This basic circuit showing the LM3914 “inside” was published in the October 1980 issue of Radio Electronics magazine. Note that R1 determines the brightness and that the power supply is 9 V.
This circuit is from Radio Electronics from March 1977. The integrated circuit is from that time...
This 1.2 to 32 V x 3 A regulator was found in an 80's EDN. The power components must be equipped...
This power control from Motorola's 1971 SCR Power Control Fudamentals can control full wave loads...