Independence Hall Tour Becomes Taxing Spectacle
A NEA column notes Independence Hall draws 3300 daily visitors amid rampant federal regulation and taxes. It laments safety rules fuel the tourist experience from luggage searches to bumper standards, while implying government overreach in everyday pleasures and souvenirs.
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Philadelphia
NEA
Independence Hall
Republic
George Washington
U.S
U.S. Park Service
IRS
Editorial: A striking mistake in labor disputes
The editorial critiques violence in labor management conflicts, noting killings and sabotage during strikes. It cites a Cleveland homicide among union members and damages at the Washington Post and NBC studios. It argues strikes should avoid sabotage and focus on lawful remedies.
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Cleveland
Washington Post
National Broadcasting Company
New York
Polyanna optimism challenged by leadership critique
AP analysis cites Robert Theobald arguing civilization risks collapse if optimism blinds action. He calls for sapiential leadership, participatory democracy, and rethinking health, education, justice, and work as nations move from industrial to information societies. Theobald, a soci-econ futurist, urges realistic info and rooted debate to save the train.
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John Cunniff
New York
Robert Theobald
Theobald
United States
New Republic Books
Washington, D.C
U.S
India
Wickenburg
Ariz
Belives
Today in History May 5 1976 Highlights
Events include Alan Shepard’s 115 mile space flight in 1961 the first U S space explorer and various world moments from 1570 Turkey Venice war to 1955 West Germany sovereign status. Birthday James Beard 71 and notes on Ford and global finance.
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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
Great Lakes Shipwreck Study Catalogs 1321 Lost Vessels
In what may be the first Great Lakes shipwreck study, Northwest Ohio Great Lakes Research Center at Bowling Green State University compiled information on 1,321 ships lost in Michigan waters. The two year study, for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, covers Lakes Erie to Superior within Michigan's domain. It estimates about 6,000 wrecks in the entire Great Lakes.
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Bowling Green, Ohio
Great Lakes
Northwest Ohio Great Lakes
Thurmond awarded Legion of Merit amid funding fight
Senate stalwart Strom Thurmond received the Army Legion of Merit after intense pressure, despite the board’s opposition and a nine year gap between service and award. Westmoreland and officials say the decision was political, amid broader Pentagon lobbying and Thurmond’s influence on defense budgets.
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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 Kesor
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
R.G. Gard
Warren Abernathy
Abernathy
Legion of Merit
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Uncle Sam
Occupational Safety and Health Agency
Health, Education and Welfare Administration
Jefferson
Liberty Bell
Food and Drug Administration
Department of Agriculture
Independance Hall
Saguache
Sauk Center
Polyanna
Johnny Burgoyne
Burgoyne
the World Almanac
John Tower
Senate
New Austin Braunfels
San Angelo
San Antonio
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
Hashae
Merry
Texas Press Association
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