San Francisco Faces Tragedy and Tumult Across a Troubled City
A reflection on San Francisco's history of upheaval from Jones and Milk killings to past eccentric figures. The piece cites city tolerance, a short order cook's remark on nutty leaders, and the fault line that shapes the urban psyche, urging mourning and resilience.
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San Francisco
Jim Jones
George Moscone
Harvey Milk
Haight-Ashbury
Symbionese Liberation Army
Bay Bridge
Norton I
Pacific
Nostalgia rises as inflation reshapes past prices
A UPI survey contrasts 1967 prices with today showing ground beef, porterhouse, and gin costlier, while lettuce, chocolate, and tech like calculators and computers have fallen. The piece notes Georgetown housing, and predicts nostalgia will grow as inflation continues.
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Jeff MacNelly
United Press International
Washington
LBJ
UPI
Hershey Corp
Washington, D.C
Georgetown
Teng Peking postures on free speech and China policy
Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping endorses wall posters as free speech while denying purges and de Maoization. He notes Mao had flaws, denies a power struggle with Hua Kuo-feng, and says Taiwan could unifi with the mainland under a non communist system. He favors stable reform and closer U.S. ties.
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Peking
Teng Hsiao-ping
China
Teng
Communist Central Committee
Mao Tse-tung
Hua Kuo-feng
U.S
Taiwan
Moscow
Great Hall of the People
Washington
Mao
Khrushchev
Stalin
Central Committee
Wu Te
Hua
Gang of Four
Marx
Engels
Letter writers clash over church failures and ethics
Readers spar over a Nov. 28 letter critiquing pastoral conduct and church failures. Debates touch on widows’ losses, “wolves in sheep’s clothing,” Christian business ethics, and the role of prayer and preaching in church growth.
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the Star
T.G. Adams
Suc
Everywhere International Airport and the future of travel
A critique of the move by American Airlines to base HQ near a vast airport complex between Dallas and Fort Worth. The piece portrays Everywhere International as a cold, highly controlled, consumer driven airport world with automated systems, extended layovers, and a loss of human scale, urging planners to rethink urban airport design and include local businesses.
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Times News
Everywhere International
American Airlines
New York
Manhattan
Dallas
Fort Worth
Dal
Sfo
Hnl
Lax
Mia
Rinky-Dink
Portland
Ore
Pocatello
Huntsville
Ala
Sameness Inc
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