Questioning Palo Verde Feasibility and Voter Impact
Six weeks after voters rejected the nuclear initiative SRP warns it may overestimate demand and sell part of its Palo Verde stake. If forecasts were inflated APS and SRP could have misled voters, raising concerns over cost, need, and rate hikes. A special committee is urged to review necessity and economics.
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Palo Verde
Salt River
SRP
Arizona Public Service Co
APS
California
Arizona
Carter to be sworn in as Jimmy and dress to show plain roots
The piece argues Carter will be sworn in as Jimmy in a business suit to emphasize a democratic character. It cautions that substance matters more than style while noting the presidency's dignity and public desire for populism without overdoing it.
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James Earl Carter
United States
Jimmy
Mr. Carter
White House
Plains
Saudi gift signals Carter on Middle East oil price
Two Carter appointees received Saudi signals linking oil price moderation to Middle East peace. Cyrus Vance heard a muted Saudi plea for U.S. backing of a settlement, while Bert Lance got a clear message via a Ford official. Saudi policy splits from OPEC, aiming restraint to aid the U.S. economy without sacrificing strategic leverage. The situation tests Carter’s stance on Israel and oil, as Riyadh views his election as a chance for change.
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Washington
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Carter
Saudi Arabia
Mideast
Cyrus Vance
Bert Lance
U.S
Israel
Middle East
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Qatar
Iran
Persian Gulf
Vance
Lance
Riyadh
Jimmy Carter
New York
Ali Abdallah Alireza
Gerald Parsky
the Treasury
Ford Administration
Parsky
Eliot Janeway
Parksy
Sheikh Yamani
Christmas memories by Harriet Van Horne
New York columnist Harriet Van Horne reflects on how Christmas memories blend personal sorrow and world events. She recalls 1944’s grief, 1972’s bombings, political tensions around Nixon and Kissinger, and modern anxieties from recession to flu scares, ending with Patty Hearst’s trial.
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Harriet van Horne
New York
Living space for custodians to curb vandalism
A letter argues vandalism wastes taxpayer money and proposes housing for custodians and sub-police facilities as a solution. The author says Scottsdale and the school board resist the plan and urges residents to contact officials if they support it.
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Scottsdale
Open letter to vandals over antenna destruction
Mrs M C Hayden writes to vandals who damaged the car antenna on December 17 in the 2000 block of North 87th Street. She says the act wastes officials’ time, reduces Christmas spending, and serves as a graphic lesson to her children about the folly of vandalism.
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N. 87Th St
Brezhnev piece accused of ignoring Soviet oppression
Reader Walter J. Williamson objects to a December 16 article praising Brezhnev, saying it glosses over oppressive living conditions and the plight of Soviet Jews, and accuses the piece of isolation from the Russian people.
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Mr. Brezhnev
Walter J. Williamson
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Patty Hearst
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