Washington as a flawed yet revered American icon
The essay argues that revered leaders like Washington are sanitized by history, while raw, harsh criticism fades. It cites Jefferson and Franklin as targets of venom in their era, notes Britannica’s view of Washington’s political battles, and links past distortions to Nixon’s rough year and public scrutiny.
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Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Frost
Energy officials push voluntary gas limits to avoid coupons
Energy Administrator William Simon argues for a 10 gallon per week limit on private motorists and a voluntary rationing plan to avoid bureaucratic coupons. HEW moves to pay the lowest drug price to cut Medicare and Medicaid costs, encouraging generic prescriptions. Some fear unfairness and logistics make voluntary rationing difficult, but it may work as a last resort before mandatory quotas.
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Solzhenitsyn and the Gulag Archipelago as state terror
The critique portrays Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago as a potent chronicle of Soviet terror tracing roots to Lenin and the Cheka. It argues the work documents a state within a state, built on systematic repression and the KGB lineage, and lauds Solzhenitsyn for revealing humanity amid camps and unmarked graves.
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Aleksandr I
Solzhenitsyn
Alexandria
Paris
Gulag
Lenin
Arthur Koestler
Victor Serge
Tulayev
Robert Conquest
Roy A. Medvedev
Francis J. Tytus Remembered in Middletown Diary Obituary
Francis J. Tytus, a leading Middletown citizen and church deacon since 1839, died recently. The First Baptist Church service featured Rev. Edward A. Ince, with Editor John Q. Baker planning to print the full oration in the Signal. Tytus’s life blended strong Christian service, charitable acts, and family devotion, leaving a lasting imprint on the community.
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Francis J. Tytus
First Baptist Church
Edward A. Ince
John Q. Baker
Tytus
Ince
Boston
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Kohoutek patience urged by planetarium experts
Dr. Kenneth L. Franklin of the Hayden Planetarium urges patience with Kohoutek as experts note it may take years to reappear after a five million year cycle. The piece discusses public interest, a free comet booklet, holiday mail, and general skepticism about predicting comet returns.
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Kenneth L. Franklin
American Museum- Hayden Planetarium
Alexander
Kohoutek
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Lobosh
U.S. News & World Report
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Con Leelee
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Saturn
Kepler
Bethlehem
Middletown Journal Publication Details and Rates
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