The Great Depression songs versus later eras mood switch
An opinion piece by John Pinkerman contrasts 1930s to 1970s 80s attitudes, noting how cheerful lyrics and memories of simple joys emerged despite hardship. He cites songs like Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams and Walking My Baby Back Home to illustrate resilience and small happiness.
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Copley News Service
John Pinkerman
Pinkerman
Fulbright Faith and UN Musings Spark Public Debate
The article critiques J William Fulbright as a former senator now a private lawyer who defends the UN amid its woes. It notes American weariness with the UN and questions his call to revive faith in the organization, contrasting with past League of Nations failures as he advocates a 1945 style role for the UN.
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Los Angeles Times
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Yasir Arafat
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Washington, D.C
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Merchants cite need for IDs over unsigned checks
A reader argues that drivers licenses or other IDs are essential for verification as checks fail or are returned due to insufficient funds or no account. Merchants must cover costs, raise prices, and justify cautious practices to protect business and customers. The public should accept stricter ID checks to ensure payment and security.
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U.S
Endings that Promise Hope Yet Dull Final Twist Tarnishes It
A critique of television conventions favoring happy endings over tragedy. The writer notes 1938 film roots and modern TV trends, citing Maureen Stapleton's The Queen of a Stardust Ballroom where a hopeful arc ends abruptly with a final sorrowful shot.
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Unclear narrative fragment on a mysterious death scene
Fragmentary note attributes a Times Syndicate line about a boyfriend discovering a death from a mysterious illness in the night. The text hints at a critical event but lacks coherent details or full context for a complete summary.
No fitting barbs for loan managers or beds of Washington
A short humorous note by Phil Pastoret suggests quirky phrases and wordplay about loan managers, scheduling, and George Washington beds as curiosities. It playfully remarks that memory fades with time and hints at antique furniture themes for a future gag collection.
South Dakota Across Clue Set
A crossword style puzzle clue list for South Dakota themed answers across and down. Includes definitions for capital nickname assault recast terms for biblical mountain test again stay golf mound conclude lone scouts america takes into custody dispute and more with related down clues such as wine poison Italian city Scottish sheeptold natural fats and heating device
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America
Puzzle clues answer set
Answers list for a word puzzle include Fisherman's dev perfumes legal point size of shot legislative body eccentric wheels death notice roman emperor demarcation high cards take a breather witticism biblical pronoun golf teacher raver fortification leads in production mimicker italian painter continent part of a microscope fruit decay fall month before island snooze with each clue yielding a discrete term in sequence
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Freedom Newspaper Motto and Publication Details
The Columbus Telegram presents a self description page asserting freedom as self-control and a moral guide, citing the Coveting Commandment, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence. Dated Saturday March 29 1975 in Columbus Nebraska.
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Columbus Telegram
Columbus
Nebraska
Causes and management of gas in the digestive tract
A reader asks about excess gas in the stomach and colon. Causes include swallowed air, lactose intolerance, fat malabsorption, and spastic colon. Milk, fatty foods, and low fiber diets are common triggers. relief comes from dietary changes, avoiding milk, adding bran and cereals, and identifying individual sensitivities.
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DR. Lamb
Liberalism in action and the Vietnam war critique
A harsh polemic alleging that American liberalism in Congress and policy sabotaged South Vietnamese allies by cutting fuel and ammunition. The author argues for harsher action in 1966 and compares current aid cuts to Chamberlain's appeasement, citing Hanoi gains and Soviet support.
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Congress
Bernard Fall
Sir Robert Thompson
North Vietnam
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Henry Kissinger
Saigon
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Hue
Liberal critics blamed for Vietnam crisis and world risks
The writer accuses liberal figures and Watergate era politics of weakening U S resolve aiding North Vietnam. He argues such complacency invites a broader war, cites military aid limits, and frames liberalism as guiding Western decay and self-inflicted danger. He warns of cascading global instability and lost credibility.
Women as chief beneficiaries of life insurance in 1973
In 1973 women dominated life insurance death benefits with seven of ten ordinary policies naming female beneficiaries. Widows collected about 2.3 billion dollars, 54 percent of total benefits, while children received 472 million and other relatives 335 million.
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United States
Institute of Life Insurance Statistics
Black Students Walk Out Over Obsolete Day At Shaker Heights High
About 25 black students protested the school's lack of observance of Black Achievement Day while Cleveland public schools closed. Another 525 black students stayed in class, suggesting views on the link between achievement and attendance.
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Shaker Heights
Ohio
Cleveland
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