Independence Hall visitors taxed by government in Bicentennial year
The piece notes more than 3,300 daily visitors to Independence Hall amid pervasive federal regulation and taxation. It cites IRS revenue from tourism, safety and health rules, and extensive paperwork tied to tours, concessions, lodging, and even photo permits, painting a satirical portrait of government reach.
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Philadelphia
NEA
Independence Hall
Republic
George Washington
U.S
U.S. Park Service
IRS
Uncle Sam
Occupational Safety and Health Agency
Health, Education and Welfare Administration
Jefferson
Liberty Bell
Food and Drug Administration
Department of Agriculture
Independance Hall
Editorials A striking mistake in labor disputes
The piece questions why labor management disputes corrupt core American values. It cites fatalities in Cleveland during a Teamster strike and widespread sabotage in newspapers, TV studios, and ads. It argues strikes harm both workers and employers and condemns sabotage as self-defeating.
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Cleveland
Washington Post
National Broadcasting Company
New York
Be Yond Despair: Theobald on Sobering Leadership
AP Business Analyst recaps Theobald’s critique of polyanna optimism and calls for sapiential leadership. He argues civilization risks collapse unless leaders and citizens alike embrace informed debate, participation, diversity, and a shift from industrial to communications era priorities.
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John Cunniff
New York
Robert Theobald
Theobald
United States
Therfore
New Republic Books
Washington, D.C
U.S
India
Wickenburg
Ariz
Spokane
Belives
May 5 1976 in History Highlights Alan Shepard’s Space Flight
On this date in 1961 Alan Shepard became the first U S space explorer after a 115 mile suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral Florida The note lists other historical events from 1570 to 1964 and mentions recent financial and political developments including a Ford request for funds to aid Vietnamese refugees and past prices shifts on Wall Street.
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Associated Press
Alan Shepard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
Turkey
Venice
Cyprus
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Rangoon
Burma
Fredericksburg
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
West Germany
Wall Street
General Motors
Europe
Ford
Congress
James Beard
George Washington
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
New York
Burgoyne Named by Soldiers for Humanity Says Almanac
The World Almanac notes that British General Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne earned his nickname from soldiers who admired his humane conduct. His treatise urged officers to treat soldiers as thinking humans and reject brutal corporal punishment.
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Johnny Burgoyne
Burgoyne
World Almanac
Great Lakes Shipwrecks Cataloged By Ohio Center
The Northwest Ohio Great Lakes Research Center at Bowling Green State University completed a two year study for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. It catalogs 1,321 ships lost in Michigan waters within Lakes Erie, Michigan, Huron, St. Clair and Superior. Experts estimate about 6,000 wrecks exist across the entire Great Lakes.
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Bowling Green, Ohio
Great Lakes
Northwest Ohio Great Lakes
Thurmond Legion of Merit Controversy Reveals Army Pressure
A Washington feature details Sen Strom Thurmond receiving a second Legion of Merit after political pressure, with the Army Awards Board reportedly opposing the award and generals Westmoreland and Froehlke amid the controversy. It cites timing gaps, retirement dates, and alleged manipulation to honor Thurmond despite legal limits and timing. The piece notes Thurmond's influence in Army affairs and ROA ties, plus internal Pentagon politics and potential reforms.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Strom Thurmond
R.S.C
Army Awards Board
William Westmoreland
Army
Thurmond
Pentagon
Defense
Robert McNamara
McNamara
Nixon
Westmoreland
Stanley Resor
Robert Froehlke
White House
Froehlke
George Patton
Capitol Hill
Paris
Rome
Madrid
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Old Strom
South Carolina
Union
U.S
Mad Dog Ruffin
Charleston Harbor
Fort Sumter
Strom
Congress
Reserve Officers Association
RCA
J. Milner Roberts
Roberts
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Saguache
Sauk Center
Polyanna
John Tower
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New Austin Braunfels
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W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Austin
Texas
Dick Slack
Pecos
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.C. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
11Th St
Ben R. Howell
el Paso
Mashipe
Merry
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association Arts “Ken
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