No kidding by Karl A Van Asselt historic notes
A compact survey lists quirky quotes and trivia about U S presidents and famous animals. It items Coolidge Polk Washington Jackson Lincoln and FDR with anecdotes and odd facts, noting myths and a few sensational claims about each figure.
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Karl A. van Asselt
Coolidge
Polk
Washington
Jackson
Lincoln
Booth
Fdr
Remembering Jackie and the Four Days in November
The Saturday notebook recalls Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis guiding national mourning after JFK's assassination, noting the public’s sense of loss, family poise, and personal grief. It contrasts Kennedy reflections with views on The Flintstones casting and a Plaza Theatre premiere.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Lee Harvey Oswald
Washington
Jackie
Caroline
John
Kennedy
Thad
The
Kennedys
Fred
Wilma
Barney
Betty
Dino
John Goodman
Fred Flintstone
Elizabeth Perkins
Rick Moranis
Rosie O'Donnell
Betty Rubble
Moranis
Danny DeVito
Geena Davis
Colonization Talk Sparks Rural Kansas Transformation Vision
In rural Kansas the idea of colonizing the countryside emerges as a bold, if speculative, answer to population loss and aging. Speakers Gayle Moltencamp and Gene Shore discuss replanting the land with new settlements, jobs, and services backed by corporate investment to revive sparsely populated regions and sustain future generations.
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House
Gayle Moltencamp
Gene Shore
Shore
Johnson
Kansas
Rock
Mellencamp
Russell Springs
Logan County
Finney
Ford
Kearny
Ellis
Thomas
Pi ‘Kansdy
High Plains
Central
Smoky Hills
Solomon Valley
Kansas Territory
India
Arabia
Valley of the Nile
Indonesia
Isles
Indies
Chautauqua
MacDonald
McFarm
Repeal asylum laws urged amid Haiti debate
A reader argues the United States should repeal political asylum laws, oppose military intervention in Haiti, and stop absorbing refugees. The letter challenges US moral and legal grounds for invasion, cites refugee policies, and calls for uniform rules and less lobby influence, noting letters must be signed with address.
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Haiti
United States
Ben Franklin
Frank Lautenberg
D-N.j
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