The Rivals PBS broadcast sparks debate on democracy
Don Oakley argues that the PBS airing of The Rivals, a 1976 debate reenactment, exposes the difference between fiery Lincoln Douglas exchanges and modern televised debates. He faults the dull, issue lacking 1970s format and urges, for future elections, open questioning and responsive debate among candidates.
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Public Broadcasting Service
PBS
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Norman Corwin
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Illinois
Ford
Carter
United States
Lincoln
Douglas
The Decline of i e Usage and Latin Conventions
The piece critiques professors misusing i e and similar Latin abbreviations in speech. It notes i e and e g are misapplied as general connectors and laments the erosion of precise meanings viz namely and ergo. It argues education should teach proper usage.
The fading away of Teddy Kennedy
Sen. Edward Kennedy reflects that had he run in 1968 he might now be finishing White House service at 44. The Kennedy magic waned as Carter rose, with Chappaquiddick still haunting him and many doubting his political future.
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Washington
NEA
Edward Kennedy
White House
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Kennedys
Massachusetts
Carter
Jimmy
Teddy
Senate
Chappaquidick
Mary Jo Kopechne
R. Nixon
Indexing basketball nights at The Index
James Collinsworth manages 48 girls over multiple high school games with limited coach cooperation. Tuesday's late night deadline forces sparse space for each team as fans and parents juggle busy schedules. Interpol notes and 98 nations in crime fight context end the piece.
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James Collinsworth
Telesensory Systems blends profit with helping the blind
Palo Alto entrepreneur Jim Bliss leads Telesensory Systems Inc a five year old company that reinvests profits into research for the visually impaired The firm lowers welfare dependence by enabling blind workers to earn more and supports products like the Optacon a reading device that scans text and translates it into tactile pins for reading printed material The goal is broader social integration and better self image for blind employees.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Jim Bliss
Bliss
Telesensory Systems Inc
TSI
TSI Calculator
Chris Berg
This Day in History Highlights Major Global Moments
December 2 marks events from 1942 Chicago nuclear chain reaction to 1965 Enterprise air strikes in Vietnam. Napoleon crowns itself emperor in 1804 and Monroe Doctrine outlined in 1823. Castro’s Cuba bid and Vatican visit noted along with Chile’s 1976 emergency after protests.
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Associated Press
University of Chicago
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Napoleon
Austerlitz
Czechoslovakia
James Monroe
Fedel Castro
Cuba
Batista
Archbishop of
Canterbury
John XXIII
Vatican
U. S
Enterprise
Vietnam
U Thant
Burma
U.N
Chile
Santiago
TSI Expands Aids For Visual Impairment With Reading Aid
TSI offers a nine day training course for Optacon buyers. Users start at 12 wpm and rise to 40 to 50 wpm with use, some reaching 100 wpm. The company also sells a talking calculator that announces each step, programs in any language, and performs six functions.
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TSI
Berg
The Childress Index Introductory Publishing Note
The Childress Index announces its establishment July 28 1988 as Childress oldest business institution printed in Childress Texas by Ox Bow Printing. It is published Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays and offers local subscriptions with rates for Childress adjoining counties at seven dollars per year and eight fifty for other counties.
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Childress Index
Childress
Texas
The
Childress Index, Inc
Ox Bow Printing
Morris Higley
Ford and Mao Meet in Peking Anniversary Item
One year ago President Ford and Chairman Mao Tsetung of China met for nearly two hours in Peking. Two hundred years ago Washington’s troops marched from New Brunswick to Princeton in their retreat across New Jersey. Today’s birthdays Julie Harris 51 Maggie Smith 42. Thought for today cites a Chinese proverb. Bicentennial footnote notes the 1776 march.
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Ford
Mao Tsetung
China
Peking
Julie Harris
Maggie Smith
George Washington
New Brunswick
Princeton
New Jersey
Gehrig Sets Consecutive Games Record with 2130 Streak
Lou Gehrig, star first baseman for the New York Yankees, remains renowned for his record 2130 consecutive games. The feat solidifies his place in baseball history as one of the sport’s most enduring iron men.
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Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Barbs on 10 Commandments and office humor
The item satirically notes about ten amendments to the ten commandments. It quips that fewer tasks leave more time and cautions the subordinate who knows more than the boss to hide it. It also mentions pioneering 1976 style and raising an air conditioner two degrees.
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