Railroads Face Vandalism Losses and Reward Plan
A historical rail piece notes Chessie System losses exceed 2 million dollars over three years due to vandalism. It reports two crew deaths and 100 plus injuries, and describes a new reward program offering up to 500 dollars for information leading to arrests and convictions across all facilities and freight. The article urges public understanding of railroads’ vital role in commerce and cautions against continued vandalism.
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Chessie
Point A
Point B
Carter's Daughter Receives Dog on First School Day
In a轻tone report a teacher rewards Amy Carter with a mixed breed dog after she arrives ten minutes late for the first day of school. The piece notes the humorous nickname Grits and avoids sensationalism.
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Amy Carter
Georgia
Washington
Carter
Amy
Mexico Faces Unemployment and Inflation Crisis Amid Reforms
A Mexico City report surveys joblessness at about nine million and 30 percent of the workforce, with inflation surging as prices for sugar beans bread tortillas milk and more rise up to 300 percent. It credits Echeverria era spending for road and school expansion but notes heavy deficits and a shift from importer to exporter status amid growing social costs.
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Nego-Banco
The
College of Says
United States
Mexio
Mexico
Mexico City
Volkswagen
Ford Ltd
Unreasonable Pardon and Government Overreach Opinion
Vietnam veteran complains about a pardon blessing, arguing it wounds veterans. He criticizes Carter, laments government overreach, and urges action to empower private industry and resist restrictive rules. He urges writing legislators to back coal and nuclear power and condemns endless signposts and bureaucracy.
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Messenger. Ca
Army First Cavalry Division
Jimmy Carter
Vietnam
Eisenhower
Ohio
Two Baptist Schools Refuse State Accreditation in Ohio
In Columbus, two Ohio Baptist schools abandon state accreditation citing a Supreme Court ruling. Leaders argue state standards promote humanism and evolution, while insisting faith-based education offers an alternative. Local boards and the state board show little inclination to pursue the matter.
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Columbus
Ohio
Humanism
Supreme Court
State Board of Education
Russell Dennis
Sandusky
Temple Christian School
Dayton
Heritage School
Levi Whisner
Whisner
Tabernacle Christian School
Bradford
Martin W. Essex
Dennis
Association
Gerald Flemming
Ford Faces Uncharted Path After White House Move
The article reflects on Gerald Ford’s transition from president to private life, noting a sudden shift within minutes of the inauguration and the challenges of redefining identity without title. It compares Ford’s potential future roles to broader questions of personal growth and vulnerability after public service.
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Washington
White House
Gerald Ford
Walter Cronkite
CBS
Bob Dylan
Lillian Hellman
Ford
Abe Maslow
Betty
Jimmy
Bing Crosby
Vince Lombardi
Harold Stassen
Listening to the Inauguration from Afar
The writer notes curacao radio limits for Carter's inauguration. Carter’s speech is praised for sobriety and focus on enduring American ideals. He warns that freedom worldwide requires defending allies, not pursuing utopian bombast.
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Curacao
Jimmy Carter
Staes
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Will Rogers on robberies and public mood
Will Rogers quips on robbery statistics and the failure to track robbers. He argues that low business mood drives crimes and that better times would curb the urge, urging readers to seek improved conditions as a remedy.
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Georgetown
William Sloane Coffin
Yale
Coffin
William J. Buckley
Lincoln
Humphrey-Hawkins
Brezhnev
Hua
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