End of Year Reflections on 1971 and Humble Graciousness
A year end piece laments 1971 as trying yet notes lasting freedoms and blessings amid fear of crime and political divides. It contrasts public cynicism with praise for liberties, church choice, and the right to vote, then shifts to a Washington memo where Hubert Humphrey declines to review LBJ memoirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Humphrey
LBJ
Vietnam
Johnson
Mao shifts power as Lin Piao dies in alleged coup attempt
The dispatch traces a claimed Chinese leadership struggle after Lin Piao, the heir apparent, dies in a plane crash while allegedly plotting to assassinate Mao Tse-tung. It details Mao's response, arrests of senior generals, and purges as lines of command realign under party control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Lin Piao
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
South China
Shanghai
Wuhsi
Lin
Wenteukhhan
Mongolia
Gambling and memories from jai alai nights and college days
The narrator recalls jai alai at the Dania Palace with betting schemes like quintelas and Perfectas, then shifts to tales of Corry Area High School and University of Kansas classrooms. He notes a long skirt season, social misfits, and a memorable Haworth Hall biology lecture with cramped seating and aging facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Area High School
University of Kansas
Haworth Hall
Snow Hall
Prior to 30 By Tim Pryor
A reflective piece recounts KU memories from Haworth Hall and campus life. It recalls pre med cadavers and rabbit-hutch graduate offices, rumor of a new humanities building, shared rooms, and odd campus lore. The narrator and Gene wager on a 4-5-6 quinella with colorful banter and humorous misadventures amid college days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Regents
Haworth Hall
Haworth
Grass roots opinion from Refugio and Orange newspapers
Refugio Texas letter mocks a Houston billboard showing a peace sign calling it commie skullduggery while the writer dismisses the public display as harmless. Orange Mass paper critiques welfare and medical costs tied to family breakups, urging responsibility and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Refugio
Texas
Houston
Orange
Mass
Enterprise and Journal
Certificate to honor Dr Harrison Curtis at Erie County Medical Society
Dr Harrison E Curtis of this city will receive a certificate at the January meeting of the Erie County Medical Society held at Hamet Hospital on January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison E. Curtis
Erie County Medical Society
Hamet Hospital
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Muriel
Lady Bird
the Presidencey
Red Guard
Hawkshaws
Peking
Huang Yung-sheng
Army
Wu Fa-shien
Li Tso-peng
Navy
Chiu Hu-tso
Russia
Haipien
Dania Palace
Mrs. B
Gene
Sophie Kroll
Tim Pryor
Jo Jo White
Kroll
Anoeta
Ramon
Quinella
Grass Roots Opinion
Curry
Corry High School
Warren County
Lander
Salvationists
Corry
North East
Spartansburg
Union City
C.S. Steadman
Rotary Club
Service Club
Charles Litt
Byler ,Jr
Byler
ROUYN
Appes
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