Billy Carter and the making of a caricature 1977
HL Mencken’s idea of private character clashes with Billy Carter public image. The piece traces how the Plains, Georgia native became a national figure seen as a local stereotype. It notes his fall from authenticity to a scripted role as he moves his family and exits the family business.
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Boston
HL. Mencken
Billy Carter
Billy
Ole Billy
Jimmy
Ruth
Gloria
Billys
Plains
Amoco
Route 280
Billy Boy
Community voices on contracts and trapping debate in Athens
Letters from Ohio University locals discuss contract raises and benefits for non contract workers, gratitude for hospital care after Brad Thomas accident, and defense of trapping against anti trap advocates. The mix includes praise for journalism on a deaf daughter Sharon Smith and calls for awareness of disabled people.
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the Messenger
Ohio University
Athens
Board of Trustees
Bradley Thomas
Brad
O'Bleness Hospital
Amesville
Heidi Knapp
Sharon Smith
Messenger
Heidi
Sharon
Bob Wilson, Jr
On This Date September 6 Through History
September 6 marks significant events including Mayflower departure in 1620, Open Door proposal in 1899, McKinley’s shooting in 1901, Peary polar claim in 1909, Marne battles in 1914, Romania abdication in 1940, Indian invasion of West Pakistan in 1965, Olympic pause in 1972 Munich, US auto workers Ford strike in 1978, and Soviet refugee note in 1981. Dwight D. Eisenhower quote closes the note.
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Plymouth
England
New World
United States
China
William McKinley
Buffalo
New York
Robert Peary
North Pole
the Marne
Carol of
Romania
West Pakistan
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Company
Munich
Will Rogers on Democrats Republicans and politics
Will Rogers comments that a Democrat is amiable and wants to be known as a politician while a Republican shuns politics as a side line. He jokes about the Farm Bill as a political version of Einstein and notes farmers may not understand it. April 15, 1929.
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Washington Press Corps
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
My Brothers
Washington Press
Bert Lance
The
Post
Herb Block
Ohio lawmakers consider 10 year tax breaks for home improvements
Ohio legislators propose local tax abatements for remodeling in rundown neighborhoods across towns and cities. The plan allows 10 years for private homes with longer terms for multifamily and commercial properties, aims to cut red tape, and shifts decision power to local officials while preserving school and local revenue long term.
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Columbus, Ohio
John K. Mahoney
Springfield
Mahoney and Development Department
Ohio
Lance Controversy Held In Check By Senate Review
The Lance affair appears cooled with no proven dishonesty or unfitness for the OMB. The backlash to Bert Lance may fade unless new Senate findings emerge, while Carter’s administration risks image damage but Lance remains capable of leading the office for months more.
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Bert Lance
Senate
Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Press Club
Bobby Baker
Sherman Adams
Harry Vaughan
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Senate Committee On
Abe Ribicoff
New York
Jacob Javits
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
OMB
Pres
Carter Gets Lesson on Banking
President and Bert Lance discuss ways to cover a potential 60 billion dollar deficit. The plan involves overdrafts, treasury deposits, and loans from banks using new accounts to secure funds and pay interest, with collateral briefly considered as the Postal Service.
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National Bank of Georgia
Manufacturers- Hanover
First National Bank of Chicago
Bert
Treasury
United States
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Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Goodman
Brother Billy
Pang
Afscme
Emergency Aid
Lancaster Street
O’bleness
Allen
Childrens Hospital
Columbus
Childrens’ Hospital
Athens County
Catherine Lemans
Japan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Will Rogers
Mahoney
Robert M. Stutz
Development Department
James Kilpatrick
Calhoun Bank
Small Society
Brickman
Washington
U.S. Postal Service
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