Fathers Without Anesthetics A Tribute Poem From Leslie Johnson
A long tribute piece on fathers attributed to Leslie Johnson, likely inspired by Paul Harvey, celebrating fathers as workers, briefly wartime, guardians, and builders of daily life. It depicts a father enduring childbirth metaphor, balancing fear and duty, fighting weariness, and leaving a lasting earthly legacy through work and care for children.
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Paul Harvey
Spain King Juan Carlos visit highlights Senate treaty debate
Spain's King Juan Carlos I in Washington spotlights the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Spain, now on Senate floor after Foreign Relations Committee approval. The pact, tied to $1.22 billion in U.S. loans and gifts, would keep bases and forces in Spain for five years, with NATO-entry delays and base withdrawals under review.
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Spain
Juan Carlos I
United States
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry Kissinger
Francisco Franco
Juan Carlos
Congress
U.S
Rota
NATO
Europe
End of the spare tire era predicted by 1985
Automotive engineers forecast elimination of the spare tire by 1985 saving nearly a million gallons of gasoline daily. The industry pursues the ultimate tire or pinflat enabling driving on a flat to a service station. Uniroyal and peers cite emotional barriers to dropping the spare. Benjamin Franklin and a biblical proverb appear in the text.
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Uniroyal
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
General Tire
W. Herbert Schmalz
Uniroyal Tire Co
Jail praises and lightest notes from city desk
City police tout a new City Building jail as the finest yet after a trusty praises its quality. A prisoner jokes about hot TV dinners, while homemaker Mrs Kruse and husband Henry report a 1776 mile trip home from New York Philadelphia and a Primrose Lane return. Ohio absentee from Bicentennial parade prompts Roz Young to plan a march with signs. Ed Hopple jokes about paving Central Avenue as asphalt is removed for road work.
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Henry Kruse
Primrose Lane
New York City
Philadelphia
The common man folly in American democracy
George F. Will critiques the rise of the so called man of the people in U S politics. He argues the Jacksonian shift devalued political virtue and led to a servile state focused on responsiveness rather than dignity. The piece reflects on Rep John Young and broader democratic erosion from Philadelphia founders to present Congress.
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John Young
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Rep. Young
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Andrew Jackson
Rep
Wayne Hays
J Young
Carter’s Ohio primary analysis and liberal critique
John Roche argues Carter outsmarted liberal rivals in Ohio by appealing to personality over issues. He mocks liberal candidates like Udall Shriver Harris and Shapp, cites Lochinvar Church’s 14 percent siphon, and notes Carter’s calm gravitas. Roche urges a conservative approach and a talk with George Meany to align liberal Democrats.
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Mo Udall
Carter
Lochinvar Church
West
Fred Harris
Sarge Shriver
Milton Shapp
Shapp
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Gene McCarthy
New Hampshire
Lyndon Johnson
Red Rover
Jimmy
George Meany
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