A true American hero Charles Lindbergh’s life and legacy
Editorial honors Charles Augustus Lindbergh as a planner and romantic aviator who built the Spirit of St. Louis and navigated 33 hours solo over the Atlantic. It recalls his later roles in aviation, space, and conservation, his controversial politics, and his dignified death and funeral arrangements.
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh
St. Louis
Lindberg
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Hitler
Germany
Britain
United States
Connecticut
Hawaii
United Air Lines
Anne Spencer Morrow
Ford attends church and praises sermon on women priests
President Ford worshiped at Emanuel Church on the Hill in Alexandria Virginia. A deacon preached against excluding women from priesthood and Ford called the sermon superb while declining to comment on the Bishops decision. He praised the church leadership but emphasized restraint in influencing church matters.
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Ford
Gumanuel Church-on-the-Hill
Alexandria
Patricia M. Park
Episcopal House of Bishops
House of Bishops
Planning can revive our cities at the core
Washington reports on Bennett Harrison of MIT challenging the view that postwar suburbanization doomed central cities. He argues central city labor markets are sensitive to national economy shifts, government employment helps offset losses, and misfit theory is flawed. He urges planning reforms and public land control to boost inner city vitality.
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Washington
Bennett Harrison
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harrison
The
Urban Istitute
Horrison
Harrisim
Boat race nuisance at Marine Stadium raises patrol call
Weekend at Marine Stadium brought illegal camper habitation in vehicles and yards near the site, obstructed traffic, and widespread litter. Neighbors report loud parties and bullhorns during boat races. Scheduling promises eight dates, but congestion and noise persist with Labor Day weekend and drag races planned later.
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Marine Stadium
Labor Day
Democratic Prosperity and Media Critique Letters
A set of letters argues that Democratic governance brought prosperity while Republicans risk disaster through policies like wage and price controls. It defends free enterprise, criticizes the oil business as overproducing, and condemns media bias from Watergate era. The author urges strong leadership to avert GOP collapse and defend national prosperity. A second letter laments traffic chaos, journalists’ power, and the media’s influence on government, contrasting Watergate era scrutiny with a shift to parliamentary themes.
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Lockheed
General Motors
Horace M. Wolbrecht
Long Beach
America
Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
Watergate
Executive Branch
Congress
Richard
England
Ford Nixon phone call before VP choice inquiry
Editor questions a prior phone call Ford made to Nixon about his vice presidential selection. The writer cautions against repeating instructions from WXOn and warns against RedSeDay pressures shaping Ford's timing or decision.
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Ford
Nixon
Wxon
Ringo I Is A Fascinating Ring Toss Game
Terr y Carls from Long Reach notes that Ringo I is a skillful game resembling horseshoes. He won two games but admits his ring throwing was poor due to lack of practice.
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Ringo
Terry Carls
Rockefeller fortune and the power behind it in Washington
A lengthy profile describes Nelson A Hagkafelier arriving as vice president designate and details how the Rockefeller fortune spans Standard Oil assets Coast Manhattan Bank Rockefeller Center and other holdings. It argues that Senate and House committees must fully disclose and account for the family's vast economic power beyond mere personal income tax issues. The piece warns that concentrated power affects foreign policy military policy and democracy itself.
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Washington
Nelson A. Hagkafelier
Rockefeller
Godiva
Coventry
Rockefellers
Coast Manhattan Bank
David Rockefeller
Eastern Airlines
Caribbean
Hawaii
Manhattan
Rockefeller Center
Stewart Alsop
Fortune Magazine
Alsop
Nixon and Rhockefeller
House
Senate
Averell Harriman
John F. Kennedy
Senate Rules Committee
House Judiciary Committee
National Economic Committee
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Nieto Hill
Mr. Rockefeller
Cable
William V. Shannon
New York
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