Major League Baseball All Star Game Era Highlights Surprises
The All Star break spotlights surprise teams the Dodgers Cubs Twins and White Sox. Rod Carew bats over .400 and the league roars as ball design boosts home runs while attendance climbs toward record levels. Dodgers pace to three million at home, Reds near two million.
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New York City
Yankee Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles
Reds
Cubs
Twins
White Sox
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Rod Carew
Ted Williams
Carew
Roger Angell
Airport design flaws threaten safety at major hubs
An Air port Design and Construction Conference in Washington will tackle haphazard terminal growth and safety gaps exposed by the Tenerife disaster where 576 died. The pilots’ group lists Boston Los Angeles St Thomas as black stars with several U S airports tagged deficient or seriously deficient. Dulles earns praise but Washington National is a nightmare.
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Washington, D.C
Tenerife
Canary Islands
International Federation of Air Line Pilots
United States
Boston
Los Angeles
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
New York
Kennedy International
Anchorage
Honolulu
Portland, Ore
U.S
Dallas - Fort Worth
Minneapolis - St. Paul
Kansas City
Miami
Dulles International
Dulles
Washington
Washington National
National
Big Bert Lance and the ethics code in Washington
The piece notes Thomas Bertram Lance's bid to sell his National Bank of Georgia stock by December 31 and the pressure from Senator Ribicoff’s committee. It highlights Lance's adherence to a strict ethics pledge, his willingness to honor the agreement, and the political optics of Carter era ethics guidance.
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Thomas Bertram Lance
Big Bert
Washington
Office of Management and Budget
Sir
Atlanta
Calhoun
Carter
Lance
Senate
National Bank of Georgia
Sen
Abe Ribicoff
D - Conn
Carter - Mondale
OMB
Ribicoff
Robert Strauss
Defense
Charles Duncan
Sen. Ribicoff
Georgia
White House
Regulators And The Regulated In West Virginia
Andrew Gallagher analyzes public service ethics amid the Rockefeller era in West Virginia. The piece highlights regulatory appointments and the need for strict post‑employment restrictions for state officials and agency regulators.
Monday Memo: Postal Rates and Snippets From Many Pages
A mixed clipping column surveys 1831 postal rates showing 25 cents for a two page letter up to 150 miles and 75 cents for three sheets, notes newspapers at one cent per 100 miles, and magazines at 1.5 to 2.5 cents per sheet. It compares penny value changes since 1931 and cites medical scare headlines and humorous word lists from various items.
Bellybutton buttons go on sale amid wacky Belly Survey buzz
Chicago interview with Bellibutton Inc founder Hathaway details a new belly buttons product selling for 4.98 with 17 stickers for ice breaking. The National Belly Survey sparked 65 percent willingness to reveal navels and communicate, driving fast sales and plans for more millions in profit.
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Most Hathaway
Howard Watrous
Living Dynamics International
Mr. Hathaway
Bellibutton Inc
Pet Rock Hall of Fame
Hathaway
America
Chicago
John Hancock Center
New York
Free Day on Tour No 3405 Brings London Misadventures
Arthur Hoppe recaps a three week Fun Times trip through the British Isles. On a paid “free day” in London the group endures shopping delays and temper flare ups among 27 travelers including the Simpsons and the Murchkins. The day features misdirected Underground rides and humorous misadventures as Mary and Bill chase a lavender pen wiper and ride taxis to end a chaotic but memorable excursion.
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Murchkins
Bill
Mary
Cora
Pipper
Frathinghampton & Roughditch
Sealyparthingshire
Billings Gate
Boxdin Corners
Underground
London
Picadilly Circus
Raleigh County Board of Education to buy land for elementary school
The Raleigh County Board of Education will purchase a $2,500 tract of land near Soak Creek for an elementary school building. A four-to-five week trip to England and Europe is planned for George J. Titler of Beckley, president of District 29 United Mine Workers. Larkin Philpott will run District 29 headquarters during his absence.
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Ron Pearson
Bed of Charleston
Hi Smith
Christy
Beckley
Senate
W.T. Brotherton
Legislative Services
Earl Vickers
Vickers
Martinsburg
Brotherton
John Pat Fanning
D-Mcdowell
Welch
Rockefeller
Red Cross
Cbs-Tv
Raleigh County Board of Education
Soak Creek
England
Europe
George J. Titler
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
Larkin
Philpott
Sewell Valley railroad joins Chesapeake and Ohio system
The Sewell Valley railroad from Meadow Creek to Rainelle was placed under active management by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company as a subdivision this week. Mr and Mrs A W Harris moved into the Pinkney home on South Kanawha Street, recently vacated by Dr and Mrs C M Higgins who moved to Williams street.
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Sewell Valley Railroad
Meadow Creek
Rainelle
Chesapeake and ‘Ohio Railway Company
A. W. Harris
Pinkney
South Kanawha Street
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West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Ben Greene
Greene
Department of Natural Resources Reclamation
West Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association
H. David Hale
Democratic
J.C. Dillon
Myrtle Beach
D.C
Karl Lilly
Departments of Commerce, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Belle
Rudy Seacrist
E.M
Pete” Johnson
Kanawhan County
Democratic Executive Committee
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Seacrist
Joseph Caudle
Berkeley
Harley Stagger
Del
Gino Colombo
Harrison
Walter Neeley
Dharrison
Larry Wiedebusch
Marshall
Wheeling
Judith Herndon
Ohio
Wiedebusch
Canaan Valley State Park
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UMW Journal
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Ohio State Grange Monthly
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