Transit Imbalance and New Transit Plan Hearings
Public hearings led by the Department of Transportation seek a master plan to shift funds from highway construction to mass transit. The proposal faces highway lobby resistance but has support from the Nixon Administration urban representatives and environmental groups. Hearst Newspapers advocate a major shift to rail and bus funding to address neglected urban transit needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resnexat
Department of Transportation
Highway Trust
Labby
Nixon
Bicycle safety tips for Texas first graders and parents
The article urges calm as children start school and many ride bikes. It advises choosing the correct sized bicycle, keeping it well maintained, ensuring safety equipment, obeying traffic laws, and practicing riding with a parent guiding the route to identify hazards and teach hand signals amid Texas traffic.
Gratitude Letter to Santa Rosa Medical Center Staff
A Tulsa reader thanks the Santa Rosa Medical Center staff for their kindness during her husband’s illness and recovery. She notes the doctors and nurses were considerate and efficient and expresses relief that his condition was not as serious as feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Your City
Santa Rosa Medical Center
Kidd
Tulsa
Okla
Grace Note From San Antonio Businessmen Council
Grace Note thanks Frank Trejo for his article aiding the Mexican American community. Comment highlights ongoing abortion debate and health choices, urging individual opinion and noting diverse beliefs including Moslems Buddhists and atheists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Businessmen of San Antono Board
Frank Trejo
Julie Marquez
Medical Issue Cites AMA as Powerful Doctors Union
Reader argues for greater government involvement in medicine while noting public antipathy to labor unions and highlighting the American Medical Association as a major doctors union with broader roles. The piece reflects mixed views on unions in healthcare and questions AMA influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
American Medical Association
The
Letter Ridicule of Democrats Sparks Holiday Humor
M J B lampoons the Democratic party in a humorous missive after a reference to clean Democrats. He mocks Miami Beach characters and predicts consequences in next November's elections. The writer suggests voters may be driven to take Democrats to the cleaners if judgment fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.J.B
Miami Beach
Murl J. Manlove
Right To Die debate on ethics of ending life support
A Senate aging panel hears Dr. Walter Sackett push an act to let competent adults direct discontinuation of life sustaining treatment in terminal illness. He cites costs and urges patient control, while critics warn against defining when life is “useless.” The discussion turns to ethics, religious views, and Pope Pius XII’s 1957 remarks on artificial respiration in medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
W.B.R
Kraywonski
Valerie Beatty
Senate
Walter Sackett
Florida
Quextion
Sackett
Laurence Foye Je
Education Service
The
Veterans Administration
Pius XII
Planning a Family May Bring Maximum Happiness
In Health Talk a reader asks if starting a family planning discussion early is wise. The response affirms early planning as prudent, cites rising unplanned births, and recommends the book Women in Need by Trussell and Hitcher from Macmillan. It notes about 30 organizations exist to guide local branches for family planning and population control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.G.M
Ohio
James Trussell Jr
Robert A. Hitcher
Macmilan
Fight Is On For 76 Ticket
John Chamberlain analyzes Republican convention battles over 1976 ticket positions. He notes Nixon’s influence shaping a platform aligned with the White House and Favors Agnew’s role as crown prince while conservative dissent centers on union policy and representation for smaller states to avoid an Eastern establishment takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chamberlain
Richard Nixon
White House
Nixon
King
Agnew
Crown Prince
Chamberlain
South
Middle West
Ripon Society and GOP Delegation Battle Over Representation
The piece cites the Ripon Society and Senator Javits losing ground in a push to McGovernize the party by favoring ethnic blocs. It notes a drawn-out contest for a compromise awarding bonus delegates to boost populous liberal states like New York Illinois and New Jersey. Ronald Reagan backs rural state representation bonuses, while Jack Kemp and John Tower clash with Governor Nelson Rockefeller over delegation apportionment in 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Javits
New York
Ripon Society
McGovernize
Illinois
New Jersey
Ronald Reagan
Jack Kemp
Buffalo Bills
John Tower
Nelson Rockefeller
Agnew and Kemp Mettle for 1976 VP Choice
The piece analyzes Spiro Agnew as a potential Republican crown prince and weighs two New York figures, Senator James Buckley and Congressman Jack Kemp, as plausible vice presidential running mates for a conservative Southern–Midwestern dominated GOP in 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiro Agnew
Kemp
South
Middle West
Agnew
New York State
James Buckley
Ndher
Jack Kemp
A Slap At Javits or Kemp for 1976 Vice Bid
The White House signals support for Jack Kemp as a major GOP figure in Miami Beach. Kemp denies plotting to succeed Javits but speculation persists about grooming him for the 1976 ticket. The column notes power dynamics within the Republican camp amid McGovern-Rapleton fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Jack Kemp
Miami Beach
Javits
Kemp
TOD
Republican Party
Quote and Unquote on Man in Browne and Rumbold
Fragmentary quotation contrasts Man as noble yet slaveholding and pompous, noting Browne’s disbelief in providence sending some booted to ride and others saddled to be ridden. Rumbold references appear in a literary aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas Browne
Providence
Richard Rumbold
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hearst Newspapers
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Small Society
Brickman
Sir Spiro
William F. Buckley JR
Buckley
Agnew’s Investment
Or Agnew
Kk Renp
George Clark
Timmy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!