Baker outlines law on drivers shifting fault in crashes
J Stannard Baker of Northwestern University's Traffic Institute proposes Baker's Law. He argues drivers blame lowest culpability compatible with credibility after accidents, often citing steering, brakes, or tire failures to avoid admitting own fault. He notes reporting bias toward non intoxication causes and cites nighttime, post bar crash patterns.
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J. Stannard Baker
Northwestern University
Traffic Institute
Baker
Bakerist
Detroit
Akron
Washington Sex and Power in Dull Washington
A spoof density survey notes not much sex in Washington under Nixon, with Corry and Applebaum offering witty takes. It jokes that Democrats outshine Republicans in romantic exploits, cites regional quirks, and hints the Pentagon is abuzz during budget fights while Agnew keeps the press in line.
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Washington
John Carry
Corry
Georgetown
Bethesda
Harper's
Heinrich Applebaum
National Institute of Domestic Affairs
NIDA
Applebaum
Washington Monument
Nixon
Johnson
Kenedy
John Mitchell
Senate
Washington Post
House
White House
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
National Press Club
Pentagon
Congress
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Hillbilly image sparks demand to stop slur labels
A New York based letter criticizes hillbillies pejorative stereotype and calls for ending hostile namecalling. The writer parallels reactions to ethnic slurs and defends hillbillies pride while lampooning minstrel caricatures and the rural image.
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New York
NEA
Ne. Agnew
Tke McClod
Zeke
Meg
The Hillbilly Stereotype and a Gallus Snapffects
A discussion on hillbilly labels and racial slurs traces origins to Ma and Pa Kettle, Li'l Abner, The Beverly Hillbillies, Amos n Andy, and Moonbeam McSwine. The author recounts insults about footwear and origin, rejects prejudice, and vows a provocative response by snapping a gallus to confront stereotypes.
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Pa Kettle
Amos 'N
Andy
Real McCoys
Kentucky
Stokely Carmichael
Barbs by Phil Pastoret Offer Gambling Warning
Phil Pastoret warns readers against expecting to win money from a titled rival, joking about gamblers and wet milk. The remarks suggest caution amid current times without naming specific events or persons beyond the author.
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Phil Pastoret
Public antsportation and termites in campus life
The text notes a playful phrase about public antsportation and termites as pests, contrasting college administrators recalling simpler times with panly raids, and reflects on how success is measured by contentment.
Telegram Let Peace Begin With Me in 1970 Columbus Neb
The Telegram urges readers to promote personal freedom through self control and moral guidance. It emphasizes freedom as a gift from God, not a government grant, and cautions against licentiousness while aligning with moral laws. Published in Columbus Nebraska on Thursday July 16 1970.
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Wien Man
Columbus
Nebraska
Bishops Push Unions Across California Grape Fields
Catholic bishops backing Cesar Chavez press for compulsory unionism among farm workers in the Southwest. Priests Lyons and Healy challenge church interference as growers capitulate to economic pressure. Chavez’s campaign is labeled a hoax by clergy critics.
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Cesar Chavez
California
Southwest
Daniel Lyons
Cletus Healy
Coachella
Palm Springs
Delano
San Joaquin Valley
Caesar
God
Coachella Valley
Bishops’ Committee
Joseph Donnelly
Hatford
George Higgins
Washington, D.C
Chavez
America
Father Lyons
Father Healy
Donelly
Higgins
Compulson
Hag
New York City
Southampton
Lang Islami
Ethel Kennedy
Baston
SDS
Berkeley
Church Christ Founded
King Feaulres Syndicate
Doctor's Mailbag on Cervical Conditions and Fibroids
Questions cover cervical ectopy and treatment with silver nitrate, fibroids causes and management, hysterectomy implications, pregnancy effects, and post hysterectomy hormones. Answers advise limited surgery, possible menopause hormone therapy, and note pregnancies may be affected by fibroids. repairs and late options discussed with cautions.
Across and Down Puzzle Fragments and Word Clues
A scrambled crossword style item lists across and down clues with mixed phrases and partial words, showing various hints such as animals, places, and objects. The fragmented text includes references to animals, metals, and common nouns, suggesting a filled grid with mapped clue answers.
Crossing the United States on a dime by a young cub reporter
Harvey Haddad, 18, left Pottsville after high school with Rotary Club support to travel to California. He reached Columbus, worked at The Columbus Cafe, and plans a cross country writing project with a $200 reward for completion and return. En route he earns by odd jobs, praises Columbus hospitality, and forecasts reaching San Francisco, then Utah.
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United States
Harvey Haddad
Pottsville
Columbus
Harvey
Poltsyilla
P.L. Harris, Jr
Columbus Cafe
33 Avenue
iHarris
Cook,Courier
Fillmore
Arcadian
Peru Pointer
Peru State Teachers College
Arcadia High School
Haddad
San Francisco
Pawnee Park
Aden
Utah
Q and A Quiz From a Curious Archive
A collection of Q and A items on varied topics including fern leaf color, leaf fall, official country titles, constitutional protections, government premiums, geographic extremes, and the first peacetime draft. Notable facts include mosquito fern color variation, oaks shedding late, two countries titled United States, protection against corruption of blood, misprint on rara sales, Cape Wrangell as westernmost point, and the first peacetime draft law in 1940 with draft number 158.
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U.S. Selective Service System
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Holy Picture Distress
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Nuneza
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Attu Island
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