The Energy Crisis Frays Suburban Status Symbols
In a Washington neighborhood the Joneses race to keep up with newer cars is upended by Plotkin who scorns fuel hungry status symbols. Amid shouted taunts and rock throwing, neighbors confront materialism and pivot to living with fewer gas guzzlers as Plotkin leads the way in a Toyota powered by higher fuel efficiency.
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Ratfink
Plotkins
Nixon described as first criminal to occupy presidency
A letter to the editor denounces Richard Milhous Nixon as the nation’s first criminal president. The author compares Nixon unfavorably to Harding, attacks Agnew and Mitchell, and argues Nixon exploited scandals, with references to Checkers, Watergate, and calls for impeachment.
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Adolph Hitler
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Archibald Cox
Despica
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Talbert Kelley
Hampshire
T.K
Grumbling or Blissful Views Mark Everyday Minds
A short reflection contrasts chronic complainers with those who see beauty in all surroundings. Jeremiah’s warning and John Lubbock’s quip frame a debate on human temperament, divine prophecies, and perceptual bias. The piece juxtaposes prophetic critique with Enlightenment wit.
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Garden of Eden
John Lubbock
Sports Scramble Headlines From Fragmented Clues
A garbled OCR page lists sports and wordplay clues with scattered names and terms including teams, players, and venues. The readable items hint at a mixed sports puzzle or diary note rather than a cohesive game report.
Jumping to Conclusions Love Letters Don’t Age Well
Hal Boyle notes aging does not improve letters of passion and mocks dated prose. He recalls old joys, contrasts sailors and cops, and questions modern pretensions and snobbery. The essay ends with a playful ask for nominees for a culinary museum of vanished dishes.
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New York
Hashslinger
Little League Must Allow Girls to Play
Sylvia Presser of the New Jersey Civil Rights Division rules that the Little League must open participation to girls. The statement frames the ruling as a defense of American sports equity in youth baseball.
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Sylvia Presser
New Jersey Civil Rights Division
This Day in History December 8, 1973
Highlights note wars declared with Japan in 1941 and labor roots with the American Federation of Labor born in 1886. It recalls the 1966 outer space nuclear weapons treaty and marks a Mississippi River buoy collision tragedy five years prior.
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Britain
Japan
American Federation of Labor
Columbus
Ohio
U.S
Soviet Union
Outer Space
Hope
Coast
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