Flying Trip to Texas Brings Farce of Air Travel Home
The house head returns from a Texas flight boasting of flawless service and luxury. The narrator laments a home-burdened scene of a dry heat day, a bee sting, car that won't start, and a fridge empty of edible fare, highlighting domestic comedy and travel praise.
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Texas
Dallas
Chris
Johnson faces Viet Nam clash with domestic focus
The press conference shows President Johnson juggling two aims. He expands U S troop strength in Vietnam but withholds a general reserves call up while keeping a keen eye on domestic politics. He contrasts his approach with Roosevelt and signals possible air mobile divisions to block North Viet Nam's covert routes.
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The Smell of a Barn and Livery Stables Era
Professor-at-Large reminisces about a prewar childhood in Elmira when horses defined daily life. He recalls barnyards and livery stables, horse-drawn deliveries, fire drills, city horse blocks, and the scent of hay and bridle paths. The piece endures as a tribute to a horsey age and its vanished streets.
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Erie
Buckbee House
Arthur Booth
AMA
Rorick’s Glen
Walter Catlett
Harry Hershey
Dan Patch
Boston
New York
Smithsonian Institution
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