Carter gaffe over Playboy interview fuels judgment fear
In a 1960s themed critique, the piece argues Democrats fear Jim Carter's staff judgment after Playboy interview requests. It notes Kennedy’s stance, Mondale’s defense, and concerns among evangelical Protestants about candid language and potential electoral risk. It weighs potential impacts on Carter’s campaign.
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Jimmy Carter
Playboy Magazine
Carter
Playboy
Fritz Mondale
California Supreme Court case on UC Davis admissions policy
Ruling finds preferential treatment for minority applicants at UC Davis medical school discriminatory. The piece notes similar past cases and urges quick Supreme Court resolution to avoid nationwide unrest amid affirmative action debates. It cites De Ronde and DeFunis cases, mentions Virginia Commonwealth University and a Texas supreme ruling.
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University of California, Davis
Superior Court
UC Davis
Glen de Ronde
Law School
Washington
Marco DeFunis
University of Washington Law School
Virginia Commonwealth University
California
US Supreme Court
Davis
Texas
United States
Supreme Court
Taxing tension as reader recalls overestimated utility bills
A reader recounts filing taxes and discovering a $53 overestimate on annual utility bills. The memory conjures IRS agents examining the return with a tense dialogue between two agents, reflecting longstanding intimidation by the tax authority.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Fiebig
Jake
Joe
Resignation of RCA Chief Over Tax Evasion Allegation
Anthony L. Conrad, chairman and president of RCA Corp., resigns after admitting failure to file personal income tax returns from 1971 through 1975. The anecdotal critique questions IRS effectiveness and hints at broader government dysfunction without detailing further actions.
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IRS
Anthony L. Conrad
RCA Corp
America
Jake
Tony Conrad
Joe
Congress Faces Debates Over Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment Bill
John Chamberlain notes the Humphrey Hawkins full employment bill remains controversial with Republicans arguing inflation risk and central planning concerns while Democrats seek revisions to win Southdefender support. The piece discusses teen unemployment, tax incentives, and the political use of the bill in campaigns.
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House Education and Labor Committee
South
Education and Labor Committee
Ron Sarasin
Connecticut
Jack Kemp
New York
Chile
Britain
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Kemp
Rep. Sarasin
Hobey Baker remembered as ideal athlete and Princeton legend
The piece traces Hobey Baker’s storied athletic career before World War I, highlighting his charisma and versatility across football and hockey at Princeton. It notes his scoring records, sportsmanship, and cultural impact, including references to Teddy Roosevelt era play rules and Baker’s lasting legacy.
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Hobey Baker
Baker
Philadelphia
St. Paul's School
Charles Dana Gibson
Teddy Roosevelt
Princeton
Cosmo Iacavazzi
John R. Tunis
Hobey
Scott Fitzgerald
Allenby
Paradise
Memorials Recall Baker’s Tragic Last Flight and War Heroics
A Middletown obituary recalls Edward Baker once a Wall Street banker and St Nick’s hockey player who became a WWI Army Air Corps pilot. After shooting down three German planes he died on December 21 1918 during a rain soaked crash in Toul France while making a final flight in a repaired Spad.
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Baker
Princeton
Morgan Bank
Wall Street
St. Nick's Club
U.S
Army Air Corps
Western Front
Toul
France
Thanks to a kind man at King Kwik Middletown
A Middletown letter thanks the night manager of King Kwik on Central Avenue for helping a family from Michigan. They were lost Friday Sept 17 and, after reopening the store, he called the writer using their phone number. The manager is identified as Michael Klamo.
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King Kwik
Central Avenue
Michigan
Middletown
Charles Amburgey
Hill Ave
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