TV News Tubes Make Viewers Confused, Says Efron
Earth Efron’s experiment shows people who rely on television for news develop a skewed view of American politics. Excerpts reveal anti American and pro socialist themes, voiced mainly by interviewees and celebrities, not reporters, leaving her feeling confused and alienated. The piece appeared in TV Guide Magazine on November 5, 1975.
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IV Guide
Tube
America
FBI
CIA
Earth
Gare
New York City
United States
New York
Efrun
Btran
TV Guide Magazine
Triangle Publications, Inc
Hospitals Use Direct Mail Promoting 24 Hour ER
A reader recalls receiving a form letter from a farther hospital touting its 24 hour emergency room open seven days a week and no appointment needed. The notice offers free medical literature and hints at future ad displays in local papers.
Acme General Hospital Ad Promises Comforting ER Experience
A vintage style ad praises Acme General as a humane hospital with a friendly emergency room. It promises coffee for families, donuts, jokes, a decorated waiting area, quadraphonic music, and kid friendly features like swings and slides, aiming to reassure patients to return.
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Acme General
Nnte
Quote on GOP governance and election bets in 1990
A retort from September 14, 1990 argues that Republican administration performance is limited to one year in four, the presidential election year. The speaker urges betting and to contact around November, framing the cycle as a timed political maneuver.
Tell Your Congressmen Letters to Virginia Smith Curtis Hruska
Citizens urged to contact their U S representatives and senators with views or compliments. Addresses listed include Rep Virginia Smith 1905 Longworth Bldg Washington DC 20515 Sen Carl Curtis 2219 Dirksen Bldg Washington DC 20510 Sen Roman Hruska 209 Russell Bldg Washington DC 20510.
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Rep
Virginia Smith
Longworth
Washington, DC
Sen
Carl Curtis
Dirksen
Washington DC
Roman Hruska
Russell
Columbus Telegram Excerpt Touts Freedom Narrative
A fragmented 1976 Columbus NebraskaTelegram snippet argues for freedom and government restraint. It cites figures like Mat and Lee De, mentions control and truth, and references a Leveting Comanement style guidance. The text reads as a polemic on liberty, governance, and survey of political rhetoric.
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Lee de
Iran
Goksen
Dear Dr Lamb High Anger and Leg Cramp Advice Column
A reader asks about nighttime leg cramps and high blood pressure and receives medical guidance. Dr Lamb explains cramps can stem from circulation issues or orthopedic causes and suggests doctor examination, calcium or quinidine in some cases, and wearing warm socks at night. He also addresses a hypoglycemia diet and eggs noting cholesterol questions, advising that egg preparation does not change cholesterol content.
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DR. Lamb
Lega
Lamb — Ant
P.O
Radio City Station
New York
Across the Atlas and Time Odysseys in Puzzle Form
A fragmented word puzzle lists numbered clues spanning topics from geography to mythology and everyday objects. Entries include references to rivers, cities, animals, tools, and abstract ideas, with several unclear or garbled phrases suggesting a cryptic, cross‑category word game from a historical newspaper page.
Document detectives map public data hunt in Washington
A new enterprise thrives under the Freedom of Information Act. Document retrieval firms like Disclosure, Inc. and FACS help clients locate public records across federal agencies. Clients include a large corporation, a Veterans Administration claimant, a Labor Department user, and a consumer group seeking agency test results.
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Washington
I Federal
Disclosure, Inc
Federal Filing Service
Fast Federal Services
Washington Researchers
FACS
Arthur Lewis
Don Oakley Eyes Targeted Areas for Bird-Dog Searches
The article notes Don Oakley plans to focus on specific areas like bird dogs. It cites typical processing times of 24 years for most requests and outlines PACS fees, including 7.50 dollars plus page charges, with same-day service at 42 dollars plus 0.60 per page and weekly delays at 8 dollars plus 0.35 per page. It highlights vast federal agency data and the business potential of document retrieval. It also previews a 1976 surge in room freshener advertising featuring new odor counteractants from Chemical & Engineering News, noting safety testing but caution about possible hazards under Murphy's Law.
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PACS
Lewis
Room Sir
Hucksters
Chemical & Engineering News
American Chemical Society
Tough talk on South Africa sparks debate on civilization
The author argues for a blunt reassessment of the West’s stance on South Africa amid Angolan fighting. Citing Paul Johnson in New Republic, the piece contrasts “civilization” with “barbarism,” labeling Soviet Russia and many regimes as tyrannies, and warns that cuban troop actions could redefine western interests.
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South Africa
Johannnesburg
New Republic
Paul Johnson
Socialist
New Statesman
Russia
South Africa as a Western nation if it becomes a Third World state
The author argues that granting the World Council of Churches and Western pressure would push South Africa toward a Third World chaos. He contends racial equality is not the sole criterion of a nation and warns that losing Western alignment would erase strategic naval bases, mineral access, and commercial ties. He laments liberal cultural relativism and urges tough, arrogant distinctions between civilization and barbarism.
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World Council of Churches
New York Times
U.S
South Africa
Simonstown
South Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Acess
Voltaire
Gibbon
Catherine the Great
Russia
France
England
Mexander Pope
Mark
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