Interstate Highway System grows from 1956 plan to vast network
The Interstate Highway System began in 1956 under Eisenhower and now covers about 37,597 miles with gaps in key routes. Congress funded 350 million for resurfacing, while federal-aid roads total 910,000 miles with 318,740 needing repair. Secretary Coleman notes cars remain the dominant transport, and youth pursue driving at 16.
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Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
Congress
Federal Highway Administration
William T. Coleman
America
Beware the IRSs Ire in Tax Disputes 1975 Overview
Tax disputes across the U S Court of Claims District Courts and Tax Court showed the IRS prevailing about 58 percent of cases in 1975 while taxpayers won roughly 11 percent partially favorable outcomes and most settlements are informal but not final.
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Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Court of Claims
U.S. District Courts
U.S. Tax Court
IRS
Commerce Clearinghouse
CCH
Kilpatrick on party platforms and conservatism
James J Kilpatrick critiques contemporary platforms calling both major parties brittle and hollow. He argues Democratic planks mirror past bombastic denunciations promises and self praise, noting a persistent pattern of rhetoric over substance.
Time to Spare for God and the 1976 Platform Debate
The piece blends a political critique of the 1976 Democratic platform with reflections on worship and time. It contrasts party promises on minimum wage and social programs with a call to deliberate time for God, citing Jesus’s example of busy life balanced by retreat and rest. It links personal renewal to faithful service amid public pressure and political noise.
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Martin Luther King, Jr
District of Columbia
Jimmy Carter
Kempis
God
Raner
Jesus
Waters
Zaccheus
Son of God
Fam
John the Baptist
Herod
Pinch Bottom bags cut food loss in overseas shipments
An estimated 25 percent of U S food sent abroad is lost to shipping damage pests and spoilage after arrival. New Pinch Bottom bags developed by St Regis Paper Co with State Dept aid reduce losses by insects moisture and punctures, keeping contents intact during long delays and harsh conditions.
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United States
India
Bangladesh
St. Regis Paper Co
State Department
Agency For International Development
John Chamberlain
St. Regis
Warning to the Democrats over Carter Right to Work stance
A 1960s-esque column argues Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party face fallout from support for state Right to Work laws amid a Louisiana assassination linked to Right to Work figures. It notes South opposition, political risk, and a national poll showing substantial anti compulsory unionism sentiment.
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New York
KFL
Lagsiana
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Reed Larson
Carter
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Congress
Gerge Meany
Deep South
South
Louisiana State Legislative
York
Senate
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Lowisana
Lawisiana
Jim Lesley
Baton Rouge
Opinion Research Corporation
Princeton
New Jersey
Federal power brokers must be curbed by the people
A reader argues that Washington hosts a rising number of trade and professional groups and that powerful law firms connected to federal regulators help steer billions of dollars. Courts increasingly force federal agencies to comply with laws like the Wagner Peyser Act protecting migrant workers. The author urges public action to curb bureaucratic excesses and restore oversight.
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Washington
Metropolitan Board of Trade
Washington Nw
New York City
Federal Treasury
Security and Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Fort Administration
Congress
Evea
Tae Tegal
Pew
Washington Post
Maore
Department of Labor
Charles B. Richey
U.S. District Court
Vanity and vanity at political conventions
The essay surveys presidential conventions through Thackeray’s phrase vanity of vanities, noting Nixon and Johnson endured deep unhappiness post nomination. It recalls LBJ’s grand ambitions and personal costs, Kennedy era dynamics, Carter’s prospects, Blair’s JFK portrait, and Alf Landon’s measured defeat, concluding conventions breed misery rather than happiness.
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New York City
Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Wiman
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Pat Nixon
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Los Angeles
Jotuxon
Jfk
Lady Bird
Doris Kearns
New York
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Joan and
Clay Blair Sr
Addison
Alf Landon
Kansas
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LD. Johnson
Furman University
House
Consumer Advocate
Citizen Advocacy
Senator Soaper
Elizabeth
California
Glenda Jackson
Hamiet
Telly Savalas
Lady Macbeth
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Atlantic City
White House
Luci
Tome
Lyndon
Danville
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
Union St
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