War of Words over Saudi F-15 Sale Sparks Capitol Debate
Washington faces a divisive clash over selling 60 F-15 fighter bombers to Saudi Arabia. Supporters say the sale aids global stability and moderates in the Middle East, while Israel and critics warn it would shift regional power and threaten Israeli security as Israeli-Egyptian peace talks unfold.
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Y. Times News
Washington
Saudi Arabia
United States
Ford Administration
Carter
Israel
Middle East
Congress
White House
Sadat
Soviet Union
Red Sea
Tabuq
Eilat
Sharm el-Sheik
Straits of Tiran
American-Israel Public Affairs Committee
Begin
Senate
Jackson
New Orleans
Tax flows show area funded by state with net loss
The editorial analyzes 1975 tax receipts from Winchester, Frederick and Clarke counties, showing net exports to the state and varying per capita returns. It notes inflation erosion of local revenues 1972–76, and previews an editorial on fairness of Virginia's funding formulas.
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Commonwealth of Virginia
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Richmond
Revenue Resources and Economic Commission
Commission
Clarke
Winchester-Frederick-Clarke
Warren County
Warren-Front Royal
Virginia
The Shape of Trees to Come
A 1977 Futurist article outlines a mechanized fruit harvester that would straddle trees. Pruning to uniform shapes, height about seven feet, and foliage width six feet enable even sunlight and higher yields.
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Bernard R. Tennes
Clyde L. Burton
Tennes
Burton
Verification bogs down SALT II ratification in Senate
The Senate delays SALT II amid doubts on Soviet compliance and verification. Geneva talks stall over Backfire as a non strategic weapon and verification debates spark wider concerns about U S readiness and modernization limits. Warnke stresses the need for legally binding verifiable assurances.
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Washington
Senate
Geneva
U.S
John Glenn
Ohio
Paul Warnke
Glenn
White House
Soviet Union
Carter
North America
Leonid Brezhnev
RKO General
Warnke
Brezhnev
Arms Control Community
Moscow
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