Editorial Not So Far-Fetched The Jaycees
The piece critiques the Jaycees, noting its male-only membership and the HEW push against discrimination. It argues federal aid conditions could bar colleges and public bodies from supporting or hosting Jaycee activities, suggesting federal force toward integration may extend to social clubs and civic events.
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Jaycees
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Janes
O.K
HEW, Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
Ottawa Jaycees
City of
Ottawa
Osawatomie editor attacks Whittaker district office plan
In Southeast Kansas editor notes Fort Scott would duplicate Pittsburg Independence Winfield and Emporia offices. He argues district offices are costly and unnecessary in the high speed communications era and urges Whittaker to base staff in Washington. He frames offices as extra bureaucracy and waste.
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Kansas
Robert Whittaker
Fort Scott
Pittsburg
Independence
Winfield
Emporia
Whittaker
Washington
TV Tonight Schedule Highlights and Battles
A mixed slate features Donny and Marie with guests Fred Berry and Betty White, plus Wonder Woman and Rockford Files. The evening includes Gator Bowl Clemson vs Ohio, Quincy and Masterpiece Theatre, The Tonight Show with Lindsay Wagner, and a late movie lineup including A Day at the Races. News, sport, and public affairs fill the late hours with CBS and ABC features.
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Donny and
Marie
Fred Berry
Haywood Nelson
Ernest Lee Thomas
Betty White
Wonder
Harlow Gault
John Carradine
Washington Week
Kansas City Kings
New Jersey Nets
Wall Street
Louis Rukeyse
Clemson
Ohio
Rockford Files
Jim
David Anner
William F. Buckley, Jr
Theodore White
March
Arthur Godfrey
Bill Dana
Congressional
Masterpiece Theatre
Duchess of Duke Street
Lottie
Bentinck Hotel
Louisa
Mary
Aoa Eo i
John Irving
John Davidson
Lindsay Wagner
Marx Brothers
Maureen O'Sullivan
Ministry of Agriculture
Gregory Peck
Ingrid Bergman
ABC
Dick Cavett
Bill Mauldin
Pat Oliphant
Edward Sorel
Michel Simon
Alain Cohen
W.W. W. Paris
Q Guardian
Baretta
Tonyaretta
Flash
Steve Martin
The
Dirt Band
Who
Michael Johnson
Louisiana
LaRue
John McEwan
Bilko
Ran Messenger
George C. Scott
Dana Wynter
Julie Harris
Claire Bloom
Report From Hong Kong The Changing Mainland
Horton Presley writes from Hong Kong about refugees and migration trends as China opens travel links. He recounts an elderly Cantonese teacher who fled Canton after the revolution, reunions with sons who are technicians, and ongoing refugee boats. Hong Kong’s housing strains and the contrast between paradise for some and hardship for others are noted, with hopeful signs for future travel and emigration.
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Horton Presley
Hong Kong
Canton
Ottawa
Kansas City
Peking
China
South China Boat Mission
Mei Foo
U.S
Vietnam
NPR to Air Eight Hours of Live Jazz on New Year's Eve
National Public Radio will present eight hours of live jazz celebrating Count Basie and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The nationwide broadcast will originate from East and West coast clubs as Tim Owens notes the rarity of a full eight hour jazz hookup. Sandy's Jazz Revival near Boston will host Basie's longtime drummer Jo Jones with Jay McShann on piano and Major Holly among the performers.
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NEW York
National Public Radio
Count Basie
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
NPR
Tim Owens
Boston
Jo’ Jones
Jay McShann
Major Holly
Basie
To Your Good Health and Jazz In New York
A health Q and A covers Parkinsons disease treatment options including surgery and L dopa effectiveness. Later a cross country jazz festival broadcast details Willis Conover and Felix Grant hosting East and West Coast segments with Don Cherry Freddie Hubbard Rahsaan Roland Kirk and more.
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Willis Conover
Voice of America
U.S.A
Felix Grant
WMAL
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Keystone Korner
San Francisco
Freddie Hubbard
Don Cherry
Dewey Redman
Ed Blackwell
Charlie Haden
Economic Seers On The Spot In 79
AP reports that economists foresee 1979 ushering in a recession with rising unemployment and prices, yet current data shows no clear downturn. Despite forecasts, fourth quarter results beat expectations, and consumer borrowing remains strong. Citibank asks where the recession is, noting no smoking gun or corpse exists.
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New York
Citibank
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Editorial
Osawatomie
Quincy Quincy
Barry Sullivan
John
Christ
Florida
William Gillen
Associated Press
Carrie Smith
Sandy’s
al Grey
Jimmy
Nighttrain
Forest
Don Patterson
Bobby Durham
John Duke
Paul E. Ruble
Leon Thomas
Tony Batten
Public Television
West Coast
John Cunniff
Herale
S. Cedar
Robert B. Wellington
the Panavision
Pe Pictures Corporation
Pen Suh
IPG
Paramount Pictures Corp
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