Wasteful consumption and looming energy turning point
An opinion piece argues that American progress bred waste and high living standards now strained by resource limits. It notes food waste and fuel use rising with mechanization, warns of importing oil costs, and cites a Washington agronomist on food waste impacting famine risk abroad while environment-regulated electricity tightens.
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Natal
Agronensist
University of Washington
Africa
Asia
Change Is Vital In Our Habits At The Oil Age
The essay argues that global food capacity is sufficient but market power and wasteful habits keep hunger present. It frames high prices, import dependence, and oil consumption—12 million barrels daily—and calls for energy conservation and behavioral changes as dietary and economic pressures rise.
Liberace Tax Joke On Carson Show Delights Audience
An associate recalls Liberace on the Johnny Carson Show joking about deducting stage costumes from income tax. He claims the IRS should allow deducting gowns and coshines, arguing social wearability determines deductibility. He then demonstrates by wearing an outlandish outfit to the IRS.
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Liberace
Internal Revenue Service
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IRS
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Socrates
Hope for Housewives as Government Targets Inflation in Baling Wire
A Tulsa reader cites federal steps to shield women and families from baling wire price hikes. An Atoka merchant found two Washington state truckloads, paying $13.25 daily and $0.50 per box in fees, then sold at $1.25 profit per box. Federal agents ordered refunds and warned penalties up to 2 million. Beef prices rise but wire costs stay capped to base price.
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Tulsa
Okla
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Atoka
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The Blurb Business in the Book World
A humorous diary style piece on how book blurbs shape publishing. It satirically describes the pressure to provide favorable blurbs, the rules of the game, and a writer's struggle with solicited praise from colleagues and rivals.
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Washington
United States
Hym Calderweller
Women's “Liberation Movement
Sandra Bitter
Marlon Brando
Waldo Kransky
Kransky
Author's League
League
Norman Mailer
Maynard Bowditch
Marilyn Monroe
Telegram Let Peace Begin With Me in Columbus Neb
The Telegram from Columbus Nebraska on Saturday October 13 1973 urges freedom and resistance to government control. It promotes independence and urges citizens to unite for peace and liberty as declared in the context of the era and local community concerns.
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Your Freedom
Fils
Columbus, Nebraska
Fragmented OCR Word List Teases Names and Terms Across Topics
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous proper nouns and terms such as Oscar, Greek theaters, Freud, American valuations, Venere, and Shoshone. The scattered items span people, places, roles, and concepts, with no coherent narrative or identifiable event.
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Oscar I Nia
Vermanie Exgreek Theaters
Freud
Monster
Lertainers
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Bodos
Tea Act fears and colonial defiance in New York excerpt
An Englishman in New York reports British plans to ship tea through the India Company to agents in the colonies, with profits to the company and colonial opposition expected. The piece touches on public unrest, potential fires over tea ships, and Parliament’s stance. Includes historical notes on Mathew Brady, Civil War photography, and 1827 events.
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Sergee Wid
London
New York
India Company
Mathew 8
Brady
Lake George
New York State
New York City
Tle
The
United
Court, Congress clash over executive defiance of court orders
The piece argues Nixon would defy a Supreme Court ruling on Watergate tapes, and discusses Congress power to remove jurisdiction, the limits of amendments, and the Court as final arbiter amid public opinion and constitutional debate. It likens the Court to a sacred oracle and critiques its perceived authority.
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Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
John Connally
Charles Wright
Raoul Berger
Lee Court
Congress
Senate
Nixon profile in suffering and endurance
Washington observers argue Nixon cannot quit public life, viewing his career as a constant crisis. James Barber’s analysis portrays him as endlessly enduring hardship, driven by power and suspicion, with suffering as the price of public life and political control.
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Washington
Nixon
Tiany
Lie
Supreme Court
Archibald Cox
Cox
Ervin Senate Committee
Agnew
James David Barber
Richard Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Barber
Harber
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on money lines and TV laughs
A fragmented Pastoret column links global finance to everyday life. It wanders through jokes about women and pop culture, TV laugh tracks, marketing lines, and weather metaphors, noting a mix of irony and observation in a heartwarming tone.
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