Dams safety failures spark call for inspections nationwide
The piece cites 49 500 US dams with 9 000 tagged thigh hazard and notes no inspections in five years under a Congress approved program. It condemns bureaucratic bungling and demands higher funding for safety inspections to prevent more disasters like Teton and Toccoa.
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United States
Army Engineers
Corps
Toccoa
Georgia
Teton
Congress
Army
Bureau of Reclamation
Saving energy in the heat with simple home upgrades
As Arizona cools and costs rise, homeowners can cut energy bills by adding roof and wall insulation closing air leaks filling mortar gaps and planting trees as sun screens. These steps save power now ahead of summer and help national energy needs.
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Arizona
No Ideas Left Carter Jokes About Idea Drought
Interviewed in the Oval Office the president jokes about having no ideas after pledging to abstain from new notions until next January. He quips about energy taxes and solar claims while recalling past habit of quick ideas and heavy dinners.
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Jimmy Carter
White House
Oval Office
Jerry Ford
Carter lurks behind Helms case as 10 count plea arises
The Carter administration wrestled with prosecuting former CIA director Richard Helms for not disclosing covert CIA operations. Officials debated plea bargaining versus trial, with President Carter described as a sphinx while aides fought over how to handle the case and its impact on national security.
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Washington
Richard Helms
Justice Department
CIA
Carter
Helms
President Carter
Intelligence Service
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chile
Ford
Edward Levi
Levi
Griffin Bell
Bell
Frank Church
Church
Senate
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Stansfield Turner
Cyrus Vance
National Security
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Energy
James Schlesinger
U.S
Helms Indictment and Acquittal Prospects Revealed
Government lawyers revealed Helms indictment with Edward Bennett Williams defending him. Judge Parker’s acquiescence baffled critics as a national interest solution. Senators Church and CIA critics decried double standards while administration officials praised the outcome. Senior intelligence officers faced renewed indignities.
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Edward Bennett Williams
Helms
Parker
Sen. Church
CIA
Federal safety delays leave furniture fire risk unchecked
Washington Merry Commission fiddles as homes burn while the Consumer Product Safety Commission stalls upholstery flammability rules. Commerce officials warn fires ignite first in furniture with 106000 yearly incidents and 43 percent of victims dying. Jurists voice concern as mandatory standards face internal opposition and new studies.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commerce Department
Commission
Commerce
Valerie Strauss
The
Safety Commission
Howard Tipton
John Byington
Byington
Wendell Ford
D-Ky
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Inside Report
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Scottsdale
Jonathan Marshall
H.E
Hal’ Metcalf
Jerry McElfresh
Progress
Scottsdale Publishing
Tne
E. Earls
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