Goodbye to Connie Mack Stadium Ends Phillies Era
The Phillies played their last game at Connie Mack Stadium once among thriving ballparks now replaced. Other old parks like Forbes Field Crosley Field and Ebbetts Field have been replaced by costlier modern arenas for football and baseball alike. The stadium formerly Shibe Park dates to the early 1900s and faced parking and safety issues as auto travel rose and the area declined.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn
Forbes Field
Crosley Field
Shibe Park
Thomas Shibe
Athletics
Mr. Shibe
Mack
Dictionary Sales Rise with Agnew as Spokesman
An observed uptick in dictionary sales aligns with Vice President Agnew’s emergence as the administration’s polysyllabic spokesman, suggesting a possible but unproven link between language usage and political messaging.
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Agnew
Fair Trial For Unfair People
The American Bar Assn discusses a disruptive trial and how judges should handle courtroom disturbances. It emphasizes public confidence in fairness and the system of justice, proposing ground rules and potential disqualification to preserve impartiality.
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The
American Bar Assn
ABA
Retarding The Gifted Child At Manhattan Public School 84
The Vickers family recounts a 1960s escape from Russia to New York and criticizes integration measures. The younger son at P S 84 faces ethnic taunts and violence as class equality policies affect gifted students. The elder son excels at Cooper Union while both children were immigrants.
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Manhattan
Vickers
Congress
New York
Cooper Union School of Engineering
Jocko Aiken Statue Story and Public Education Debate
A Baltimore historian links the Jocko Aiken statue to Black heroism in the American war history. He recalls Jocko's goal to cross the Delaware, his death in the winter vigil, and Washington’s wartime tribute at Mount Vernon. The piece shifts to critique of education and calls for truth in schooling and civil rights action by the ACLU.
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Aiken
Atlanta
Earl Roger
Baltimore
Roger
Jocko
Tom Graves
Continental Army
Washington
Delaware River
Trenton
N.J
Mount Vernon
Reidsville, N.C
Vickers
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
The
Office of Education
Federal Trade Commission
Interior Department
Aitken Standard Names Eugene J. Oyler as Editor
Eugene J. Oyler is listed as president and editor of the Aitken Standard, reflecting leadership roles at the publication. The item confirms his position within the newspaper’s top management.
Lee's Discount Dept Store Opens In Aiken County
Lee's Discount Department Store welcomed shoppers on its first 9 30 a m opening on Wednesday on the Aiken Augusta highway next to Heart of Aiken Motel. The store creates about 50 new local jobs and adds roughly $4 000 weekly to payrolls boosting local trade.
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Aiken County
Lee’s Discount
Aiken-Augusta Highway
Lee’s
Aiken
Panhandlers life sparks sharp quips in New York
A set of street anecdotes shows panhandlers and passersby trading barbed humor about giving, begging, and daily hustle. Roscoe, a fixed corner figure, surfaces in jibes about crutches eyepatches and relentless persuasion as onlookers weigh charity against business.
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Roscoe
Total depravity and redemption through faith in Christ
Billy Graham contrasts total depravity with total redemption through faith in Christ. He cites scripture on forgiveness and notes a salvific path, then recounts a tale of Thomas Gainsboroughs Blue Boy hidden beneath grime, illustrating value revealed through cleansing faith.
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Billy Graham
Thomas Gainsborough
Christ
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Russia
New York Times
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Farroy
Aitken Standard
Eugene J. Oyler
Aiken, S.C
Samuel A. Cothran
Lee
Hal Boyle
Hollywood
Bum
H. C. Honey
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