Editorial critique of Horatio Alger style and a new author
The piece surveys early 20th century fantasized social mobility in Horatio Alger tales and rebuts a harsher modern variant by Robert J. Ringer. It notes Winning Through Intimidation promotes hard work and niceness as useless, likening it to a brutal poker game where honesty lacks value. It critiques the cynical sales pitch aimed at executives and young salespeople.
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Studebaker A Wagon Works
U.S. Steel
Alger
Robert J. Ringer
Horatio Alger
Ringer
Mr. Ringer
Bob Greene
Chicago Sun-Times
Mass transit aid proposal from Ford targets gas tax funds
The article notes Congress redirected part of the Highway Trust Fund to mass transit in earlier years with limited city uptake. President Ford proposes altering a four cent gas tax: one cent to the Highway Trust Fund, two cents to general revenues, and one cent to states matching their own gas tax. States may resist, but supporters say it could boost transit use and curb energy use.
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Congress
Ateas
Ford
Highway Trust Fund
Ralph Dills
Letters on inflation, taxes, and local life in Long Beach
A collection of reader letters from Long Beach readers discuss President Ford's vetoes affecting Social Security and cost of living, congressional pay raises, taxes on alcohol and cigarettes, and praise for local concerts. Esther Cameron salutes downtown shopping and laments sidewalks as she looks toward a new shopping center.
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Long Beach
Los Cerritos
Westminster
Sam Gelling
Esther Cameron
Forty Years On The Firing Line A Phil Newsom Postscript
A concise portrait of Phil Newsom marking four decades with United Press and United Press International. He reflects on a lifetime in journalism from war zones like Taegu to Pearl Harbor coverage, noting the evolution of news through instant communications and the ongoing cycle of conflict and peace. Newsom recalls colleagues, wars, revolutions, and the sense of one world, while affirming his lifelong aim to be a capable newsman.
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Phil Newsom
United Press
United Press International
Pasrs
Mmi
Ik-Wise
Pearl Harbor
Helsinki peace pact aims to end cold war with cautious optimism
The Helsinki summit produced a 35 nation declaration urging nonviolence and frontier respect while promoting Mediterranean security and broader travel. It stops short of a final treaty, noting no formal end to World War I and wary alignment with East and West blocs amidst questions over borders, espionage, and press freedom.
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Min
Saxony
Angola
Free
Italy
United States
Germany
Yugoslavia
Tito
Bonn
East Germany
Europe
Moscow
Washington
Soviet Asia
China
Peking
U.S
Mediterranean
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Mr. Winters
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I,pt Stall
Kris Sherman
Turkey
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Munich
Richard Nixon
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Nebraska
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Russia
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France
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New York Times News Service
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