Pacific Northwest Power Act Aims to Ease Energy Crisis
Senator Henry Jackson introduces PNEPSCO to resolve four state region energy shortages with a regional energy planning system. The plan seeks to distribute power fairly among public and private utilities and creates a $300 million conservation program. a Spokane hearing is set at the Ridpath Hotel Monday at 8 a.m. for public comments.
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D-Wash
Pacific Northwest
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BPA
Oregon
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Idaho
Montana
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Congress
Ridpath
Spokane
K.F
Sandpoint Chamber Restores Local Weather Reports
The Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce announces it resumes providing local weather data to Spokane’s Weather Bureau with cooperation from Radio KSPT. The move restores Sandpoint on the Inland Empire weather map after a several year lapse, and Spokane TV should begin airing reports again.
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Weather Bureau
Spokane
Spokane Weather Bureau
Sandpoint
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Radio Kspt
Inland Empire
Fifth Amendment Counter Recalls McClellan Labor Probe
Dick West recalls the McClellan committee on labor rackets and corruption. He recalls counting Fifth Amendment refusals, the famed gavel, and the Irish Mafia staff while noting Kennedy and Goldwater eyed the White House.
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Washington
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John
McClellan
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Barry Goldwater
White House
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Pierre Salinger
Kenny O'Donnell
Sadat Faces Skepticism Over Separate Middle East Peace Moves
Cairo observers say Anwar Sadat is overplaying his refusal of a separate peace with Israel while inviting major powers and regional players to a Geneva path. Syria and the PLO reject the invitations. U.S. response is uncertain. Saudi Arabia and Jordan show caution as prospects for a broader settlement dim.
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Cairo
Egypt
UPI
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Soviet Union
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Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
PLO
Sadat
Moscow
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Geneva
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Diplomatic shift in Middle East powers tested by Cairo talk
The United States faces a reduced role as Egypt hosts a Cairo meeting with Sadat inviting others as cochairmen of a Geneva process. Egypt and Israel talk directly, bypassing the United States, raising concerns of loose control while Syria and Jordan worry over a separate peace.
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United States
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Sadat
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Romania
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Arab World
Egypt
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Geneva
Syria
Jordan
Social Security disaster looms as Congress weighs fixes
Washington commentary warns Social Security is headed for disaster with annual deficits rising from 56 billion to 17 trillion over 75 years. It argues for phased retirement age increases, curbing automatic benefit raises, and bringing 7 million public employees into the system to boost revenue. It critiques political courage and favors a voluntary alternative if possible.
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Almanac notes from December 2, 1977
Friday December 2 1977 marks the 336th day of the year with 29 remaining. Astral signs list Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn as morning stars while Mercury appears in the evening sky. Notable events include Frank Kellogg born in 1856 and Harper’s Ferry raid linked to John Brown in 1859. The Model A Ford debuted in 1927 priced at 395 dollars. In 1942 the Atomic Age began with a nuclear chain reaction demonstration under the University of Chicago stadium.
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Frank Kellogg
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Virginia
University of Chicago
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