The Great Beverage Baron Conspiracy Revisited
In mid 1977 Boston columnist Melvin Maddocks recounts a quixotic saga of coffee price hikes, tea and cocoa shortages, and the rise of beverage barons. Herb T. Jamocha, chasing a perfect hot drink, experiments from ancient recipes to modern mashups, finds a serendipitous brew from mulched leaves and crabgrass, earns a patent and a citywide smile as his lawnmower era winds to success.
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Boston
T. Jamocha
Herb T
Ponce de Leon
Far East
Carter era Cabinet missteps spark humorous toppling of routines
Observer New York reports on a comical scene from the Carter administration as officials miss a Cabinet meeting after the president’s Capitol stroll. Secretary Vance reportedly walked from Foggy Bottom to contact people, while Harold Brown, seen with maps at dawn, wandered Route 1 toward Richmond prompting airlifted rations and officials to weigh a new travel plan.
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Capitol
White House
Hamilton Jordan
State Department
Vance
Jordan
Harold Brown
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Air Force
Route 1
Richmond
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cabinet in the Street With Officials Walking to Work
President and aides joke about Cabinet members crossing streets without chauffeurs as officials from Treasury to HEW face mishaps. Blumenthal, Brzezinski, Califano, and the attorney general are mentioned in a satirical exchange about trying to connect with the people. The dialogue ends with a call to cancel meetings to regain contact.
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Jordan
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Mike Blumenthal
CIA
Langley
Baltimore
Califano
White House
Plans for reorganizing a Bennington band lead by consent
Plans for reorganizing the Bennington band are underway with Frank Marra agreeing to lead, joined by prospective members Nicholas Marra William Andrews John Tinker Charles Hubbell William Hart and Roy LaFlamme. Other notes include William H Wills acting as Vermont governor during Gov Aiken’s Washington inauguration and local civic events across Bennington Arlington Hoosick Falls Dorset and Williams College basketball previews.
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Bennington
Frank Marra
Nicholas Marra
William Andrews
John Tinker
Charles Hubbell
William Hart
Roy LaFlamme
William H. Wills
George Aiken
Washington
Vermont
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Notable events on this date across history
Key anniversaries include Nellie Bly completing a 72 day world trip in 1890, transcontinental telephone service starting in 1915, Winston Churchill’s death in 1965, Manson and associates convicted in 1971, Nixon’s 1972 Vietnam note, the Fraunces Tavern bombing in 1975, and China’s 1975 constitutional overhaul.
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Nellie Bly
New York
Sir Winston Churchill
Free World
Britain
Friends say Strom will live long then die in ecstasy
Quotes from Strom's friends claim he will reach a century and then die of terminal ecstasy. The American Legion Magazine remarks that Americans either deny or ignore the energy crisis. Includes note of condensed Business Digest reprinted with Meetings & Conventions permission.
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Strom
Abzug as FTC Chair Favored by New York Delegation
The Wall Street Journal reports plans to appoint Bella S. Abzug former New York congresswoman as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Rep Edward Koch endorses her, arguing she would regulate and potentially spur deregulation benefiting the business community and shifting opinion among leaders and editorial writers.
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New York
Federal Trade Commission
Edward I. Koch
Koch
New York City
Ms. Abzug
Bell
FTC
Harris for Housing Secretary debated in Senate confirmation
Patricia Harris appeared before Senator Proxmire to seek confirmation as Carter's housing and urban development secretary. The debate centered on whether Cabinet secretaries should be field experts or bright generalists who can hire experts, with Harris touted as a trailblazing versatile leader.
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Sen. Proxmire
Presiden Carter
Ms. Harris
America
Harris
Carter
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