The Stranger by the Tracks a Pine Bluff Parable
Paul Greenberg reflects on Joe Telles who died near the railroad tracks in Pine Bluff Arkansas four days before Christmas in 1967. The piece links his lonely death to a broader call for compassion and community aid, urging support for United Way Salvation Army and church drives. The column treats the tragedy as a modern parable about homelessness hunger and being found rather than lost.
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Salvation Army
Joe Telles
Christendom
Joe Telleses
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United Way
Not So Merry Christmas Reflections on the Economy
A Newhouse News Service column laments the dimmed holiday mood in Washington amid mixed economic signals. It notes IBM job cuts, Ford losses, rising production, and shifting tech power while urging readers to embrace a genuine, sacrifice-minded Merry Christmas.
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IBM
Ford
Commerce Department
Chrysler
Dodge
Wright Brothers
U.S
Microsoft
Apple
Compaq
Dell
Intel
Bush
Clinton
Somalia
Bosnia
India
Russia
Newhouse News Service
Woodstock redux on radio and Volvo backs event
Aging Woodstock generation plans a 1969 remake with an easy listening radio broadcast sponsored by Volvo. A Republican group seeks to curb religious right influence. Michigan worries over Dr Kevorkian image. The Clintons dined with Katherine Graham and thanked her for the use of city residence.
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Volvo
Jerry
Michigan
Jack Kevorkian
Clintons
Katherine Graham
Washington Tower
Hillary
The myth of equality in our public schools
Anna Quindlen argues that public schooling fails to be the great leveler, using P.S. 291 in the Bronx to illustrate how crumbling, windowless buildings and underfunded programs undermine dignity. She cites Kozol’s Savage Inequalities and urges government action to narrow the haves and have-nots gap while honoring every child’s self-worth.
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Public School 291
Universal School
Jerome Avenue
Bronx
P.S. 291
Jonathan Kozol
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