Few Founders, Many Signers, Immortal Declaration Honor
Editorial surveys the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. It notes varied lives from youthful vigors to long lives, diverse professions, and postwar public service. It highlights mortality patterns, with nine dying before 1783 and Charles Carroll living to 1832, Adams and Jefferson dying on July 4, 1826.
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Jefferson
Adams
Franklin
Hancock
Continental Congress
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Lynch Jr
Benjamin Franklin
Metropolitan Life Statisticians
George Washington
John Morton
Button Gwinnett
Thomas Lynch
Charles Carroll
United States
Philadelphia
Baking soda aids sewers and ads urge housewives use
Chemists from Dwight & Church Co say baking soda acts as a pH buffer and bacteria vitamin for sewage systems. A daily dose saved a New Jersey plant from EPA compliance costs, potentially saving taxpayers millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight & Church Co
Highstown
N.J
Environmental Protection Agency
The Revolution and Education A look at early American schooling
Gerald A Danzer surveys how the American Revolution challenged education shaping varied local systems. Noted figures Jefferson Rush Webster and Mitchell pushed reforms, yet results were mixed as communities balanced old and new. The piece links national ideals to schooling and urges continued adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald A. Danzer
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
University of Virginia
Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Noah Webster
Samuel Mitchell
New York
Congress
Webster
Dr. Mitchell
America
CB radio craze gains traction in democratic two way talk
William Safire notes CB gear expands beyond hobbyists as six million sets exist and FCC licenses rise, creating a new private public square. He cites drivers using CB for speed trap alerts, citizens shaping discussion, and potential for back fence gossip and civic use while warning of industry disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Citizens Band
F.C.C
Smokey Bear
Lanie Dills
Nashville
Sugar Britches
Guitar Town
Miss Dills
Citizens Band Radio
60 Minutes
Conflicts of interest embroil Illinois lawmakers in bribery probe
In Chicago AP coverage two developments shake Illinois politics. A trial of current and former lawmakers over ready mix concrete bribes tests bribery standards while the House probes Rep. Gerald Shea over conflict of interest tied to legal fees from the Illinois State Medical Society. Officials debate how donations and financial ties verge on improper influence, noting no law bars conflicts but possible personal gain from voting changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Hinois
Illinois
Illinois House
Gerald Shea
D-Riverside
House
Shea
Tillinois State
Illinois State Medical Society
Medical Society
Senate
Celebrating Bicentennial Traditions Across America
Americans mark the 200th birthday with a diverse mix of events from a major July Fourth parade in Washington to a Kennedy Center tribute and a Mall rally led by Jane Fonda and Dr. Spock. Local celebrations include greased pig chases, races, parades, and cultural pageantry from Sitka to New Orleans.
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Bon McLeod
Washington
Philadelphia
Constitution Avenue
Nelson A. Rockefeller
America
Kennedy Center
Peter Yaro
John Stewart
Kingston Trio
Capitol
Congress
Alexandria
George Washington
Sitka
Alaska
Seward
Shale Mountain
Milford
Lexington
Sacramento
Calif
Biloxi
Miss
Hannibal
Cairo
New Orleans
Superdome
American Samoa
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Adman
University of Ilinois
Chicago Circle
Pewaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association
Gregory Perkus
North Aurora
Ill
Richard Bristol
Madison
Association
California
Bristol
Petkus
Gale Dressler
Waukesha
Jerr Sahat
Elizabeth Dim
Weldon Greet
Ken Bone
William A. Mary Cope Merlyn Shar
Week
Chatenor Cullom
Falrbor
Odell
Saunemin
Iwank
ER Publishing CO
Pontiae
Tltneis
Speral
Ria
Szel
Sparta
Eberg
Brook
Gen
Pontlac
Chenoa
Cornelly
Planagan
Forrest
Dwight
Gridley
Livingston County
Mlinois
tSe
Pontiac
Berry's
Harvey
Safire
William Safire
N.Y
Chicago
Afl-Cio
Uncle Sam
Tinental Congress
Britain
American
Ford
National Archives
Peoples Bicentennial Commission
PBC
Jane Fonda
Benjamin Spock
Don Mclean
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