Consumers Line Offers Consumer Guidance From State Officials
Ohio Attorney General William Brown runs a toll free Public Action Line for consumer questions and complaints. Operators can read laws and guide callers but cannot give legal opinions. Since late October the line has yielded more than 19000 dollars returned to consumers through case resolutions and form submissions.
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Columbus, Ohio
Atty
William J. Brown
Muske
Attorney General
Albany fireman earns accolade for risking life to save chief
James Elliott, a volunteer on the Albany squad, entered a smoke filled Knox Township house fire without an oxygen mask to reach Chief William Pidcock who was trapped on the second floor. Pidcock sustained burns and inhalation injuries but survived thanks to Elliott’s courage and timely rescue.
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James Elliott
Albany Squad
Albany
Knox Township
William Pidcock
Bravery of Volunteer Firefighter Highlighted in Christmas Rescue
Elliott rushed to aid his chief during a deadly blaze and saved him despite injuries in a act praised by the chief’s wife. The story honors Albany and regional volunteers whose selfless service comes "with the job" and deserves thanks.
A Few Dirty Words By Anthony Harrigan
Harrigan criticizes the decline of English, arguing crude language from slum and pop culture degrades thought and literature. He links gratuitous diction in films and media to dehumanization and rising brutality, urging Americans to halt language brutalization.
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Anthony Harrigan
We Messed Up the Chief's Chicken Eggs
Washington dialogue shows a division among American Indians over participating in the Bicentennial celebration. Chief Hard Nose of the Kalorama Indians criticizes loss of land, polluted environment, and broken promises while acknowledging some cultural ties to the nation and a possible future joint celebration.
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Washington
Hard Nose
United States
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Palm Springs
Miami
Beverly Hills
Grand Canyon
New York
Manhattan Island
Wall Street
Columbia University
Hudson River
East River
First Avenue
West Side Highway
America
Detroit
Newark
Wilmington
Delaware
John Wayne
Athens slessenger publisher and staff history note
The Athens slessenger lists Established 1825 Route 33 N and Johnson Road Athens Ohio 4570 with Frederick W Bush as publisher from 1896 to 1929 and Gordon K Bush as publisher from 1929 to 1965. Include Karl W Runser as managing editor Roy Cross as district editor and Fred W Weber as circulation director.
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Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Richard R. Paynter
Fred W. Weber
Gordon K. Bush
Karl W. Runser
Roy Cross
Tax Cut Maneuvering Recognized Realities
In Washington Ford vetoed a 1975 tax cut continuation, Congress failed to override, a compromise passed and signed. The piece argues Americans judge policy by pocketbooks amid high unemployment near eight million, plus 1.1 million erased from labor force, inflation around 6–7 percent, and the risk of a tax rise derailing recovery.
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New York
United States
Washington
Ford
Congress
Humphrey Trails Ford and Reagan in Poll Test
President Ford and former governor Reagan lead Senator Humphrey in an early test race. Ford holds a 51 to 39 percent edge over Humphrey with Reagan close behind in the same poll, showing stronger backing for Ford than Reagan.
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Humphrey
Bob Ford
Reagan
George Gallup
Princeton
Gerald Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Ford
Poll shows Reagan leads Ford against Humphrey Muskie
Nationwide wallup poll of 1,078 registered voters from 1,543 adults interviewed December 58 finds Reagan 50 to 42 over Ford. Humphrey leads among Democrats with 30 percent, Wallace 20, and independents favor the Republican matchups.
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Reagan
Ford
Humphrey
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Gallup
George Wallace
Humphrey Ford
Humphrey Reagan
Ford-Muskie
Reagan-Muskie
Accepting the Bribery Norms in 1959 United States
The piece recalls Khrushchev's 1959 visit to the United States and a Carnegie Hall rally funded by prebooked payments. A labor union demanded 500 dollars on the eve of the event to ensure lights stayed on, framed as a ritual of bribery. It links this to broader debates on American business corruption abroad and a Chicago broadcaster's discussion of Lockheed paying bribes to foreign officials.
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Khruschev
America
Carnegie Hall
Chicago
Lockheed
NBC
New York Stock Exchange
Harry Truman
Newbold Morris
Washington
Morris
Snow White
New York City
Payoffs and corruption across borders and streets
The piece ties foreign bribes to shipments and customs in Mexico City in the fifties, cites Wall Street Journal disclosures on Lockheed F104s, and critiques U.S. ethics, Congress and taxation of bribes, noting Marjorie Katz’s gift firm and Chicago lawyers. It critiques regulation and calls for realism in enforcing anti bribery abroad.
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Mexico City
Wall Street Journal
Lockheed
Marjorie Katz
Chicago
Famous Stores International Inc
Miss Katz
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Columbus
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Jim
Art Buchwald
G. Kenner Bush
Fred Whissel
Wallup Poll
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Brickman
China
Rogers B
William J. Buckley
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