Sandpile Barrels Could Save Lives on Arizona Highways
An Arizona essay advocates sandpile crash cushions to prevent fatalities after a Calfornian family died on I-40 east of Flagstaff. Invented by John Fitch, sandpile barriers absorb impacts, often leaving drivers unharmed, and are already in 500 high‑risk spots across 44 states.
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Manhandling English in print and speech sparks bias
A Hartford Courant note criticizes replacing man with person in terms like chairperson and repair person, arguing that such shifts create discrimination. The editor, Progress editor Jonathan Marshall, runs for the Senate. any editorials he writes will carry the initials J.M.
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Jonathan Marshall
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Ford’s cabinet test to keep or force resignations in 1970s shift
President Ford uses a secret inquisition to assess Nixon era cabinet members. Aides interview congressional leaders to judge staff reliability and adaptability with aims to restore cabinet authority and trim OMB influence. Hartmann emerges as key adviser amid political shifts involving Meany and Waggonner.
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Philip Bucen
Grand Rapids
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Robert Hartmann
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Ford reshapes image as president faces amnesty question
President Ford signals independence in economic foreign policy while maintaining core Republican loyalties. He privately tests amnesty positions with cautious language at the VFW convention, inviting advice but making final calls himself. His pace and style suggest careful, strategic leadership as he gathers counsel but avoids lockning in.
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Pepsi in the USSR marks long rise of a soft drink standard
A caustic 1970s column views PepsiCo as a pillar of American soft drink influence amid Cold War détente. It recounts Nixon inviting Khrushchev for a Pepsi in Moscow, notes Brezhnev’s cameo, and predicts Pepsi’s Soviet bottling era shaping cultural exchange and even vodka habits.
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