Nostalgia and modern transit clash over speed and safety
Large U.S. cities seek efficient mass transport while enduring nostalgic, unsafe rides on steam, paddlewheelers, and San Francisco cable cars. The piece notes San Francisco’s reluctance to retire its cable cars amid strong passenger demand and explores revived interest in dirigibles for commercial use, including air pollution monitoring and offshore tasks, with a blimp carrying 10,000 light bulbs as a flying billboard.
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United States
San Francisco
England
Lakehurst
N.J
Presidential illness and succession across modern leaders
The piece notes that recent presidential illnesses caused only minor disruption and recalls past leaders Wilson Roosevelt Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson who faced disabling conditions. It highlights the 25th Amendment ratified in 1967 clarifying transfer of power and asserts continued functioning of the presidency despite illness.
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Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Wilson
White House
Eisenhower
Shenandoah Valley Radio Club Hamfest Honors and Local Happenings
Philip N. Hunter served as master of ceremonies for the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest banquet. The Virginia Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps won two first prizes within the week at Flint Hill and Strasburg. Berkeley Woolen Co operations suspended due to no orders. Duff's Record Shop listed Woody Woodpecker as top tune of the week with My Happiness and It's Magic also in the top ten.
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Philip N. Hunter
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club
Fantasticks
Wayside
Virginia Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps
Flint Hill
Strasburg
Duff
Clouds of Witnesses and the Highland Chief’s Rally
A Scottish tale of MacGregor urging his wavering followers to stand firm in battle. The sermon links this to the Bible’s cloud of witnesses, saints and martyrs who silently watch as loved ones face trial. Their example calls believers to persevere and not fail.
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MacGregor
Watergate Era seen as turning point in balance of power
Historian note says Watergate era may be remembered as a shift in presidential congressional power struggle rather than pure corruption. Sen Sam Ervin Jr remarks that the period could be a national tragedy akin to the Civil War, urging context over hysteria. The Senate committee fights with the executive branch while the judiciary watches.
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Washington
Congress
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-Nc
Senate Investigating Committee
Judiciary
Ervin
Executive
Nixon
Nixon Haldeman tape audit sparks White House secrecy
Nixon assigned Haldeman to privately review a key tape from the Sept 15 Oval Office meeting with Dean. The move aimed to shield blunt political talk from public view and could strain relations with the Senate Watergate committee and Archibald Cox. The episode underscores a pattern of secrecy over the tapes and raises questions about executive control and congressional power.
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Washington
Nixon
H.R
Bob) Haldeman
Oval Office
Haldeman
White House
John W. Dean III
Senate Watergate Committee
Archibald Cox
Dean
Washington Post
Senate
Mr. Nixon
George McGovern
Newport Beach
Calif
San Clemente
Public financing of federal elections gains support
James J. Kilpatrick notes Theodore Roosevelt's early call for public funding of campaigns and argues for tighter controls and a workable subsidy system. He cites Watergate lessons and Senate moves toward limiting individual contributions, warning of new evils and the need for reform despite difficult implementation.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
Watergate
Attorneys general and the FOI Act loophole in Virginia
Virginia Attorney General Andrew P. Miller analyzed a Frederick County request about whether a county board of supervisors plus citizen members forms a study group subject to the FOI Act. He warned the setup could allow secret meetings, urging a broad amendment to close the loophole and noting support for change.
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Staunton
Virginia
Andrew P. Miller
Commonwealth
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
General Assembly
Miller
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