Louis Barrow and the Long Shadow of Joe Louis
A compact portrait traces Joe Louis Barrow from a 1914 Detroit migration and a racially charged world to his boxing ascent. It notes his 68 wins in 71 fights with 54 knockouts, mixed with tax troubles and later life as a Caesars Palace greeter, framing emancipation and fame in one turbulent arc.
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Lillie Barrow
Joe Louis Barrow
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Booker T. Washington
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Mister Earl
Harlem
Air Corps
Arena
Joe Louis
Sonny Liston
Muhammad Ali
Internal Revenue Service
Caesar's Palace
Las Vegas
Proposition 13 fever grips Congress and tax debate heats up
Grace Marie Arnett reports on how California's Proposition 13 wave triggers across the Capitol. House votes slice 4 percent in HEW, State Justice and Commerce programs, with critics calling it a meat-ax approach. Leaders debate whether across the board cuts or targeted restraint will best rein in spending while protecting services. Prominent figures like Byrd Rhodes O'Brien McClory weigh the political costs and possible long term effects on federal and state budgets.
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Washington
Mario Puzo
Howard Jarvis
Jarvis
California
House
Congress
Bob Carr
D-hich
Capitol Hill
Acoss
Senate
Robert Byrd
Byrd
John J. Rhodes
George O'Brien
Ril
Local newspaper staff and date line from 1978
A August 7 1978 date line lists W A Siebenthaler Sr president Elwood Richardson business manager Paul J Day executive editor Frank K Myers publisher general manager and Jim Mills managing editor in a corporate masthead style.
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Frank K. Myers
Family values vs tax revolt debated at New Orleans convention
A panel at the American Home Economics Association meeting in New Orleans debated Proposition 13's impact on family life and government programs. Florence R. Skelly argued tax relief reflects a desire to reclaim authority from government, while concerns were raised that social services erode parental and spousal responsibilities. Time will tell how attitudes toward marriage divorce and child rearing adapt to policy shifts.
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California
American Home Economics Association
New Orleans
Florence R. Skelly
Beer can solar heat powered by Jordan College
Jordan College in Cedar Springs Michigan turned 35000 discarded beer cans into a south-facing solar collector. The system heats classrooms via a fiber glass panel over riveted cans, stores heat in stone-filled chambers, and powers three days of warmth without sun. Federal funding supports expansion with a $100,900 grant for liquid solar heating research.
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Michigan
Jordan College
Jordan
College
California
United States
Henergy Research and Development Administration
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates
The Middletown Journal lists daily and Sunday pricing with home delivery by carrier and motor route options. It shows per copy, weekly, four-week periods, and mail rates for U S and outside U S, with advance payment required.
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First Ave
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Don’t lose Middletown Summer Theater say readers
A Middletown letter laments Jim Butch’s resignation as summer theater director after Godspell and urges the town to preserve the program. It praises Butch for a decade of teaching craft, discipline, and teamwork, stressing the theater’s community value and calling for support to keep it alive. The piece credits alumni and staff and notes a 1974 graduate author.
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Jim Butch
Butch
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