Bicentennial celebration guides and safety travel tips
A nationwide Bicentennial feature promotes family planning for celebratory events with recommended books from Popular Library and Rand McNally, a Bucks County Ballads record, and historic site visits from Jamestown to Philadelphia. It notes a Merchant Marine Academy incident and urges visiting Colonial era landmarks with available free traffic safety literature.
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Jamestown
Virginia
Plymouth Rock
Massachusetts
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Paul Revere
Boston
America
Michael Frome
Eastman Kodak
National Park Service
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Rand McNally
Bucks County
King George
Bucks County Conservancy
W. Court St
Doylestown
Williamsburg
Richmond
Pocahontas
Office of Traffic Regulations
Federal Highway Administration
South Africa Riots Subside After Days of Turmoil
Johannesburg reports calm across black townships after a week of unrest that began in Soweto. Police peg official casualties at 140 dead and 1,128 injured, most among black residents, while Gen Gert Prinsloo praises officers for restraint and protection of all communities.
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Gert Prinsloo
Third Century and Tricentennial Look Ahead to 2076
A reflective column traces American progress from 1776 through the Second Century into the Third Century. It notes milestones from Lewis and Clark to the railroad and telegraph, the rise of oil and cars, and early aviation advances that reshaped travel and communication.
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Colorado
Union of States
Korea
Vietnam
Womack Day Proclaimed in Winnfield for Distinguished VA Award
Winnfield Mayor Jack Henderson designated June 28 as James L. Womack Day. Womack, an attorney, was named National Outstanding Disabled American Veteran for 1976 and will receive a city key. Attending were Kiwanians Randy Bowen, Frank Entrekin Jr., Norman Smith, and Rev. W. R. Gage.
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Winnfield
James L. Womack
Jack Henderson
Womack
Randy Bowen
Frank Entrekin Jr
Norman Smith
W. R. Gage
Unfixer John Moore Jr Sets Tricks for Plymouth Finals
Detroit police report the national manager of the Plymouth Trouble Shooting contest, John H. Moore Jr, prepares 6 to 10 fake defects to be placed in 50 cars for the national finals in Chicago on June 30. He notes youths must handle complex emissions and electronics.
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Detroit
UPI
John H. Moore Jr
Moore
Plymouth
Chicago
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Kings Point
N.Y
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Nancy Donnelly
Oxon Hill
Miss Donnelly
Academy
Charles Renick
Renick
Margaret Dana
South Africa
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News-Star Aatchitoches Bureau
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Monroe
Louisiana
Louisville Ave
Catalan Ave
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