and the limits of logic. The machine concludes human affairs are too complex for simple rules.
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Cy Vance
Geneva
Fritz Mondale
John Vorster
South Africa
Vienna
State Department
Cuba
Havana
Uniquack
Mondale
United States
Vance
Soviet Union
U.S
Carter
Andy Young
Africa
Moscow
Washington
Middle East
Europe
Angola
Ethiopia
Spirit of St Louis stamp misses Lindbergh homage
The U S Postal Service unveils a 50th anniversary stamp of Charles A Lindberghs solo transatlantic flight featuring the lone plane against a dim sky. Critics ask why the famed aviator is not credited for his contributions to science and history in this commemoration.
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St. Paul
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ridge Runners Named for Beckley N H R O Chapter
Beckley scouts a new chapter name for the National Hot Rod Organization selecting Ridge Runners. Twenty five years ago twenty one charter members chose four organizers to draft a constitution and by laws. Committee members are Bill Halstead, Robert Lilly, C. A. Marshall and J. W. Muir.
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Beckley
National
Hot Rod Organization
Bill Halstead
Robert Lilly
C. A. Marshall
J. W. Muir
Chicago salutes Lindbergh in 1927 front page tribute
The Aug 13 1927 Chicago Daily News front page details Lindberghs arrival in Chicago amid a grand celebration. It includes a full tour agenda with visits to Soldier Field municipal airport White Sox stadium and Stevens Hotel plus a WMAQ radio broadcast of speeches. Also notes baseball stars Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig and Fred Blake with season stats.
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Lindy
Chicago Daily News
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
New York
Paris
Chicago
Screamer
Lindbergh
Spirit of
Lindberth
Blake
Cill
Fred “Sheriff” Blake
Glen White
Beckley
Bluefield
Sheriff
Chicago Cu
Ruth
Babe
Roger Maris
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
Soldier Field
Chicago Municipal Airport
63D Street
Cicero Avenue
Airport
Recepton
35Th Street
White Sox
Will Circle
Ball Park Field
Stadium
Michigan
8Th Street
Court of Honor
Soldier, Field
Stevens Hotel
New Stevens Hotel
WMAQ
Brown
Be kley wood supplier bets on 40 acres of timber
50 Years Ago C B Harris and Glen Hedrickman formerly of Beckley develop a kindling and stove wood business with a plant on Shady road near Daniels. A power saw and equipment are in a new building with a chute to the road for easy loading. Harris has bought forty acres of cut over timber to supply Beckley for years.
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C. B. Harris
Glen Hedrickman
Beckley
Shady Road
Daniels
Mr. Harris
The Innocent Bystander Joy Of Crooking By Arthur Hoppe
A satirical column notes Claudine Longet's release after thirty days and contrasts it with convicted criminals who refuse to write books. It recounts the fictional Fobes case, his crimes against elderly women, odd penitence, and public scorn, ending with his stance on fame.
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Claudine Longet
Bob Haldeman
Joe Valachi
John Erhlichman
Brinks
John Dean
Albert Speer
Charles Colson
Happy Hookers
Jeb Mag
Fobes
Rose Krassnich
Colson
Speer
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White Haven, Pa
Birmingham Post-Herald
House Ethics Committee
Capitol Hill
Seoul
Bruce Caputo
R-N.y
Auestionaire
Tongsun Park
Tip O'Neill
John Brademas
Democratic Congress
Raleigh Register
Arthur Hoppeec
Chronicle Publishing Co
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