Synthetic fuels loom as Carter pushes agency plan
The United States can convert coal into liquids but at high cost, with a proposed $88 billion, 10 year program to build up to three synfuels plants and subsidize private ventures. The plan targets 2.5 million barrels daily by 1990, using coal liquids, gasification, shale oil, and biomass. Critics fear tech risks and environmental harm while lawmakers push to cut oil imports and expand domestic energy.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Carter
Congress
Special Energy Security Corporation
Synfuels
House
Senate
Tacoma
Wash
Gulf Oil Co
Baytown
Texas
Exxon Corp
Carter Oil Co
Wilsonville
Ala
Southern Co
Catlettsburg
Ashland Oil Co
Morgantown
W.va
Owensboro
Illinois
Great Plains Gasification Associates
Mercer
N.C
White House
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Energy Security Corporation
Connally Abortion Stand Could Shape Presidential Path
John Connally's evolving views on abortion threaten to define his bid as he weighs constitutional change versus legislative restraint. He has opposed federal funding and a constitutional amendment, yet courting anti abortion groups and meeting religious leaders signals a potential shift to gain support while critics call the tactic morally dubious and pandering for votes.
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John Connally
Connally
Politics Today
Iowa
Dick Clark
U.S. Senate
Aga
California
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Philip Crane
Word of God
Lou Brock reaches 3000 hits at age 40 milestone
Lou Brock, 40, hits his 3,000th career hit Monday night, proving that age is not a barrier in baseball. He was traded from the Chicago Cubs to St. Louis 15 years ago, a move that helped him chase pennants and a potential World Series run.
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Lou Brock
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Cobb
Wills
No matter how regulated strip mining faces foes
Editorial argues that opposition to strip mining persists regardless of rules. It reviews the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, interim standards, and the June 1980 completion target. It discusses reclamation aims, challenges on steep terrain, and the vast potential coal lands to be mined, stressing environmental trade offs and ongoing resistance.
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Richard L. Worsnop
Washington
Carter
Secretary of Interior
Ohio
West Virginia
Missouri
New York
San Francisco
Kennedy Draft Movement Picks Up Steam Says Editor
Bill Curtis of Carbondale argues the Draft Kennedy push gains momentum as Kennedy’s silence on a presidential run fuels supporters. He jests that if he runs, voting for him is risky yet necessary, as the country nears a crucial moment. The letter cites newspaper headlines and urges action.
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Southern Illnoisan
Kennedy
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Bill Curtis Carbondale
Fans Fault Security At Waylon Jennings Concert
John and Lou Flora of Carterville condemn the concert security and crowd chaos before Waylon Jennings appeared. They say empty stage proximity and no clear announcements created dangerous melee with seniors and wheelchair users stuck in a crush. they paid $17 for near stage seats and left shocked and disappointed.
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Southern Illinoisan
Waylon Jennings
Secur
Waylon
Carterville
John
Lou Flora
All you hole in the roaders unite
A reader letter from rural Illinois complains of neglected gravel roads in Jackson County or Murphys Township. The writer, living southeast of Chau tauqua, describes dust, washouts, runoff, and property damage from 25 years of neglect and urges residents to support road improvements.
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Jackson County
Murpho Township
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Congressional Quarterly
United States
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Utah
Wyoming
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Rom
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John C. Gardner
Peter W. Scikowe
Attaway, Lou
Ted Kennedy
STEIN
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Rocky Min
Chautauqua
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