Questioning the public role in local government
A reflective piece notes low voter turnout in primaries and poor turnout at mayoral and school board forums. It questions media coverage and asks whether press focus on candidates and issues serves an uninterested electorate, urging engagement and responsibility from both press and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Election Times
City Board of Education
Tweedledum
Tweedledee
Paul Clapp
Roy Culler
Fall furniture market eyed for strong 1975 showing
The Southern Furniture Market Center prepares for the fall show as retailers report rising orders and optimistic demand into 1976. Industry sources cite demographics, rising early American styles, and a shift toward quality and value as buyers travel the market path, with pre market interest high and international attendance growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furniture South
Furniture World
Weather Forecast Flaws Highlight Weather Trends
A reflective piece on a October storm across the Southeast shows forecasts shifting as the system sped up. It notes the limits of computer aided predictions, satellite data, and short range accuracy while acknowledging occasional pleasant surprises when forecasts predict worse weather.
Name Days in Orthodox Leadership Highlighted
The two top leaders of Orthodox Christianity will celebrate name days next week. St James the Apostle is honored October 23 as Iakovos, while October 26 marks the feast of St Dimitrios, patron of Thessalonica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James the Apostle
Iakovos
Jerusalem
Jakovos
North
South America
Apostle
Demetrios
Constantinople
Thessalonica
Greece
Canadian Theological College
Regina
Sask
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Canada
Alliance
New York City
A. B. Simpson
Simpson
Hamilton
Ont
Peterborough
United States
Norway
Washington Chilean Agents Enter Washington with Red Carpet Welcome
Chilean junta figures led by Col Manuel Contreras Sepulveda visited Washington after New York stops, with discreet CIA and State Department meetings and a public line denying human rights abuses while pressing U.N. officials and lawmakers. Also noted were Chilean press attache Federico Willoughby and a broader pattern of access for controversial figures, alongside a dental care scandal involving U.S. Navy personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chile
Junta
Col
Manuel _._ Contreras Sepulveda
National Intelligence Directorate
DINA
CIA
FBI
Defense Intelligence Agency
Contreras
New York
United Nations
U.N
San
Tiage
Vernon Walters
State Department
Department
Capitol Hill
Icontreras
Frank Church
D.-Idaho
House International Organization Subcommittee
Donald Fraser
D.minn
Subcommittee
Federico Willoughby
Fers
United States
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Willoughby
Sen. Church
Joe Spear
U.S
Giorgio Almirante
National Security Council
Navy Press Office
Congress
Navy
Elder
Kaiser
Aird
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Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew
Josiah G. Holland
People and Their Government
Groupe
Chicago
Paul Broyhill
Broyhill Industries
Tom A. Finch
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Robert H. Spillman
Bassett Furniture Co
Bassett
Weatherman’s Blues
Lutheran Church of Norway
Per Loning
Loning
Church of Norway
Adams
Shotgun Schultz
Washington Navy Yard
Stewart Elder
Sen
William Hathaway
D.me
Roger Flagg
Hathaway
Mark Hatfield
R.ore
Mike Mansfield
D.mont
Vicky Kaiser
Michael Aird
Capt
NEA, Inc
Taiwan
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