Celebrification reshapes heroes in a yearlong silly season
The piece examines how television and media foster a perpetual trivial spotlight on celebrities, replacing traditional heroes with instantly recognized but quickly forgotten figures. It argues that the press favors light trivia over substantial events, while enduring heroes remain larger than life beyond glossy fame.
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Europe
Paris
Edwin Diamond
Columbia Journalism Review
Metro
Perry
Poles
Lindy
U.S
Lincoln
Washington
Jefferson
Monticello
Ben Franklin
Philadelphia
Jetset
August Gains Spur Cautious Texas Industrial Outlook
Industrial production rose 1.3 percent in August the strongest gain since October 1972. Fred Bergeron of Rockdale and Texas Alcoa officials caution on a rapid recovery. Alcoa Rockdale stockpiles shrink as Point Comfort runs poorly. lignite explains the gap.
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Fred Bergeron
Rockdale
Texas Alcoa
Alcoa
Point Comfort
Bergeron
Texas
Milam County
One School for All by Busing Proposal
Letter to the editor argues that busing disputes reflect national divides and proposes a single 20 story school in Boston with pneumatic tubes and cocooned students to deliver all children by bus between neighborhoods. The author fantasizes a fully integrated, centralized school system with a citywide delivery network.
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Boston
J.A
Land Trade Proposed for Matagorda Island Park
A plan from Commissioner Bob Armstrong proposes swapping 18,000 acres of state land near Fort Bliss for the federal share of Matagorda Island to create a scenic park. A joint committee sided with state ownership of the 30 mile island south of Port Lavaca. The U S Air Force will stop using Matagorda as a bombing range while the Interior Department seeks it as a new refuge for the whooping crane. The site offers top fishing and hunting within easy drive of Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
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Matagorda Island
Bob Armstrong
Fort Bliss
el Paso
House
Senate
Port Lavaca
U. S. Air Force
Matagorda
U. S. Interior Department
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