Gas price hikes and their broad consumer effects
The editorial argues higher gasoline costs hurt consumers beyond fuel use, raising costs in construction, wholesale, retail, agriculture, and transport. Dunkelberg’s data show gasoline’s share of energy spending across sectors, plus job losses as stations close and service industries falter. even a one cent rise prompts calls for cautious planning by oil firms and government before price manipulation.
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William C. Dunkelberg
Stanford
Purdue
Faculty Associates, Inc
National Federation of Independent Business
Dunkelberg
Young Drivers Face Higher Risks and Insurance Rates
A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analysis notes youths aged 16 to 24 show disproportionate fatal crash involvement. Males in this group account for a large share of daytime and night-time crashes, with explanations citing psychological development, limited experience, and ongoing life transitions.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Time's July 4 1976 issue argues for omniscient hindsight
The Time magazine salute uses 1776 to contrast historic reportage with modern journalism. It praises 200 years of perspective on figures like Wedgwood and Gibbon while noting timeless contrasts between prairie view and Estes Park vantage points. It recalls a June 1911 Paducah river steamer fire and other contemporaneous events.
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Time Magazine
Time
Stage Center
Encyclopaedia Britannica
New York Harbor
Josiah Wedgwood
John Singleton Copley
Edward Gibbon
George III
Adm
Richard Howe
Rocky Mountain
Estes Park
Denver
Critics of Critics Prevail in Violin of Public Debate
A satirical portrait of John Lofton, Shana Alexander, and Gloria Emerson highlights how critics of the war in Vietnam scrutinize public figures. The piece contrasts Lofton’s aggressive inquiry with Emerson’s measured defense, noting the broader pattern of antiwar voices being seen as pro North Vietnamese.
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America
John Lofton
Westbrook Pegler
Shana Alexander
Newsweek
Shana
Lofton
Miss Alexander
North Vietnam
International Red Cross
U.n.’S World Health Organization
State Department
Vietnam
Douglas Pike
Sander Vanocur
Gloria Emerson
Miss Emerson
New York Times
Adolf Hitler
J.L
Indochina
Gloria
South
Nessen's chore put in terms of the kitchen
Washington observes how White House press briefings resemble a kitchen. Ron Nessen faces distrust from reporters after Nixon era briefings as correspondents demand honest, tasty information. The piece recalls Truman to contrast cooking news with feeding claims.
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Nessen
Washington
Harry Truman
United States
Bess Truman
Bess
Harry
Ron Nessen
White House
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Jim Hagerty
Pierre Salinger
Bill Moyers
Ron Ziegler
Ziegler
Nixon
Food and Drug Administration
Jerry terHorst
Ford
Even gifts are refused
In New York AP notes that during a recession even a company able to give away its product can be hurt. Publishers of a business magazine report widespread effects, as the audience of businessmen tradespeople and professionals responds to economic squeeze and reduced demand.
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New York
Colonists Seek Reconciliation as Independence Moves Near
Editor recalls July 4 1775 when colonists urged Britain to end fighting while King George III refused even to view petitions. Washington camped at Cambridge and Philadelphia delegates drafted pleas as disputes over money pride and liberty intensified. Over the next year clashes and setbacks shaped the road to independence.
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Britain
George
George Washington
Cambridge
Mass
George III
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
London
American
Boston
Quebec
Atlantic
History Snips From July Fifth Highlights and Industry Notes
On July 5 1975 spotlighted events include Venezuela's independence emulation and France Algiers occupation along with wartime diplomacy splits. The piece cites Louis Armstrongs death in 1971 and a 1960 Johnson presidential bid. It covers colonial rhetoric in Virginia and Bunker Hill casualties, then turns to trade magazines, circulation audits, and cost cuts in corporate mail rooms including Ford.
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Venezuela
Spain
Algiers
William Booth
Salvation Army
London
Diplomatc
Britain
Vichy
France
National Health Service Act
Thomas Campbell
Ford
Rouge
Dearborn
Lawrence School Board to Publish 1965 66 Budget
The Lawrence School Board planned to publish the 1965 66 budget proposing an 8.60 mill tax reduction to 38.10. Nearby holiday crowds caused heavy property damage at Rockaway Beach Missouri with similar melees at Ohio Iowa and New York resorts. No serious injuries reported. Shrine group sent Vickie Birch seven to Shriner Crippled Children Hospital for possible surgery to correct partial paralysis. 25 years ago 1950 reports include Lone Star Road blacktop plans and a two hour river trip to Topeka by five men Alvin Phillips Dick Topping Guy Street Tom Sawyer and Martin Henry. Shirley Temple's father gave four dollars twenty five cents weekly allowance to her and invested the rest of her one thousand two hundred dollar salary. New EU professors of law were W J Vreckelbank W E Wiesselman and James Barclay Smith. Wimbledon crowned Fred Perry and Helen Wills Moody in England.
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Lawrence
Rockaway Beach
Ohio
Iowa
New York
Vickie Birch
Shriner’s
Crippled Children Hospital
Lone Star Road
Topeka
Alvin Phillips
Dick Topping
Guy Street
Tom Sawyer
Martin Henry
W.J. Vreckelbank
W.E. Wiesselman
James Barclay Smith
England
Fred Perry
Helen Wills Moody
Wimbledon
Local figures named in community notice
Dolph Simons Sr Dolph C Simons Jr Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey Leo Eller appear as individuals listed in a community or organizational roster. The brief item names several men possibly connected to a local board event, meeting, or notice.
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Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
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