Opinion on PUCO gas decision sparks rate fault and policy ideas
The column argues Ohio PUCO erred by charging residential customers for emergency gas purchases by Columbia Gas of Ohio and East Ohio Gas Co. The piece urges industrial users bear costs, notes FPC rules and energy shortages, and calls for reduced gas use and broader federal regulation to curb price controls. It considers policy fixes and predicts potential curtailments into 1980.
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Thomas E. Ferguson
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Ohio
Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc
East Ohio Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Columbia
East Ohio
Southwest
Michigan
PACO
Washington's Bicentennial glow hides a homeless crisis
The federal plan pours over 20 million into beautifying Washington for the bicentennial while Hal Bernton reports on a stark city beneath the surface. He lived five days with street people, detailing shelters, abandoned buildings, and crowded housing that leave thousands inadequately housed and on waiting lists.
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Washington
State Department
Hal Bernton
Humphrey Leads 1976 Economic Debate On Jobs Deficit
In Washington the Joint Economic Committee hearing on 1976 policy centers on unemployment and federal deficits. Chairman Hubert Humphrey pushes for work programs while arguing against the trickle-down approach. Elliot Richardson defends cautious growth and warns against wasteful spending as inflation and deficits loom. The outlook shifts as economic risk expands with England and New York City concerns and a potential boom bust for Humphrey.
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Washington
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Elliot Richardson
Ford
Sen
Jacob Javits
New York
England
New York City
Washington focus on campaign finance reform and rising terrorism
Washington focus covers a critical view of campaign finance law, noting protections for incumbents and limited direct contributions to politicians while allowing big privately funded spending. It links Supreme Court rulings to this imbalance and discusses debates on equal time and presidential debates hindrances. It also surveys America’s changing demographics and a rise in terrorism, with stats on bombings, shootings, and arsons. It notes potential Ford running mate scenarios and outlines FEC moves to align business funding with unions in political campaigns.
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Congress
Supreme Court
MR. Ford
Ford
Rockefeller
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
White House
Federal Election Commission
Naive opportunism in American foreign policy examined
A reflective, critical take on U S foreign policy argues the nation presents a white hat image while selling weapons abroad to sustain peace. It contends detente is a Soviet strategy, questions crisis decisions from Yalta to Vietnam, and claims Washington fails to grasp Moscow's true aims while risking entanglement in conflicts for strategic gain.
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FDR
Yalta
Mr. Kissinger
Moscow
Poland
Soviet Union
Russia
China
U.S
State Department
Korea
Vietnam
Angola
Washington
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