What if the Air Force ran like the Post Office
Russell Baker imagines a satirical scene in Cambodia where a U S bombmaster announces higher bomb prices to modernize equipment, arguing bombing is a public service while a Cambodian chicken farmer Lop Pol laments costs and inefficiency. The dialogue skewers bureaucratic rhetoric and taxpayer subsidies with dry humor and political sting.
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U.S
U.S. Air Force
Cambodia
Lop Pol
Washington, D.C
Pops
Lap Pol
Gas Shortage Rumors Spark Weekly AAA Fuel Report
Harrisburg report shows only 1 percent of 288 stations expect cuts, 9.7 percent rationing, 14.5 percent closing Sundays, while 50.7 percent run normally. Sill notes May was rumor-filled, cites anecdotes from Rt. 80 and a false “Bring your own gas” sign. Canada appears unaffected. AAA plans weekly updates as long as needed.
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John L. Moore
Harrisburg
ONS
David E. Sill
Pennsylvania American Automobile Assn
AAA
Sill
Pennsylvania
Rt. 80
Mercer County
Ohio State Line
Tennessee
Ed Kochis
Mercer County Motor Club
Greenville
Kochis
Canada
Earthquake Jokes End With Pregnancy Misread
In a California shoe store a tremor causes a shopper to fear she is pregnant again. The clerk calms her, saying it is only a small earthquake. The woman expresses relief and a humorous misbelief about pregnancy.
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California City
Catholic liberals and busing split opinion in U S Catholic
U S Catholic magazine readers show strong opposition to busing, with over 80 percent against the policy and in line with the Supreme Court reversal of Richmond Virginia's busing plan. The piece cites editor Dan Herr and cites figures like Norman Lent and Sam Ervin while noting Berkeley’s controversial school actions and the Malcolm X School name change.
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U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Robert Merhige
Richmond
U.S
Dan Herr
Critic Magazine
National Catholic Reporter
Herr
New York
Norman Lent
North Carolina
Sam Ervin
Supreme Court
Berkeley
Calif
Malcolm X
Abraham Lincoln
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