Where is John Connally in the GOP race
Jeffrey Hart argues Connally is a major national asset with experience as Texas governor secretary of the Navy and Treasury but remains sidelined. He critiques GOP leaders and notes Connally's eloquence campaign skill and Sun Belt prominence while suggesting a possible 1978 campaign rebound.
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Denali Name Debate Should Precede Public Use
A columnist weighs the Mt McKinley Denali name dispute as the U S Board of Geographic Names considers renaming Alaska s tallest peak. The piece urges timely local input and jokes a statute of limitations should apply if names endure without challenge for 10 or 20 years.
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Seagull Nuisance Spurs Interior Plan for Mass Poisoning
The Interior Department considers drastic action to curb seagulls at airports and landfills along the East Coast. Critics call the plan inhumane and argue safer methods like sterilization exist, but officials push ahead to reduce the gull population.
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Four Kidco Kids Clash With California Regulators
The Cessna siblings aged 9 to 14 formed Kidco to sell manure and clean streets, registered in the Cayman Islands. State officials sought back taxes and a pest control license, but Gov Brown and public support eventually pressured regulators to ease terms and allow future sales without retroactive taxes.
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Christmas gifts shift to kitchen gadgets and furs in 1977 retail trend
New York report notes a surge in household appliances and luxury outerwear as popular gifts. Bloomingdale's and Macy's cite microwaves ice cream makers and crockpots as top sellers while leather and fur coats also rise for men. The piece contrasts festive spending with warnings from Philip Wylie on holiday stress and health impacts.
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Letters and sketches show a playful mailbag from young girls
A Copley News Service piece recounts a long habit of delivering letters and artwork by young girls and their penpals. The narrator notes the challenges of postage art and shares humorous anecdotes about drawings in envelopes and odd penpal names like Bugg.
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
Local newspaper offers various delivery options with per copy, weekly, and monthly rates. Home delivery ranges from 90c weekdays to 25c Sunday, plus motor route options and mail subs at 38 to 46 dollars yearly, all payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
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