Mrs Silence Dogood Tales Spark Sixth Graders’ Civic Sparks
A teacher shares how Benjamin Franklin’s playful public mindedness inspired students to craft humorous yet serious community improvement articles. The excerpts feature Mrs Dogood and kids in Amesville and Athens debating roads, tar, gold bricks, and traffic signs ending with a traffic ticket scene.
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the Messenger
Benjamin Franklin
The
New England Courant
Benjamin
Silence Dogood
Boston
Rodney Pyle
Treasa Lucas
Picture of Candidates Fuzzy Again in Ohio
Columbus AP report outlines a crowded 1978 Ohio governor race with Lt. Gov. Richard Celeste likely to announce before Thanksgiving and House Speaker Vernal Riffe and Majority Leader Oliver Ocasek pursuing candidacies. Gov. Rhodes is expected to seek a fourth term, while Charles Kurfess and Gertrude Donahey are noted as potential contenders. Former Gov. Gilligan is out. Michael DiSalle garners applause but remains unofficial. Leroy Jenkins shifts from independent to Democratic bid.
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Columbus, Ohio
Richard F. Celeste
Celeste
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New Boston
James A Rhodes
Riffe
Ohio
Gertrude Donahey
John J. Gilligan
Carter
Agency For International Development
Will Rogers on senate inquiry and wealth scrutiny
Will Rogers comments on Senate committee probes into wealthy individuals. He says excess wealth invites suspicion and that many gains would not stand up to public investigation, noting jealousy and fear of exposure as motives behind scrutiny.
Rep James Opposes November Issue 2
Rep Ronald James of Proctorville objects to Ohio Ballot Issue 2 proposing a constitutional ban on trapping devices. He warns it would outlaw all traps, hinder wildlife management, and limit disease research and pest control, urging readers to weigh emotional and economic factors before voting.
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Ohio
State of
Ohio General Assembly
Ronald James
Proctorville
House
Meigs, Gallia
Lawrence Counties
Athens County
Southern Anger Over Bert Lance Bankers and Loyalty
Washington reports uproar from Southern allies over Bert Lance and Northern bankers. The dialogue emphasizes regional loyalty, perceived favoritism, and critiques of lending practices in Calhoun Georgia with references to a Southern President and local banks. The piece portrays regional tensions and financial stereotypes shaping political views.
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Washington
Bert Lance Scarlet O'Hara
Atlanta
Today in history for September 22
On this day in 1949 the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb. Nathan Hale was hanged in 1776. Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. Britain abandoned the gold standard in 1931. Birthdays include Martha Scott and Alfred Vanderbilt. Thoreau quote noted.
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Soviet Union
Nathan Hale
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Britain
Bert Lance affair rattles Southern pride and cash myths
A dialogue reveals tensions over Bert Lance's finances and political implications. A Southern perspective defends Lance as a man of the best families while critics link his banking troubles to national budget scrutiny and President Carter's stance on cronyism. Scarlet questions accountability, and the man admits with a blunt air of apology.
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Bert
Scarlet
U.S
South
la Belle
Jimmy Carter
Bert Lance
Massachusetts
Atlanta
Riggs Bank
Washington
Georgia
Face List for Numbers in U S Unemployment Stats
Washington reports on the push to overhaul unemployment statistics led by Sar A Levi t an George Washington University and a nine member panel from business labor and academia. The plan seeks more accurate measurements amid criticism of understate overstatement and seasonal adjustment doubts.
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Washington
Julis Shiskin
Shiskin
Ford
Carter
Sar A. Levitan
George Washington University
Levitan
George Meany
Wall Street
Albert Cox
Harvard
Martin Feldstein
Miami
Kenneth Clarkson
Roger Meiners
Geoffrey Moore
Wharton
Lawrence Klein
Brookings Institution
BLS
Congress
U.N. Sanctions on Rhodesia Highlight U.S. Info Office Role
The piece argues U.N. sanctions against Rhodesia were ill judged yet effective, noting the Rhodesian Information Office in Washington and its funding. It criticizes U.S. responses under Carter and Secretary of State and questions First Amendment implications while urging limits on U.N. power. General Amin’s likely attendance at celebrations is hinted.
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Lord Home
Her
Security Council
Rhodesia
Dean Acheson
U.N
Great Britain
Washington
Kenneth Towsey
Towsey
Rhodesian Information Office
Zambia
U.S
Andrew Young
Carter
Patrick Buchanan
John Chamberlain
Stanton Evans
James Jackson Kilpatrick
Nick Thimmesch
Hodding Carter III
Department
Corvallis
Ore
State Department
Treasury Department
Salisbury
White House
United States
United Nations
Amin
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Athens
Amesville
Snoopy
Gabby
Gloria
Big Ears
Mr. Franklin
Dogood
Mrs. Dogood
Franklin
George
Usten
Ze27
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Ocasek
Summit County
William J. Brown
Rhodes
Charles F Kurfess
Perrysburg
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
Leroy Jenkins
Delaware, Ohio
Will Rogers
Senate Committee
James
Messenger
Art Buchward
Calhoun
Calhoun National Bank
Martha Scott
Alfred Vanderbilt
Henry David Thoreau
Small Society
Oci
Hobart
Rowen
Levitan Commission
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