Is There Really an America According to a Letter
A Denver Post reader from Abingdon Illinois asks if there is really an America. The response affirms the nation’s reality with examples from coast to coast, cites freedoms, and urges continued faith in America as the country nears its 200th year.
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Disney World
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Maine
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Alaska
Balmy Key West
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Democrats Lead Over GOP On Ability To Tackle Top Problems
In Princeton the Democratic party maintains a wide lead as voters consider which party can handle nation’s top problems. 38 percent favor Democrats while 20 percent back Republicans. 28 percent see no difference and 14 percent are undecided.
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Voter worries and party trust in the 1970s and 1960s trends
A discussion of long running public opinion questions shows Democrats leading on handling key problems at various elections from 1958 through 1974. The study notes percentages for cost of living and government dissatisfaction and details party assessments of which party handles the top problem best. Interviews surveyed 1,590 adults in 300 localities from August 16 to 19.
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Ohio Lieuten ant Governor Contest Shows Two Generations
In Columbus Ohio the 1974 lieutenant governor race pits Republican incumbent John W Brown 60 a longtime senator and former Medina mayor against Democrat Richard F Celeste 36 a Yale Oxford and Dartmouth educated candidate with a background in fencing tennis and public service. Brown emphasizes experience and duty while Celeste projects a Kennedy style and modern leadership. both men blend Eastern Ivy League ties with Ohio roots. Celeste has held roles in government education and diplomacy and is married to Dagmar with five children.
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Lakewood
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Lancaster High School
U.S. Coast Guard
Abraham Lincoln
Medina
James A. Rhodes
GOP
Frank J. Lausche
US Senate
State Supreme Court
C. William O'Neill
Violet
Columbus
Celeste
Kennedy
Ohio House
Washington, D.C
John J. Gilligan
Carnegie
Washington
Peace Corps
U.S
India
Chester Bowles
New Delhi
Economic Summit Divides on Inflation Causes and Solutions
The speaker rails at both major parties for inflation and argues for tighter credit to curb prices while condemning oil profits and Arab influence. He claims no recession exists, cites stagflation, and calls for wage and price controls and tax cuts to revive the economy.
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Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
George Meany
Congress
Nixon
Too Much Control Could Be Problem
The piece traces The Establishment as a postwar U S power bloc from Keynesian welfare to containment and foreign policy debates. It notes shifts under Johnson and Nixon, Ellsberg exposure, and calls for constitutional caution and a modified oath referencing Walker Percy Love in the Ruins.
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New York Review of Books
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Today in History highlights and notable birthdays
On Oct 8 1776 the San Francisco mission was founded and in 1871 Chicago fire began at Mrs O Leary's barn. Hauptmann indicted 1934. Alvin York 1918 hero. Jessie Jackson 33 birthday. Thought for today: lazy man does more tomorrow.
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Jessie Jackson
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