Governors Debate Windfall Taxes At National Conference
At the National Governors Conference in Louisville Virginia Gov. John Dalton and Maryland Gov. Harry Hughes led a heated debate over windfall profits taxes on oil firms. Hughes urged federal taxation to aid families facing higher fuel costs. Dalton argued for existing social programs and domestic energy development.
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Louisville
Virginia
Maryland
John Dalton
Harry Hughes
Hughes
Carter
Dalton
Maine
Joseph E. Brennan
New England
U.S. Congress
Congress
Delaware
NOAA Ends Gender Specific Hurricane Naming Tradition
The NOAA announced a shift to gender neutral hurricane names starting with the first Atlantic storm Bob rolling ashore in Grand Isle Louisiana. The change follows pressure from groups concerned about language and equity with a list of future names including Claudette David Elena Frederic and more.
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White House
Leif Ericsson
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Bob
Grand Isle
Ana
National Weather Service
Claudette
David
Elena
Frederic
Gloria
Henri
Isabel
Juan
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Mark
Nicolas
Odette
Peter
Rosie
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda
Letters and Fire Training Notes Stir Local Readers
Readers voice complaints about Fishnet noise near their home and praise for a recent fire training school in Winchester hosted by the New Reynolds Store Volunteer Fire Co. Letters from Doris Namanny and Margaret Newsom defend rights and commend interjurisdictional cooperation while Tom Miller thanks instructors and fire crews for sharing equipment and expertise.
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the Star
New Reynolds Store Volunteer Fire Co
Winchester
Lynn Miller
Winchester City
True Reynolds Store
Dailey
Miller
Carter's Energy Crisis Undercuts Nixon Comparison
President Carter faces a deep low in the postwar era as energy policy falters and inflation climbs. The piece argues his lack of a clear plan, internal opposition, and weak public persuasion threaten re election, with polls showing Reagan ahead and Kennedy gaining in the South. It suggests a vigorous national stump campaign and decisive energy leadership are needed.
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Tom Wicker
N.Y. Times News Service
Carter
White House
Richard Nixon
Atlanta
Ettu
Brute
Wall Street Journal
Nixon
Camp David
Howard Baker
Senate
Robert Byrd
Craft Kennedy
Mr. Carter
Ronald Reagan
Edward Kennedy
Confederate States
Kennedy
Georgia
Texas
Middle East
Next ideas for oil policy from the president
Russell Baker lays out a string of potential remedies for high oil prices and shortage, from decontrol and rationing to forming an OPEC counter cartel and even seizing oil. He notes political hurdles, costs, and unintended consequences, ending with a blue ribbon commission idea chaired by Warren Burger.
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OPEC
West
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Saudi Arabia
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Mayfair
40Th Parallel
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
Blue Ribbon Commission
Warren Burger
Ralph Nader
Russell Long
Mobil
Exxon Biggies
IBM
Betty Furness
Walter Cronkite
Tip O'Neill
George Meany
Averell Harriman
Henry Kissinger
Tom Hayden
Henry Fonda
Jacqueline Onassis
Robert Redford
Unnoticed 1979 Blockbuster Rethinks School Segregation
A Supreme Court ruling in the Columbus and Dayton cases narrows remedies for de jure and de facto segregation, insisting that cities prove innocence and limiting remedies to current constitutional violations. The decision prompts bused reassignments and restructuring, signaling a potential resegregation era and debate over balancing in city school systems.
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Universal Press Syndicate
Washington
Supreme Court
Topeka
New Kent County
Charlotte
Denver
Columbus
Ohio
Estes
Dayton
Powell
Ucation
Warnation
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Himricanes
Robert Ashton
Chad
Fishnet Fears
Fishnet
Doris Namanny
Rt. 2
Front Royal
Tom Miller
Reynolds Store Volunteer Fire Company
P.O. Box
Cross Junction
John W
Ee A
Byrd
Bas
Newsom
Commonwealth of Margaret
Franklin St
Winchester Evening Star
Roy E. Potts
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
David O. Loomis
Mr. Kennedy
By Russell Baker
Herbert Hoover
Department of Gas
Germany
Japan
Marines
Navy
Army
Air Corps
Paradise
Iran
By James J. Kilpatrick
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