Telegram Opinion Plunder in cradle of liberty
In Philadelphia during its Bicentennial year Mayor Rizzo faces a defic it in city finances similar to a colonial era tax uproar seen in the past. Proposals to tax Bicentennial visitors and hotel guests were defeated but could return as city spending pressures grow. The piece laments rising government raids on income and calls homegrown King Georges the real threat.
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Philadelphia
Rizzo
King George
Washington
D.C
Rizzo City
Pennsylvania
Georges
Prairie Fire Organizing Committee
Weather Underground
Puerto Rican Socialist Party
Cuban General Directorate of Intelligence
Havana
Tom Paine
Samm Adams
James Madison
Jeremy Rifkin
Exxon
General Motors
MacDonald Hamburger
Capitol Hill
California
Florida
Marriott Motel
Santa Clara
Calif
Chicago
New Jersey
Africa
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Georgia
Atlanta
North America
Benedict Arnold
Quebec
Rochambeau
Connecticut
New York
America
Heartwarming tale of Wallaces Oil aid to a New York refiner
The piece portrays Charles Wallace of Wallace & Wallace Chemical & Oil Co receiving a federal subsidy amendment that grants $1 million a month under the petroleum allocation program to support his planned Macon County refinery. It criticizes government price controls and allocations as indirect corporate welfare while praising Javits and Allen for helping a "deserving" entrepreneur.
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Jacob Javits
New York
James Allen
Alabama
United States Senate
Charles Wallace
Wallace & Wallace Chemical & Oil Co
New York City
Wallace
Macon County
Ala
Senate
Federal Energy Administration
Mr. Wallace
Mobil Oil Co
Washington Post
Javits
Allen
Subscriptions and Libertas in a Southern Town
A reader asks where to subscribe to a Freedom Newspapers aligned paper south of St. Louis and cites editors like the Columbus Telegram. The editor suggests Panama City Florida or Pampa Texas as possible options and lists other Freedom Newspapers in the south with a call to readers to pursue libertarian views.
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Columbus
Platte County
Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
St. Louis
Telegram
Freedom Newspapers
O.E. Westlund
SE 70 Ave
Portland
Ore
Panama City
Florida
News-Herald
Pampa
Texas
Daily News
Freedom
Santa Ana
Anaheim
la Habre
Marysville
Porterville
Turlock
Calif
Fort
Chasing the dollar and the nation’s conscience
A reflective piece questions American obsession with success and money. It contrasts rising wealth with the shrinking value of the dollar, noting that a pound of steak rose from 17 cents in 1910 to about $1.89 today, illustrating devaluation.
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America
Police Brace for July Fourth Counterdemonstrations
John Chamberlain notes a planned leftist rally during the Bicentennial weekend in Washington and Philadelphia. Police warn of possible disruptions as radicals align under a common banner, with officials forecasting outcomes by July 5 and citing security briefings from Washington, Philadelphia, and the Senate Subcommittee in Internal Security.
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Lenin
Marx
Paul Revere
Nathan Hale
People’s Bicentennial Commission
Washington, D.C
New York City
Franklin Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Robert L. Rabe
Washington
Senate Subcommittee In Internal Security
Desegregation Busing Fails to Boost Minority Achievement
A decade long Riverside study finds desegregation busing did not raise minority students' achievement or motivation. White students in bottom income groups gain self esteem, while overall effects on academics remain flat. Researchers Miller and Gerard note disappointment despite initial hopes.
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Riverside
Calif
Boston
Riverside busing program judged a failure and divisive
The analysis concludes that Riverside's busing experiment did not improve minority education. It increased group clique behavior and reduced acceptance of outsiders. Critics warn that unless busing achieves stated goals, it cannot be defended.
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Riverside
Dollar chase in 1928 and the rise of credit culture
A 1928 column critiques the growing debt culture dominated by Diners Club precursors and banks. It argues Americans spend beyond means with rising credit, IRS audits, and Social Security costs while urging thrift, ending with a skeptical note on political conventions and a provocation about paying back money.
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Diners Club
Bank of America
Chase Manhattan
National Business Council For Consumer Affairs
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Thomas Paine
Our Republic
Niagara
Irving Wallace
Clem Shaver
Democrats
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OSHA
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Sam Adams
Benjamin Rush
Mao
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St. John
Norman Miller
University of Southern California
Harold B. Gerard
UCLA
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Will Rogers
Will Rogers Memorial Commission
Bryan Sterning
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