Nobel Peace Prizes Return to Hope for 1976 and 1977
The 1976 award went to Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan for mediating in Northern Ireland's Catholic Protestant conflict. The 1977 prize was given to Amnesty International for aiding political prisoners and exposing brutality, showing individuals can advance peace amid global violence.
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Africa
Latin America
United States
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Ireland
England
Betty Williams
Mairead Corrigan
Northern Ireland
Amnesty International
A New Voice in Heaven Bing Crosby Remembered
A tribute to Bing Crosby highlighting his long career from Los Angeles debut in 1930 with Mary Lou to worldwide fame as singer and comedian. The piece praises his warmth, humility, and timing, noting White Christmas and collaborations with Bob Hope and Fred Astaire and his enduring appeal at age 73 in London.
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Bing Crosby
Crosby
Los Angeles
Mary Lou
Bing
Bob Hope
Fred Astaire
London
Slips Internship Turned Surgical with Funeral Focus
Richfield Utah Reaper underwent three hospitalizations and over 90 stock treatments as reported by the Dallas Times Herald.
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Richfield
Utah
Reaper
Dallas Times Herald
Secretaries’ Coffee Custody Sparks Liberation Satire
Arthur Hoppe riffs on a Waterloo Iowa secretary fired for refusing coffee, turning the tale into a cautionary comedy about power, sexual politics, and workplace demands. The piece lampoons the idea that a simple coffee run can seed personal servitude and career ruin.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Rose Primm
Feck, Feck & Speedwell
Malcolm Feck
Miss Primm
Controversy Trails Safety Chief Over Public Image Push
Washington official John Byington leads the Consumer Product Safety Commission while courting publicity. He hires a public relations firm and allocates government tasks to friends, drawing scrutiny from fellow commissioners and triggering a civil service probe into his hiring practices.
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Washington
John Byington
Terzian Associations
Carl Terzian
Byington
Michigan
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Terzian
John
Commission
Ronald McDonald
McDonald and Little
Atlanta
Ballyhoo
McDonald’s
Burger
McDonald
McDonald's
Pittle
Europe
Far East
Caribbean
California
Florida
Puerto Rico
Chicago
New York
City
Portland
Ore
Dennis Nystrom
Frank Fortescue
William McCarney
Civil Service Commission
Valley Shakespeare Theatre praised for student access and learning
Barbara H. Broderick from Saguaro High School thanks Valley Shakespeare Theatre Inc. and board members Jonathan Marshall and others for subsidized access that allowed about two hundred students to study Hamlet and The Taming of the Shrew live at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. The experience included eight actors and a classroom Q A, inspiring lasting enthusiasm for Shakespeare among juniors and seniors.
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Philip Gates
Valley Shakespeare Theatre Inc
Valley
Jonathan Marshall
Orla Larson
Saguaro High School
Scottsdale Center For the Arts
Judge Dan Roth Granted Professional Endorsement
A letter from Thomas N. O’Leary criticizes a published story about Judge Dan Roth. He calls Roth open, honest, and competent and notes Roth would not join groups aiming to oust public officials. He also complains the newspaper refused Roth a viewing to comment while away camping.
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Dan Roth
Judge Roth
Thomas N. O'Leary
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Mrs. Gandhi
Coure
David Frost
Arthur Hoppe
Feck
Capitol Hill
Shakespeare
Laertes
Petruchio
Fortinbras
Barbara H. Broderick
Roth
H.E
Hal’ Metcalf
Scottsdale Progress
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
Earll
Jerry McElfresh
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