Gas and Credibility in an Era of Cheap Gas for Leaders
A Washington Post story notes that high level lawmakers and aides used two cheap fuel pumps for their official cars, fueling scrutiny of perks. The piece cites Byrd Baker Rhodes Wright O Neill Cranston Stevens and others and questions plans for energy policy and credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional
Washington Post
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
House
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
Jim Wright Jr
Texas
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
D-Mass
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Capitol
O'Neill
Wright
Editor decries EPA ban on MMT in unleaded gasoline
Letter contends EPA originally banned MMT due to higher hydrocarbon emissions and catalytic converter poisoning, then suspended enforcement at oil company request to boost summer unleaded gasoline. Calls for an environmental impact statement and EPA accountability to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EPA
the Star
Environmental Protection Agency
Detroit
Showdown Looms Over Cabinet Level Education Department
An editorial warns of a tight House vote on creating a Cabinet level Department of Education. NEA and VEA lobbying pressures spark opposition from AFT and many universities, with media and lawmakers split over federal control and paperwork burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Department of Education
National Education Association
Virginia Education Association
NEA
Virginia House
VEA News
VEA
Dick Pulley
NRA
American Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
AFT
Washington
Carter
Public Service Research Council
Vienna
Congress
House
Mr. Pulley
Virginia
Trible
Dan Daniel
Harris
Whitehurst
Fisher
David E. Satterfield III
Richmond Area
Robinson
Butler and
Wampler
Rep
Daniel
Back to Mediterranean Roots
Washington looks at fuel shortage as a crisis of Western energy and culture. Charles Malik argues the Iranian revolution signals deeper geopolitical links between the Middle East and industrial powers and urges the West to defend oil flows while remembering its ancient roots.
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N.Y
Charles Malik
Washington
Lebanon
Amd
Ayatollah Khomeini
Pearl Harbor
Ayatollah
Khomeini
Kerensky
Soviet Union
Malik
United States
Middle East
West
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Truman
Eisenhower
Carter
Near East
Europe
Russia
Athens
Rome
Alexandria
Constantinople
Antioch
Jerusalem
Byblos
Rescuing Sadat and Camp David
Column argues that two assassination plots against Anwar Sadat show Arab reaction to Camp David has hardened. It details U.S. diplomacy efforts led by Carter and aides to preserve broad Arab-Israeli peace, including West Bank negotiations, and warns of risks if Sadat crumbles or a separate peace appears near.
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People
Congress
United States
Middle East
West
Japan
Carter
Field Enterprises, Inc
Washington
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Syria
Mideast
Egypt
Israel
U.S
Menachem
West Bank
Gaza
Saudi Arabia
Camp David
United Nations
James Schlesinger
Zaki Yamani
Schlesinger
Yamani
Robert Strauss
Strauss
Watergate
Begin
State Department
Menachem Begin
Jimmy Carter
Modern Feminine Machinations
A narrator chronicles a life filled with machines replacing women, praising practical gadgets while noting the women who did enter life offered charm and mystery. The piece satirizes technology’s rise and gender roles, ending with hints of aging and longing.
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The
Dept. of
By James Reston
Sion
Vance
China
Iran
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
By Russell Baker
Times News Service
Joneses
Isles
Greece
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