Spirit of 76 urged for national Bicentennial push
The Pennsylvania Mirror urges Americans to rally for the 1976 bicentennial marking the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution. It notes the national commission has organized plans while cities from Niagara Falls to Kodiak set programs, but Philadelphia lacks urgency. Central Pennsylvania is praised for contributing to national culture and history. The piece calls for renewed commitment before the year arrives.
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Nixon
Niagara Falls
N.C
Kodiak
Alaska
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States
Pennsylvania Mirror
State College
Hair market links long hair to European trip
Grass roots opinion from Rosholt South Dakota features Beecham Inc advertising a hair buy at 200 dollars a pound to test grooming products. The company claims a long-haired youth could earn about 400 dollars per clipping and save for a Europe trip by graduation.
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Rosholt
S.D
Beecham, Inc
Europe
Mead Park vandalism cited as social illness
A city report on Mead Park vandalism sparks discussion of underlying causes. An Erie psychiatrist links acts to mental quirks and social pressures, noting some incidents are one offs while others reflect broader trends. Police will review jeep tire prints as possible leads. A separate piece accuses Federal Power Chairman John Nassikas of hiding studies to push a four billion dollar gas rate hike.
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Mead Park
Erie
Erie County
Corry
Emn
Federal aide accused in conspiracy over gas reserve figures
The American Gas Association and FPC experts clash over Louisiana gas reserve estimates 24 vs 34 Tcf. Nassikas allegedly suppressed damaging economics dissent and favored producers, risking $4 billion in higher rates. Journal exposes hidden Nassikas Papers and hints at impeachment grounds. Families urged to read more in The Journal daily.
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American Gas Association
Louisiana
FPC
Nassikas
Federal Power
Senate
Phil Hart
D-Mich
Senate Antitrust
Rendelman
Frayed honor and crime in early American tabloids
A collage of vignettes on dishonesty and sensationalism appears from a Detroit AP context with figures like Legs Diamond and Jolson, plus Ford Motor ads challenging safety standards. The piece threads vaudeville characters, criminal lore, and social satire through a late night table scene at Reuben's, ending with a Bible gift from Richard Bennett to Texas Guinan.
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Texas Guinan
Richard Bennett
Richar Burton
Mr. Bennett
Ford Ads Push Front Seat Safety Amid Regulatory Battles
Ford Motor Co publicizes safety features in a 1970s advert that questions front seat restraint use while highlighting car safety advances. The campaign urges reader feedback, frames safety as a voter issue, and signals potential shifts in automotive advertising amid government emission and crash standards debates. John Morrissey notes industry expectation of more such tailored ads as competitors stay silent on rivals’ campaigns.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Grey Advertising
John Morrissey
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Morrissey
John Cuniff
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John Nassikas
Federal Power Commission
Gordon Gooch
PFC
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Martin Rendelman
American Public Gas Association
Gooch
Journal Daily
New York
Legs
al Jolson
Jolson
Winter Garden
Legs Diamond
Owney Madden
Jolie
Stephen H. Wildstrom
Associated Press
Jim Bishop
Reuben’s
Oscar Levant
Vincent Lopez
Clifton Webb
Ben Bernie
Zelma O'Neill
Charlie
Chile Mapocho Acuna
Stanislaus
Yosef
Don
Claridge Hotel
John Cunniff
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