Monstrous Boston Busing Crisis Sparks Market of Blame
A sharp critique argues that government mandated school integration fueled racial hatred in Boston. It cites violent incidents, media bias, and white fear, claiming the Procession for Peace ignores root causes and ritualized signals from leaders.
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Boston
Kevin White
Michael Dukakis
Ted Kennedy
Edward Brooke
Humberto Cardinal Madeiros
Kennedy
Brooke
White
Dukakis
Cardinal Madeiros
Cardinal
Fifty-first state status for Pacific islands approved
About 14 000 residents on the Marshalls and Marianas gain outright citizenship as Congress completes a plan to grant commonwealth status for the U S territory with a June plebiscite showing support. The area north of Guam serves as a strategic naval and air base and potential tourist spot.
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Anus
Congress
U.S
Guam
San Francisco
P. Islands
Marshall
Caroline Islands
United States
Marianas and
Marshalls
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Cable TV Frenzy Sparks Family Channel Clash
A casual essay recalls wind damage, a neighbor with a ruined antenna, and a first taste of cable TV. The author laments twenty five channels offering competing viewpoints, recalls old black and white days, and jokes about indecision amid endless options and nonstop clicking.
Letter questions six month jail sentence in fatal case
A letter to the editor criticizes a six month sentence in a traffic fatality case but courthouse sources say the driver had no prior DWI conviction. The driver’s record shows careless driving. the death followed a separate careless driving charge with no drinking indictment.
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Buller County
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas
Centennial Exposition Opens in Philadelphia with Grand Machinery Displays
Middletown reports the Centennial Exposition opening in Philadelphia with about 250000 attendees. President Grant activates the Corliss steam engine to start the fair, highlighting machinery exhibits including the telephone, self binding reaper, typewriter, railroad car brake, refrigerator car, and a duplex telegraph transmitter.
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Philadelphia
America
Middletown Journal
Ulysses S. Grant
Ohio
Corliss
Centennial Exposition Sets Record as World’s Fair Debuts
The report highlights the East and Centennial Exposition in Fairmount Park with seven divisions including Science and Education and Machinery. It notes 30 000 exhibits from 50 nations, a 5 cent admission, and an anticipated attendance of over 8 million. Middletown contributes a booklet on its schools by the Board of Education.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Mechanics Institute
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Ard
United States
Fairmont Park
U.S
Middletown
al Board of Education
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