Remembering John Wayne The Duke Dead at Ninety
The actor Marion Michael Morrison known as John Wayne died after battling stomach cancer. A global icon of the American cowboy he starred in about 200 films and won the 1969 best actor Oscar for True Grit. His death ends a half century of Hollywood influence and public devotion.
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Marion Michael Morrison
John Wayne
the Duke
Henry Kissinger
United States
California
Congress
Barry Goldwater Jr
Duke
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Old Hickory
Rooster Cogburn
Hollywood
Traffic Lights Failure Sparks Safety Concerns in Town
Letter writers condemn broken traffic signals at multiple intersections including Braddock and Handley along Jefferson and Valley. Debates focus on synchronization, potential accidents, and call for better maintenance or a new contractor with police at outlying lights.
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the Star
Braddock St
Handley Blvd
Jefferson St
Valley Ave
Winchester
Deborah B. Shiley
Parkview St
Synthetic oil plan gains attention in Washington
A memo from Lloyd Cutler Paul Ignatius and Eugene Zuckerman proposes a government backed Petroleum Reserve Corporation to fund private synthetic oil plants. The idea mirrors WWII scale financing by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to produce five million barrels daily within five to ten years and faces political divides over costs and 1980 election risks.
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Washington
Executive
Congress
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lloyd Cutler
Carter Administration
Paul R. Ignatius
Secretary of the Navy
Eugene M. Zuckerman
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Energy
Office of Management and Budget
Executive Branch
Wall Street Journal
Walt Rostow
National Security Council
Johnson
University of Texas
Cutler-Ignatius-Zuckert
Pearl Harbor
Carter
Staying the Ax Over Amtrak
Amtrak, facing cuts, may be saved by ridership gains from the energy crunch and rail lobbying. Congress weighs appropriations with House higher than DOT requests while some routes could be pruned over two years.
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Washington
Amtrak
Carter
Congress
Transportation Department
New England
Canada
New York
House
DOT
Senate
Department of Transportation
Transportation
Brock Adams
Rail passenger service revival needs long term funding and support
The text argues for greater Amtrak funding with a target 80/20 split in 1980 rising to 50/50 by 1982, plus capital upgrades, stable routes, and a revived railway postal service as a driver for transportation development, stressing strong executive and congressional commitment to practical passenger service.
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Congress
Amtrak
American Transportation
DOT
House
Panama Gate Forces Canal Treaties Amid Gunrunning Scrutiny
Washington reports accuse the Carter administration of covert support for leftist actions against Nicaragua, pressuring hearings on gunrunning to Sandinista groups while seeking to advance the Panama Canal treaties.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Carter
John M. Murphy
New York
Murphy
House Merchant Marine Committee
House
State Department
M Y
Cuba
Venezuela
Panama
Pein
Jack Murphy
Panama gun smuggling probe spurs hearings in Congress
Canal Maryland and Idaho’s George Hansen urged hearings to trace financing of a Panamanian government run gun smuggling operation linked to canal treaties. Murphy set hearings, despite Panamanian defiance, while Nicaraguan testimonies highlighted a June 4 airlift aiding Sandinistas. State and Treasury officials declined open-session testimony.
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Torrijos
Panama
Somoza
Nicaragua
Sumner
Pentagon
Senate
Miami
Air Panama
U.S
Treasury
State Department
Dennis McAuliffe
Canal Zone
Hato Air Base
Robert Bauman
Maryland
George Hansen
Idaho
Murphy
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Carter
House
Costa Rica
U.S. State Department
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Adieu
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President Carter
Zimbabwe
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Harry Byrd
By James Reston
New York Times
Petroleum Reserve Corporation
Gover
CNEL
Yemen
Cere Ony
Chicago Trike
By Tom Wicker
New York Times Service
Chicago
West Coast
Field Enterprises, Inc
Omar Torrijos
Canal
Gordon Sumner
Inter- American Defense Board
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