What Do We Do For A July 4 Encore
A reflective survey of how Americans might observe the July 4 bicentennial follow up with various feasts, fantasies, and festivities. It notes fireworks bans and safety rules while recalling past celebrations and the era’s national mood.
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Calvin Coolidge
U.S
Macksburg
Iowa
Sault Ste.marie
Minn
Philadelphia
Old Salem
N.C
Hawaii
Nevada
The
Manchester Guardian
Vietnam
E.R.R
Nixon era press critique on secrecy and pollution
John Hodel's July 31 1973 Register piece attacks the Nixon administration for secrecy and mislead tactics under a national security shield. It also laments air and moral pollution, cites a Gallup poll on Watergate blame, and questions presidential honesty and trust.
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John Hodel
Decision Due On Air Bags
Federal officials weigh three options on mandatory air bags after eight years of delays. Secretary Brock Adams could require air bags on new cars after September 1980 or push state seat belt laws or preserve current optional restraint rules. Congressional approval would be needed to implement.
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Washington
Brock Adams
Detroit
Adams
Ford Administration
Congress
Capitol Hill
Department of Transportation
Senate
Transbio-Narcissippy promises ultimate consciousness expansion
A satire on self improvement fads describes Sir Herbert Narciss and his Transbio-Narcissippy scheme. For $789.95 buyers obtain equipment to measure brain activity, an endless tape loop, needles and a mantra. The program combines several techniques and prescribes extreme self-punishment to reach claimed cosmic enlightenment.
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Sir Herbert Narciss
Sir Narciss
Narciss
Tow Truck Reform? Royko Finds Equality in Chicago Tow Jobs
Mike Royko argues Chicago tow companies treat all customers the same, praising their evenhanded brutality. He cites a priest's parking ordeal at St James Cathedral and notes the industry's harsh methods, yet credits them for universal equal treatment regardless of status.
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Chicago
Ross Cascio
Edgar F. Wells
The
Church of
St. James Cathedral
James W. Montgomery
Pioneer Towing
Father Wells
Bing Crosby
St. Maps
Action Needed Now to Place 100000 to 300000 Foster Children
A national push seeks swift adoption reform to aid 100,000 to 300,000 hard to place children in foster care or institutions. Legislation by Cranston and Miller would fund subsidies, data banks, and a national registry, while Brodhead amendments offer limited subsidies. Carter administration signals mixed support amid budget and jurisdiction debates.
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New York
New York City
Congressional
Manry
Alan Cranston
Human Resources Committee
Brodhead
House
Cranston - Miller
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
Finance Committee
Cranston
Carter
Califano
Health, Education and Welfare
Motdale
New Jersey
California
Parking plan committee formed by chamber of commerce
The chamber of commerce formed a committee to tackle the city parking problem with members George W. Bair Jr W H Bardin and Dr S M Bledsoe named to the panel. The piece also notes Roy Harvey of Beckley recording No 15155 with Posey Rover and a Raleigh County fair racing program set for July 2 4 and 5. The new Chesapeake and Ohio station at Mount Hope is now open replacing the old Macdonald and Mount Hope stations.
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Chamber of Commerce
George W. Bair, Jr
W. H. Bardin
S. M. Bledsoe
Columbia Phonograph Company
Roy Harvey
Beckley
Posey Rover
Mr. Harvey
Beckley Music Store
Raleigh County Fair Grounds
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Mount Hope
Macdonald
Addresses for Washington lawmakers listed in OCR
The text lists contact addresses for U S senators and representatives in Washington D C including Sen Jenkings Randolph Byrd and Rep Rahall Mollohan Slack Staggers with Cannon and Rayburn office locations and room numbers. It appears as a directory snippet without a narrative or date.
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Sen
Jenkings Randolph
Senate
Washington
D. C
Robert C. Byrd
Russell Building
Washington, D.C
Nick J. Rahall
Cannon
Washington D. C
Robert H. Mollohan
Cannon House
Washington, D. C
John M. Slack Jr
Rayburn
Large air raid cripples North Korea hydro plants in 1950
A Korean War action reports five hundred U S Navy Air Force and Marine planes striking five major hydro electric plants, cutting power to most of North Korea and portions of Manchuria in the largest raid of the conflict.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. Navy
Air Force
North Korea
Manchuria
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America Medical Net
Nixon
Executive Department
White House
Gallup
United States
TBN
Chicago Towing Companies
By Mike Royko
United Press International
Our Lady
Waukegan
St. James Episcopal Cathedral
St. James
Dachau
George Miller
William
Raleigh Register
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