Progress with juveniles in Hatboro’s Spirit
In Hatboro’s Today's Spirit column the article argues that punishing juveniles by jailing them with adults creates adult criminals. It notes Pennsylvania's bill to bar placing youths in adult jails, separate status offenders, and build county facilities. Judges feared facility and security gaps, but two and a half years aim to implement a more humane, effective system for youths and society.
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Pennsylvania
Hatboro
The Economy in 1976: Uncertain Upturn and Structural Concerns
Fears of a late cycle slowdown persist alongside cautious optimism that 1976 will continue a real expansion. Leading indicators fell for three months, stock markets faltered, and auto sales rose while retail trade lagged. Global authorities warned on conditions, but policymakers hold unused anti-storm weapons. A healthy growth path exists if business investment strengthens and unemployment edges lower.
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U.S
Battle to curb inflation and raise productivity urged
The piece argues inflation as the core evil and urges action to raise productivity per hour, reduce cost-push inflation, and improve business labor and government relations. It calls for deregulation, stockpiling critical materials, and bold adoption of new economic ideas beyond Keynes. It critiques inflation psychology and time to shift from traditional theories.
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John Maynard Keynes
Keynes
Oswalds Trial Docudrama Draws Fire On TV Tonight
A viewer advisory notes ABCs two night four hour Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald blends fact and fiction. The piece depicts Oswald in an isolation cage awaiting a verdict and toys with conspiracy theories involving the Mafia CIA FBI and anti Castro elements while Johnson supposedly orders restraint.
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Los Angeles
ABC
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Jack Ruby
John Pleshette
Dallas
Johnson
LBJ
CBS News
Kennedy
Marina
Mo Malone
Gladys Glad and the sapphire ring tale from Broadway
In a 1977 King Features feature, Gladys Glad, famous as an ageless Park Avenue beauty, rejects Florenz Ziegfeld and Mark Hellinger’s seduction while guarding a sapphire ring. A two‑bit stone scandal leads to a costly fix, revealing her bold feminist stance and pride. The anecdote highlights Broadway glamour, romance, and cash allure surrounding the Follies era.
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Bronx
Gladys Glad
Florenz Ziegfeld
Stage Center
Glad
Park Avenue
Mark Hellinger
Taan
Mark
Presario
Boston
New Haven
Bridgeport
Flo
Broadway
Ziegfeld
Hellinger
Somoza Dictatorship’s Glamour Fails in Harsh Reality
A critical profile of Anastasio Somoza, Nicaragua’s dictator, portraying him as a vainglorious, medal-clad ruler who rules by fear and bribery. The piece details the pink loyalty cards, forced parades, and cantonal control that keep his regime, aided by U S support, in power while exploiting the people.
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Washington
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Idi Amin
Latin America
Somoza
U.S
United Nations
CIA
Pentagon
United States
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Sylvia Porter
United States Senate
Richard S Schweiker
Rpa
Senate
Washington, D.C
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Giffin
Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
Marc L. Marks
Longworth
R. Budd Dwyer
Honorable Forest Hopkins
Jim Bishop
King Features
Syd
Liberal Party
Jack Anderson
Luis
Somozas
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