The Irresistible Mule in Hartsville Opinion
Early Wilds defends Old Red the mule in Hartsville South Carolina while a city ordinance forbids mules in town. A judge upholds the law but allows Red to stay due to publicity, illustrating how laws banning conduct rather than crimes hamper freedom. The piece argues laws should specify crimes like nuisance or harm rather than blanket bans. Old Red sparks a broader critique of overreaching regulations.
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Arly Wilds
Red
Harsiiville
S.C
Hartsville
Old Red
Sime
Profits essential to economy say Wall Street Journal
The piece argues profits power growth and public welfare, noting profits fund capital equipment and jobs, affect pension funds and prices. It warns that reduced profit levels strain debt, borrowing, and banks, while urging business leaders and politicians to defend profits for the common man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Fed
Iman
Wall Street Journal
Hershey Bar Compulsion and Political Lame Ducks
A 1924 column satirizes FTC nutrition ad rules demanding vitamin labeling and mocks Hershey bars as victims of overregulation. The author also notes a Marine Corps camp and defines a lame duck, critiquing politics and post election sentiment.
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Federal Trade Commission
Marine Corps
Hershey Bars and Hidden Nutrition Information
Jim Fiebig muses on discovering nutrition facts on a Hershey bar wrapper after years of eating them without care. He laments adds like soya lecithin and wishes FTC oversight, noting the surprise altered taste and long exposure to calories and fat.
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Federal Trade Commission
Barbs by Phol Pastoret
The column riffs on male nerves and money, joking that fear of finances chills men. It whimsically links weather, education honors, and weekend timing, and punningly twists a literary title into a joke about long distance calls.
Columbus Telegram editorial on democracy and rights
The Columbus Telegram from November 14, 1974, presents a fragmented, spell- and copy-edit challenged political commentary referencing rights, government roles, and the Declaration of Independence. It discusses power, integrity, and society with a cautious tone about political figures and cabinet actions.
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Columbus Telegram
Columbus
Nebraska
Bandmaster Across 32 Kimono Sash 1 Noted 33 Capital Of Orchestra
Puzzle appears as a garbled crossword with scattered proper nouns and phrases. Readable items include bandmaster, kimono sash, capital, orchestra, and various partial clues. The text mixes broken entries and unrelated letters, offering few complete facts or coherent narrative for a standard news summary.
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Orchestra
France Steader
Lum bago explained and age for first child discussed
Dear Dr Lamb answers questions on Lum bago a misused term for lumbar back pain caused by muscular strain or spinal issues. He cautions on diagnosis and stresses examining underlying causes. He also addresses a 96 year old asking if she can have a first child, saying age alone is not a hard limit but pregnancy risk rises with age and individual health.
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Lawrence FE. Lamb
DR. Lamb
Jose
Reader
Marcus Foster and the myth of black heroes
The piece argues that contemporary black icons serve as entertainment more than guidance. It recalls Marcus Foster, Oakland schools superintendent murdered on November 6, 1973, praising his work to reform dropout recovery and fight narcotics amid Oakland’s turbulent politics and Black Panther influence.
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Eldridge Cleaver
George Jackson
Angela Davis
Malcolm X
Huey Newton
Marcus Foster
Oakland
Calif
Foster
Philadelphia
Black Panther Party
Berkeley
Marcus Foster Slain in Oakland School Shooting Case
In Oakland during 1973 Marcus Foster, head of the school district, faced hostility over student ID cards as he campaigned to improve safety. He was killed by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army after speaking at a school board meeting, with Nancy Ling Perry among those linked to the attack. Two suspects awaited trial.
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Oakland
Foster
Marcus Foster
Bay Bridge
Nancy Ling Perry
Cleaver
Newton
Jackson
Seale
Davis
Which is purer which is purer
A discussion on the feasibility of zero discharge policies links water pollution law to how discharges from home water softeners are treated. The Water Quality Association argues these discharges are harmless, while EPA enforcement pushes states to set very low limits, with California classifying salt as toxic and many towns restricting in-home softeners.
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The
Water Quality Association
Environmental Protection Agency
California
Environmental standards clash over water quality and taxes
An association argues that prohibitions may improve sewage but reduce home water quality and suggests softened water saves resources by cutting detergents and pollutants. Separately, Americans paid $55 per person more in state and local taxes in 1973 than 1972, totaling $577 per capita, with 14 states gaining $685 million from tax cuts and nine states increasing taxes by $334 million, a net state tax reduction of $350 million so far.
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Association
Commerce Clearing House
Arkansas
New York
Cnly
Tax Foundation
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Nation's Press
Lord
Congress
Hershey
Royres
Jim Fiebig
LA Hemos Forbcare
Phol Pastoret
Your Freedom Newspaper
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Mea, Ee
Mr. Clean
Mr. Irty
Bartzes Vitaepositories
Covenant
Cyiz Solr
Jeffrey Hart
Don Oakley
Wes Gong
Mumammad Ali
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