Cosmos 954 incident spurs talk of new nuclear controls
The Cosmos 954 satellite crash over Canada prompts questions about space safety and nuclear energy rules. President Carter and aides weigh tighter international agreements on earth and space uses, with focus on preventing future disasters and shared global security.
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Anatoly Dobrynin
Dobrynin
White House
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Sadat
Egypt
Begin
Israel
Earth
Energy Watchdog Urges Conservation Amid Coal Strike
The editorial warns that coal-stockpiles dwindle as UMW strikes drag on, threatening Potomac Edison customers with higher costs and possible mandatory power curtailments. It urges voluntary Step 2 energy cuts and notes officials consider Step 3 if shortages deepen.
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United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Potomac Edison
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Northwest Virginia
Corporation Commission
Tion
Ohio Valley
Ogaden Desert conflict tests Cold War loyalties in Horn of Africa
The piece examines Ethiopia and Somalia fighting over the Ogaden Desert with outside backing from Russia, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. It notes U.S. hesitance under Cyrus Vance and questions America’s protest of Soviet moves while Cuba and Moscow support the Ethiopian side.
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Ogaden Desert
Ethiopia
Somalia
Horn of Africa
Indian Ocean
Vietnam
U.S
Egypt
Iran
Saudi Arabia
United States
Cyrus Vance
Gulf of Aden
Mideast
Taxpayers Revolt Sparks California Tax Cut Debate
In 1971 California the Jarvis tax revolt promotes a May 6 vote on a constitutional amendment to cut property taxes to 1 percent of market value. Public support is strong, but many politicians fear budget chaos and extensive cuts if the measure passes.
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Hield Enterprises
Sacramento
Calif
California
Howard
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Jarvis
Startling Statistics of Our Society in 1977 Abstract Review
James J. Kilpatrick surveys the 1977 edition of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. The piece highlights rising illegitimacy, abortion rates, contraception trends, and welfare spending, noting shifts in public morality and federal budgeting as social changes accelerate. The author argues these changes reflect a broader, slower transformation of American values.
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Washington Star Syndicate Inc
Washington
United States
Letter Policy for Editor’s Note Guidelines
The notice describes letters to the editor requirements including sign name address and phone number, maximum 350 words, double spaced preferred, with authentication and possible edits, and that unsigned or unauthenticated letters will not be used.
Letter defending Gerulaitis at Richmond tennis event
A reader argues that Vitas Gerulaitis bore no blame for a disruption at the United Virginia Bank Tennis Classic in Richmond. The letter says crowd taunting caused the delay, the linesman was replaced, and Gerulaitis and Mayer lost the doubles final amid distress. The writer pleads for reversal of any sanction and apology from fans.
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Gerulaitis
United Virginia Bank
Richmond
Vitas Gerulaitis
W.E.T
Mayer
Vitas
William Dunn
Winchester
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