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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
2
Hoax Howard Hughes Will Prompts Florida Ads
A Miami book ad touts “Howard A Hughes Last Will and Testament” offering to add any name as a beneficiary for $2. Promoters George DePontis Leas Campbell and Philip Hammersmith say it’s a super hoax document and aim to profit from gullible buyers while admitting the stunt.
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Miami
Howard Hughes
Vera Hughes
Morristown
Howard A. Hughes
George DePontis
P.r
Leas Campbell
Philip Hammersmith
Maurice Ferre
Clifford Irving
Sidelight
Hammersmith
Psychiatrist joke about expensive questions from wife
A wry quip defining a psychiatrist as a man who asks costly questions that your wife asks for nothing, framing humor through domestic comparisons.
Puzzle Clue List With Mixed Abbreviations and Terms
A collection of crossword style clues with partial phrases and abbreviations. Includes references to patriotism college orc adoration oath Nathan Hale eggs country postage curved molded etc. Entries appear jumbled and may require letter fills and cross checking to resolve full words and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Hale
U.8.a
Rockefeller a poor fit for the vice presidency
Washington dispatch notes Nelson Rockefeller as an ineffective vice president after 18 months in office. The piece critiques his Senate absence, work record, and high costs to the nation, while acknowledging his limited preceding accomplishments and notoriety for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Nelson Rockefeller
Finley Peter Dunne
Rockefeller
Senate
Hill
Spiro Agnew
Hubert Humphrey
John Nance Garner
Texas
Levi Morton
Secret Service
V.P
Dunne
White House
Today In History June 7 1976 chronology snapshot
On this date June 7 the year 1976 marks the 159th day with 207 remaining. Notable events include Daniel Boone beginning exploration in 1769 and World War II resistance ending in Norway in 1940. Birthdays highlight Tom Jones at age 36. Thought by Twain warns against truth to the unworthy.
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Kentucky
Norway
United States
Taiwan
Tom Jones
Affirmative Action and the rise of racial animus in government policy
A John Birch Society feature from Belmont Massachusetts condemns affirmative action as a legal and moral overreach. It argues Civil Rights Act provisions, EEOC authority, and Executive Order 11246 create discrimination against whites while expanding federal control, inflaming racial bitterness and weakening property rights. The piece labels liberalism and government power as driving forces behind what it calls “affirmative racism.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. McManus
Belmont
Massachusetts
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Johnson
Edward Levi
America
Public TV to Reair Ernie Kovacs Classics in 10 Episodes
PBS will air 114 stations showing 10 half hour Kovacs clips after rights purchase. WTTW Chicago produces with help from Kovacs archivist John Lollos who salvaged two Kovacs retrospectives for Video Tape Network. Adams consented to a series preserving the show's original unity and pacing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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NEW York (Ap
Ernie Kovacs
Public Broadcasting Service
Kovacs
Lollos
VTN
Ernie
WTN
Miss Adams
Letters to the Editor and Community Notices Mix
A collection of letters to the editor and local notes discuss gun rights and a call to publish a warning poem, praise for Roy Stafford’s resignation at Woodlawn High, a resident’s concern about a suspicious house, and a California primary day remark. Names include Loyd G. Brown and Roy Stafford.
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Loyd G. Brown
Mr. Vernon
Roy Stafford
Woodlawn High School
Stafford
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