Carter urged to push underwear parity over thermostat cuts
The piece mocks President Carter for focusing on lowering heating costs by urging cooler homes while arguing the national need is for Americans to achieve underwear parity with foreign nations. It attributes motive to leaders and urges a policy shift toward domestic undergarment production to spur voluntary thermostat reductions.
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Carter
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Germany
Scandinavia
Canada
Spain
Balkans
Turkey
United States
Nixon
O— Carter
Washington
White House
Congress
America
Sweden
Russia
Paris
Deregulation in the Airline Industry Sparks Debate
In a considered view, the author notes the unusual blend of private and quasi private status for U.S. airlines, argues deregulation may not sharply cut fares, yet could alter routes and services. The piece highlights high costs, nation spanning flights, and the role of regulation since 1938 in shaping service, mobility, and economic development.
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New York
Miami
London
Rome
U.S
Civil Aeronautics Board
Disraeli
Vermont studies state police plan to curb modern crime
A special commission reports to the Vermont legislature that creating a state police force would not raise law enforcement costs by more than 50 000 dollars. The document decries the current rural justice system as inadequate for contemporary crime while outlining projected cost stability.
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Vermont
Andrew Niles
West Shaftsbury
Wendell Mattison
North Bennington
Vermont Court Ends Child Rule for Fuel Aid
On January 26, 1977 Judge Ernest Gibson issued a preliminary injunction directing the Vermont Department of Social Welfare to provide emergency fuel assistance under the Aid to Ne needy Families with Children program to individuals and families without regard to the presence of children. Needy persons without children may now qualify for emergency fuel aid under the program.
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Department of Social Welfare
Superior Court
Ernest Gibson
Department
Vermont Department of Social Welfare
Last chorus of Tokyo Rose
Melvin Maddocks reflects on Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally, noting Iva Toguri D'Aquino and Mildred Gillars as convicted propagandists. He contrasts public memory with wartime sentiment, and questions how propaganda influenced U.S. soldiers and postwar explanations of action.
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Tokyo Rose
Iva Toguri D’aquino
Chicago
Axis Sally
Mildred Gillars
Berlin
Columbus
Ohio
Rose and
Sally
Joe
Rose
Rainbow described as nature’s post wash ribbon
A poetic line from the San Francisco Chronicle likens a rainbow to the ribbon nature places after washing her hair, evoking vivid imagery of colors across the sky.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Jane Peck
Tracy E. Kenyon
Bennington
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
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General Mills Company
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Rainbow Girls’ Assembly
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Evelyn Hathaway
Florence Payne
Joan Symonds
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Susan Hogel
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Sealy’s
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Hollywood Ensemble
Elm Street
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Paul R. Philbrook
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Boston
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Tokyo
Dwight Macdonald
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