Independence Day Reflections on the Revolution and Liberty
The piece argues the American Revolution was about more than taxation, citing the Declaration of Independence to show rights sought by colonists such as trial by jury and limits on standing armies. It frames the founders as conservatives at heart yet revolutionaries, urging vigilance to preserve liberty and urging peaceful global friendship as allies.
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England
America
John Hancock and Company
United States
Congress
Long Beach Fireman Dale Lowell Endorsed for Union Post
Columnist George Robson praises Dale Lowell longtime Long Beach fireman for charity work with Retarded Children's Foundation Red Cross Little League Safety Council Muscular Dystrophy Foundation and Boy Scouts. Lowell organized fundraisers and led local IAFF members to gain support. now seeks secretary treasurer of the international union.
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Long Beach
Dale Lowell
George Robson
Robeson
Lowell
Retarded Children’s Foundation
Red Cross
Little League
The
Safety Council
Mutscular Dystrophy Foundation
Boy Scouts
Sewell
Heartland
United Way
North Long Beach Yasca
Industrial Relations and
Fire Science Advisory
Long Beach State
Long Beach Lotal
International Association of Fire Fighters
Apl-Cio
International Union
Recycling the garbage of political analysis
John Kenneth Galbraith rips political pundits for overlengthy, overconfident Washington commentaries. He argues the system recicl es garbage since reporters feed each other, not truth, and voters demand change but resist voting for it. The piece notes the era’s mismatch between expert claims and public action.
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Ashington
Washington
Gen Thien
Bicentennial plans stumble as commissions clash on ideals
A foreword to 1976 bicentennial efforts in the United States highlights discord between scholarly aims and showbiz spectacle. The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission faces criticism from academics and disappointment over Philadelphia exposition plans. Proposals like Call for Achievement and bicentennial parks spark debate on objectives, practicality, and funding.
Jackie Robinson in Secret Service File Revealed
The Secret Service built a computer data bank on Jackie Robinson after his White House visit in 1968. Robinson sought answers from the Justice Department and accused Kleindienst and Gray of a misleading report. The file notes Robinson was listed as not dangerous and includes details of the gate incident and a refused meeting with President Nixon.
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Washington
Jackie Robinson
Richard Mleindienst
Wi ¢Ehiel Pat. Gray
Capitol Hill
Robinson
Secret Service
White House
Justice Department
EAV
Nixon
Clinson
Thomas N
Charles Zorbil
Jom Price
Ure Kleindienst-Gray
Mrg
Mubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Organized crime's $60 billion annual take exposed
Williams Cahn district attorney of Nassau County testified before the House Crime Committee, detailing a vast syndicate operating in New York with 175 top members across five families. He said illegal gambling and shylocking finance the crime web, harming sports integrity and corrupting governments and legitimate business. He urged federal laws to curb the syndicate and warned rehabilitation is unlikely for Cosa Nostra.
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Williams Cahn
House
Select Committee On Crime
Peter Rabbit
New York
Cahn
Ing
Cosa Nostra
Cabn
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
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New York Magazine
Ed Muskie
John Lindsay
Clarence Ver Steeg
Northwestern University
Americas Historical Association
Philadelphia
Philadelpha
Commission
Union
Licentennial Commission
James J
Welledetfe
Ecds Telegizar
Kleindienst
Gray
Muriel
Humphrey
McGovern
Trumphrey
Carandiru
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Pris
Human Catholic Church
Paulo Evaristo Arnis
Presidente Venceslan
Mato Grosso
Arns
Merry
Sack Anderson
Virginia
Weldon
Kelly
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