Panamanian Canal Debate Amid Threats and Blackmail Claims
Reagan warns against Panamanian canal concessions tied to blackmail. The piece cites Gen Omar Torrijos and a New York Review of Books piece by Graham Greene, arguing a treaty under duress would mislead the world. It notes Torrijos’s stance on student unrest, Soviet presence in Cuba, and questions whether U.S. surrender benefits Latin American economies and shipping rates.
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Roots and American family strength theme in Roots discussion
The article discusses Roots as a landmark ABC serial highlighting family strength amid slavery and generational pride led by Kunta Kinte. It contrasts Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin with African American resilience. It notes postwar aid symbolism and cites President Carter’s inaugural pledge to strengthen the American family, linking biblical hope to social values.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Alex Haley
Kunta Kinte
Carter
Verry
Laley
My Postwar Model A Reminiscence and Car Quirks
John Sinor recalls a postwar era driving life with a beaten Model A. He jokes about solid spark plugs and Chanel No 5 oil, recounts jumper-cable starts and a gas gauge fiasco, and notes a war surplus siren plus musical horns. He also mentions kids and nuns reacting to his Sabre Dance play.
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St. Francis High
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates Ad
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal, Inc. lists subscription rates for Middletown Ohio readers. It details prices for home delivery by carrier and motor route, Sunday editions, calendar month, four week periods, and mail options in and outside the U.S.A. with advance payment required.
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Those 'parenting' handbooks anger George F. Will
Washington columnist George F. Will critiques the modern flood of parenting books as overreaching. He argues parents chase impossible “potential” outcomes, equating childrearing to manufacturing and warning of exhausting, unrealistic pressures on mothers and fathers alike.
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Unit States
Geoffrey M. Will
Geoffrey
Mozart
Groucho Marx
Will of the people will prevail letter to the editor
A Carlisle assistant superintendent defends board actions and a Title IX coordinator while criticizing a peer letter and cafeteria waste. He urges public input and voting to reflect majority will, asserting democratic laws should be followed despite disagreement.
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Beverly) Bowser
Carlisle
United States of America
Albert A. Porter
David Way
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