Concorde's Place in Travel and Politics in the 1970s
Editor notes Buckley flew the Concorde around the world and argues supersonic travel has benefits. In 1970s capitals protests emerged in Queens over noise and landing rights, straining Franco-American ties. The jet’s high cost limits general use, appealing mainly to the wealthy or time‑sensitive corporate needs.
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William F. Buckley, Jr
Cape Town
South Africa
London
Monrovia
Liberia
United States
Queens
N.Y
Mr. Jones
New York
Concorde II could revive supersonic travel in the new century
The piece argues that despite Concorde fleets shrinking, a modern Concorde II using 1990s tech could revive transatlantic supersonic service. It notes prototype costs around 555 million, higher fare expectations, and potential 8.5 hour San Francisco to Hong Kong hops, while sonic booms and overland bans persist.
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British Airways
Aerospace Toulouse
France
London
Paris
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Hong Kong
MAC moves to USF&G building prompts patient access concerns
Rebecca Reigle of Dixon questions the MAC split from KSB Hospital and potential impact on patient care. She notes plans for a new USF&G building and parking worries, urging officials to prioritize patient drop-off access and comfortable nearby care for elderly and ill patients.
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The
Telegraph
Medical Arts Clinic
MAC
KSB Hospital
KSB
Community General Hospital
Sterling
Usf&g
Clark Kelly
Medical Arts
Dixon
Rebecca Reigle
March on Washington fuels nuclear protest in 1979 crowd
May 9 1979 Dixon notes the nuclear protest era with Dawson Young among about 100000 at the March on Washington. The event aimed to bring nuclear power to public trial after the Three Mile Island accident. Also recalled are 1964 prairie winds causing a 13 000 volt line outage and a 1939 business group forming California Grocery and Market.
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Nation
North Convicted on Three Counts in Iran Contra Case
Oliver North, ex National Security Council aide, convicted on three felony counts related to falsifying documents, falsifying a chronology, and accepting an illegal gratuity. He was acquitted on nine other charges including conspiring to defraud the government. North plans to appeal and faces up to 10 years if upheld.
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Oliver North
National Security Council
Iran
Nicaragua
Mr. North
Reagan
United States
Vietnam
North
Oliver Noeth
Sacramento
Calif
Trail of a Baseball Dreamer in Bloomington to Terre Haute
A traveler sheds routine to chase a Three Finger Brown legend in Terre Haute Indiana research visits and a grave sighting. He tours towns Mendota Lostant Bloomington Urbana Danville and Bloomington again then watches Field of Dreams and returns soaked yet fulfilled by a rainy batting cage moment and family awaiting home.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Illinois
Mendota
Lostant
Bloomington
Farmer City
Urbana
Danville
Indiana
Mordecai
Brown
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
North
Three Finger Brown
Mordecai Brown
Ill
Iowa
Joe Jackson
Black Sox
Joe
Aunt Jemima makeover sparks debate over trademark
United Press International reports Quaker Oats redesigned Aunt Jemima with a bandanna free look and pearl earrings to fit the 1990s era while acknowledging historic racial stereotype. Readers question if the trademark should be scrapped and marketing revised beyond the name.
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Quaker Oats Co
Jemima
Quaker
Aunt Jemima
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