Boosterism and the American creed in Arch Booth speech
In a retirement address Arch Booth, longtime president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, praises America’s freedoms in choice, religion, thought, and speech and lauds public education and reform spirit. He argues we experiment with social and economic forms, keep what works, and strive to improve for tomorrow.
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Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt
United States
Arch Booth
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
America
George Babbitt
Carrying Things Too Far Coffee and the 1930s mood
The Asheville Times laments rising coffee prices as a symbol of hardship from the Great Depression era. It recalls hobos brewing coffee in tin cans, panhandlers begging for a cup, and popular songs like Brother Can You Spare A Dime. The piece argues affordable coffee supports economic recovery and warns of fault if President Ford does not act.
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Ford
The Smithsonian Computer Seeks Members in Dear Mr Page
The Little Rock Gazette laments human computer relations as Smithsonian Institution mails invitations to Mr Editorial Page and Dear Mr Page. The notices imply a persuasive appeal to sensitivities to beauty and new experiences, but Page and Edit refuse to respond.
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Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Editorial Page
Mr. Page
J. Edit
Mother Of The Windshield Wiper Story
The inventor Ms. Anderson introduced the windshield wiper after seeing motorists smear windows with tobacco or onions in New York. She patented the hand operated device in 1903, a method whose core principle remains similar today.
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Ms. Anderson
New York
Baby cries silence Charlotte Symphony in auditorium
The Charlotte Symphony faced its first 44 year history interruption when a crying baby caused conductor Jacques Broufman to pause the performance and ask the mother to leave. He argued the disruption robs paying audiences of 10 or 15 minutes and defended the need for quiet in a concert hall.
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Charlotte
Ovens Auditorium
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Charlotte Symphony
Jacques Broufman
West North Carolina cities push for vibrant downtowns
Retired Winston-Salem publisher Don J. Chipman and a fellow observer tour western North Carolina to assess downtown vitality. They praise Salisbury Statesville and Hickory for preserving central business cores, note parking as key, and cite Fiber Industries in Rowan County. They warn on press freedom pressures and urge strong UNC Chapel Hill journalism education funded by publishers.
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Don J. Chipman
Winston- Salem
Journalism Foundation
Journalism
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Jay Huskins
Statesville
North Carolina
Salisbury
James F. Hurley Jr
Salisbury Post
Fiber
Rowan County
Hickory
UNC Chapel Hill
Carolina
Philippine President Marcos accused by extortion letter in U S
Washington and Manila clash as Marcos faces charges and a U S boycott pressure over a bribe claim. The Philippine regime allegedly pressured travel agencies to drop ads in the Philippine News. An extortion letter from Jose Cabarrubias and threats tied to Malacanang are documented with sworn affidavits. Marcos contends the payment was a down payment for a pro Marcos newspaper venture.
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Washington
Congress
Justice Department
Ferdinand Marcos
Capitol Hill
Philippines
Manila
Marcos
Primitivo Mijares
San Francisco
Philippine News
Jose Aspiras
U.S
Alex Esclamado
Guillermo de Vega
Hotel Filipinas
Jose Cabarrubias
Jose D. Aspiras
Cabarrubias
Malacanang Palace
Trinidad Alcancel
Alconcel
Mijares
Jackie Onassis editors Viking books in a comic view
A Washington barroom exchange imagines Jackie Kennedy Onassis as a Viking editor. The banter plots plush office décor and high expectations, noting rejection slips as valuable autographs, editors’ lunch debts, travel books, and writers’ blocks as Jackie learns the publishing grind.
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Washington
New York
Binding
Viking
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Jackie
Jackie Onassis
Versailles
Marie Antoinette
Pissarro
Cezanne
Parke-Bennet
Schrafts
Europe
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Boston Herald-American
THE
Asheville Times
Little Rock Gazette
Charlotte Observer
Burlington Times-News
Holt McPherson Enterprise
Mr. A’s
New Orleans
Waynesville
Haywood County
County Social Services Department
Sheriff's Department
Jack Anderson
Philippine
Aspiras
Phil-Am
Gem
Phil- Am
Emile Heredia
Joseph Libunao
Credia
Esclamado
Philippine National Bank
Lloyds Bank of California
Art Buchwald
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