Memorial Day ends and begins as day of remembrance and hope
The piece reflects on Memorial Day origins in 1868 as Decoration Day under John A. Logan and traces its evolution to honor Union and Confederate dead and all who died in wars. It notes the shift to the last Monday in May for convenience, while 18 states prefer May 30. It emphasizes remembrance, thanksgiving, and renewed dedication.
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John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
G.A.R
America
Congress
Korea
Boston Racism and Busing Debate From Roxbury Encounter
Tom Tiede recounts a tense Roxbury drive amid Boston’s school busing crisis. He notes violence, racial tensions, and mutual culpability, criticizing the policy as a failed social experiment that undermines freedom and safety in the city.
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Joe Agricola
Boston
Roxbury
Mountain Statesman Publication Details and Rates
Berry's World notes Mountain Statesman publishing at 6 cents with daily except Sunday. Address 914 W Main St Gra ton WV. Subscription 75 cents weekly or 3.50 monthly plus tax. Advertising and management staff listed. office at 914 W Main St.
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Edster and
Gener
Taylor and Ad
Gratton
Schiller
RJ. Cooper RB Bowers L Hussian R. Sandor
G.M. Carpenter
Mountain Statesman
W. Main St
Moses sole and other odd facts from a curious era
A montage of weird notes and trivia spans the Moses sole being poisonous and named after Moses parts, shark repellent research, eye color longevity claims, Utopia etymology, Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag origin, Warno canoe and weaving beliefs, Solzhenitsyn as admired by teens, postal losses, animal warfare, Shetland breakfast Scots and Mary of Lorraine pancakes with Drambuie.
Today in History May 29 1976 highlights and birthdays
On May 29 1976 events include Constantinople falling in 1453 marking end of the Middle Ages, Patrick Henry born 1736, Rhode Island ratifying the Constitution in 1790, Wisconsin joining the Union in 1848, John Kennedy born 1917, Attu battle in 1943, and U S forces discussing Golan Heights in 1974. Also notes on Buddhist monk self immolation a decade ago, a lobster war near Nantucket, Ford addressing NATO, and birthdays Pearl Lang and Beatrice Lillie. Thought for today and a bicentennial footnote about French West Indies ports open to American ships.
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Constantinople
Patrick Henry
Hanover County
Wisconsin
John Kennedy
Brookline
Mass
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Israel
Syria
Golan Heights
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Hue
Massachusetts
Nantucket
U.S. Coast Guard
Ford
NATO
Brussels
Belgium
America
Atlantic
Pearl Lang
Comedienne
Beatrice Lillie
la Bruyere
Charleston
S.C
French West Indies
Rhode Island's Democratic primaries and party influence
Rhode Island's political history traces to its religious roots and Freedom-era founders. The piece notes William's Providence and Slater's 1793 mill, Catholic and Protestant blocs, and the shift to a Catholic-leaning electorate. In modern cycles the Democratic machine shapes ballots, with endorsements guiding outcomes and high voter participation among RI's 514,334 voters. Past elections reference 1972 as a turning point.
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Rhode Island
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Roger Williams
Providence
Williams
New World
William's Colony
Samuel Slater
Pawtucket
Democratic Candidates Withdrawn From Ballot
A candidate withdrawal is noted as the contestant was taken out of the race yet the name remains printed on the ballot, prompting questions about ballot integrity and voter confusion ahead of the election. The ruling party keeps the affected name visible despite withdrawal.
South Dakota's political shift from McGovern era to 1970s
The piece traces South Dakota history from Sioux heritage and Wounded Knee to a 1970s political reversal. It notes high American Indian population, anti Indian sentiment among whites, and a swing from Democratic dominance under McGovern to Republican gains in 1972. It cites primary voting patterns and the 1968 1972 presidential and congressional results.
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South Dakota
Wounded Knee
South
United States
Great Plains
George McGovern
Congress
Ralph Herseth
James Abourezk
Senate
Richard Kneip
Abourezk
McGovern
Voters Split Deepens After Trial and Election Backlash
The piece notes a political backlash amid a trial and election era. In South Dakota 406,651 voters are split with 43 percent Democrats and 48 percent Republicans. McGovern leads 54 to 46 percent. It recalls Nixon’s 1968 win of 53 percent to Humphrey’s 42 and Wallace’s 5.
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Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
George Wallace
McGovern
Edmund Muskie
Humphrey
South Dakota
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