America celebrates Bicentennial with quirky contests and grand events
The nation marks 200 years since 1776 with a wide array of celebrations from a 1 776 yard race in Alexandria to a 400 000 slice cake at Fort McHenry. Presidents and celebrities attend parades fireworks and special programs in Washington Philadelphia and New York as American Samoa and other locales join in.
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America
Washington
American Samoa
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Britain
Ford
National Archives
Ashington
Constitution Avenue
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kennedy Center
Capitol
Congress
Alexandria
George Washington
Los Angeles
Wilshire Boulevard
Miami
U.S
Ft. McHenry
Baltimore
Ed McMahon
Dinah Shore
Mary Tyler Moore
Kirk Douglas
Eddie Arnold
Sheboygan
Wis
Kiwanis Hill
Viking
Mars
Institute of Sex Research
Bloomington
New York Medical College
Racial tension erupts in Soweto riots and UK view
The Pioneer Opinion Page warns that over 100 killed and 1,000 injured in South Africa amid protests sparked by Afrikaans teaching in black schools. It condemns Vorster's hard line and urges genuine concessions to end apartheid and prevent further violence.
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South Africa
Soweto
Johannesburg
John Vorster
Pretoria
United Nations
Vorster
United Nations Security Council
How Ford will win it by Art Buchwald
A speculative piece notes Gerald Ford’s path to the Republican nomination hinging on keeping him away from the campaign. It portrays a planning session in which a staged Panama crisis would force Ford to stay in Washington and lead, with Betty Ford and Susan backing the convention appearance.
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Lincoln Memorial
Ford
Washington
Valley Forge
Art Buchwald
Gerald Ford
Missouri
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Iowa
Republican Caucus
Middle East
Beirut
Ford Brain Trust
Kansas City
South Africa
South America
Far East
India
Mayaguez
Henry
Panama
Mr. Ford
Betty Ford
Susan
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Michigan
Mixed reviews mark Washington State Penitentiary program
At Washington State Penitentiary Dr. William Hunter’s behavior modification system used diapers, crawling, and restraints on inmates. Critics call it inhumane while supporters praise its effectiveness with over 1,000 treated and few parole reoffenders, as legal challenges grow and a court order halts the practice.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
William Hunter
Johns Hopkins University
Hunter
Harold Bradley
Washington sex culture and scandals in Congress
Psychiatrist and staffer interviews describe how power, long hours, and isolation in Washington fuel sexual misconduct in Congress. Reports recount cases involving Rep Wayne Hays and other officials, with staffers alleging coercive sexual dynamics and risk to careers and families.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Wayne L. Hays
D-Ohio
Stanley Lesse
New York
Lesse
American Journal of Psychotherapy
Helen Ross
Miss Ross
Institute of Psychoanalysis
Capitol
Georgtown
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays
Allen Howe
Utah
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Bicia
Hudson River
Boston
the Pioneer Opinion Page
Kissinger
Rogers Morton
Betty
Los Angeles Times
Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Thomas Jefferson
Sally Hemmings
Grover Cleveland
Salt Lake City
Howe
Miss Ray
Hays
Illinois
Kenneth J. Gray
Alaska
Mike Gravel
Gray
Gravel
Colleen Gardner
Texas
John Young
Young
House
Senate
Government
Ethics Committee
Justice Department
Congressional
Vassar
Pat Schroeder
D- Coro
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