The Canada US border a case study in contrasts
A wide border with deep daily movement and shared labor between nations. The piece contrasts permissive cross border life with stark controls, citing Derby Line, Port Roberts, Windsor Detroit, and personal anecdotes including immigration refusals and a 1972 protest trip. It notes Canadian and American intermingling, kinship ties, and historical shifts in mobility.
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Norway
Sweden
Soviet Union
United States
Canada
Roger Swanson
Derby Line
Quebec
Vermont
Port Roberts
Washington
Windsor
Ontario
Detroit
Europe
Nada
Estcourt
America
Hansen
JK. Galbraith
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Ray and the national fascination with scandal
Washington column mocks Elizabeth Ray and her notoriety amid U S political gossip. It notes public obsession with scandals involving figures like Wayne Hays and Barry Goldwater, portraying crime as a tempting national pastime. The piece reflects a sharp, sardonic tone on political media coverage and sensationalism.
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Washington
NEA
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays
America
Barry Goldwater
Somuboody
Celebrity crave and crime echo in modern fame culture
In a sweeping meditation, the piece contrasts America's obsession with celebrity villains and sensationalism. It cites Lt. William Calley, Clifford Irving, John Dillinger, Spiro Agnew, and Henry Kissinger-like figures, arguing tabloids and broadcasts glamorize wrongdoing while praise and money flow to the infamous.
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Karl Menninger
John Dillinger
Melvin Purvis
Spiro Agnew
Nelson Rockefeller
Albany, N.Y
A. Hitler
Manhattan
Notable events in history on June 24
Highlights include 1948 Berlin blockade begins halting Allied land traffic between Berlin and West Germany. 1997 Cabot sighting marks mainland North America discovery. 1520 Cortez enters Mexico City. 1793 France adopts first republican constitution. 1940 Petain armistice with Italy. 1942 Dutch royal family arrives in the U S. 1956 Nasser elected Egypt president. Also recalls Senate car safety standards, Pentagon papers probe, Eastern jet crash, and birthdays of Jack Dempsey and Billy Casper. Thoughts on happiness from William Saroyan. Bicentennial note: Congress classifies aiding enemies as traitor with punitive laws.
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Berlin
West Germany
North America
John Cabot
Halifax
Labrador
Mexico
Hernando Cortez
Mexico City
France
Marshal Petain
Italy
United States
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Remarks on love and common sense from a wartime era
A collection of light essays and quips by L. M. Boyd on gendered tones in remarks, infant sleep differences between boy and girl babies, a high speed camera note on flies, a bit of animal intelligence trivia, and humorous tax audit Q and A. It includes: why women hear Why didn't you, why men face higher audits, and early pig farming jests with pigs stored food.
Birmingham property ID program cuts city crime rate
The Birmingham program urges residents to inscribe serial numbers on valuables and disperse 85 repair shops with electric pencils to mark goods. Police say robberies fell 25 percent in early 1976 as citizens' cooperation grows, with 84 neighborhoods forming resistance groups and decals issued to inscribed homes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Nea
America
C.B
Alabama
FBI
Leon Sizemore
Birmingham Police
Earl Melton
Julie Anderson
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Yale
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Michigan
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Tom Tiede
Liz Ray
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Mountain Statesman
Gratton
We Main
Daily Sentinel
JE. Schitter
RJ. Cooper
Anager
Gm.ca
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Agpress
Moun Gratton
William Calley
U.S
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Howard Hughes
Irving
Salt Lake City
Boston
John Dean
Tain
Senate
Los Angeles
Pentagon
Eastern Airlines
New York
Kennedy Airport
Jack Dempsey
Billy Casper
William Saroyan
Congress
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Ford
Merle
L.M. Boyd
Sting
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DeSoto
Cortez
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