Detente and a Generation Gap in Soviet Washington Visit
The Supreme Soviet delegation led by Boris N. Ponomarev meets with U S leaders, but aging contrasts and differing aims hinder progress. They push for nuclear weapons control and broader power aims while arguing over human rights and strategic missiles. The trip yields little practical compromise and ends with visits to Space Center Houston and Disney World.
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Times News Service
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Senate
Soviet Union
United States
Ponomarev
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Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
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Nixon
Carter
Henry Kissinger
Cy Vance
U.S.S.R
Europe
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Africa
Cuba
Zbigniew Brzezinski
National Security Council
Andrei Gromyko
Antolo Dobrynin
Indian Ocean
Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
Angola
The
Space Center
Houston
Tex
Disney World
Florida
Executive
Nuclear perils linger after satellite crash and 1950s drills
The week saw a Soviet satellite with 100 pounds of U235 crash in northern Canada triggering search efforts for debris. A House subcommittee reviewed Army radiation drills from the 1950s in which troops faced potential long term leukemia risk, with limited follow up and unknown troop identities. Both episodes underscore enduring nuclear threat and unknown long term effects.
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Canada
Earth
House of Representative
U.S. Army
House Subcommittee On Health and the Environment
Government boosts energy research incentives in 1979 budget
The budget includes a $3 billion federal subsidy for energy R and D covering solar, coal conversion, oil shale, and new energy sources. The editorial notes government incentives can jump start private effort where benefits are long term, citing 10 to 30 years for lab findings to reach market. Regulators emphasized acting now to aid future energy development.
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Office of Management and Budget
Wall Street Journal
Uncle Sam
Mixed Reviews Follow Carter Defense Budget Plan
President Carter seeks $126 billion in new defense spending for 1979 to deter a Soviet blitzkrieg while drawing fire from both left and right. Critics cite cuts in strategic forces and shipbuilding, while supporters note inflation-adjusted zero growth and gains in Army funding, R&D, and NATO firepower.
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United States Press Inc
Washington
Carter
Congress
Europe
Pentagon
Oklahoma
Dewey Bartlett
Informer
Ford
Sens. Bartlett
Sam Nunn
Georgia
Sen
Bartlett
U.S
Geneva
White House
New Code of Beliefs From Area Code 800
A reflection on media, belief and technology in Area Code 800. The piece satirizes modern trust in airports and credit cards, contrasting old icons like Calvin Coolidge with contemporary myths, amid car rentals and misconnected services.
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NY Times
Miami
New York
Baretta
Jimmy Carter
Warsaw
New Delta
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Fonz
Charlie's Angels
Angels
Buckminster Fuller
Jimmy Trip Socko
Philly
Europe
Carson
Kansas City
Moline
Ill
Birds Share Snowbound Porch Feasting With Many Species
A snowy scene outside a porch feeding area shows birds arriving for seed. Juncos, cardinals, blue jays, and a bold crow compete for scraps while others, including grosbeaks and starlings, join in. The narrator observes dish etiquette and movement as they forage and watch lunch unfold.
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Frida
Letter Policy Editor's Note Clarifies Submissions
The notice invites signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone number. It restricts length to 350 words and prefers typed or double spaced submissions. It warns that letters are subject to editing and may be unused if authentication fails.
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