Fireworks and the toll of child abuse across societies
The piece surveys fireworks as a global celebration tradition from ancient China to modern wars and national holidays. It then presents Dr. Vincent J. Fontana’s AMA report on child abuse, flagging a 500 percent rise in cases over a decade, with 1.5 million cases and 300,000 harmed children expected this year. Physicians urge open reporting and strong action to protect children.
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China
India
United States
Louis XIV
Napoleon
Paris
New York
American Medical Association
Vincent J. Fontana
New York City
Fontana
AMA
Luther the groundhog and a groundhog dog duel
A humorous tale recounts Luther the male groundhog and Reuben the dog in a standoff. The author credits his wife Jayne with stirring doubt about Luther and notes Reuben’s attempts to chase the rodent, with seniority and fairness shaping the yard's balance.
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Luther
Reuben
Beating the Champs Highlights Modern Championship Form
Across tracks and fields this year fans see champions defy old myths. Secretariat wins the Triple Crown by a record 31 lengths and sets a track mark. Hank Aaron nears Babe Ruth's 714 home runs while Bobby Riggs, age 55, competes with top women players.
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Secretariat
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Bobby Riggs
Ewing Family Returns From Rome as Children Attend Camp
Mr and Mrs James Earl Ewing Jr and their children arrived at National Airport Washington from Rome where Mr Ewing completed a three year State Department tour. Chip Edwards and Quinton Robinson attended Camp Shaw Mi Del Eca in Lewisburg West Virginia. Miss Roberta Rinker won Miss Northern Virginia at Willow Lawn pool. Mrs May McCarty travels to Williamsburg to see niece Miss Mary Lou Gerschank in Mary Washington College production Common Glory.
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James Earl Ewing, JR
National Airport
Washington
Rome
Italy
Ewing
State Department
Chip Edwards
C.P. Edwards
Quinton Robinson
Delmer Robinson, Jr
Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca
Lewisburg
W.va
Roberta Rinker
Northern Virginia
Willow Lawn Swimming Pool
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
May McCarty
Williamsburg
Mary Lou Gerschank
Mary Washington College
Liberty and restraint in society and manners
A reflection on liberty noting that no one has true freedom in a shared world. Laws etiquette and business customs constrain behavior and safeguard a functioning society. The only person with complete liberty would be a hermit. once another person appears, individual freedom ends.
Bicentennial musings on revolution and rival commissions
James J. Kilpatrick argues that the official bicentennial celebration is dominated by Tories and laments missed opportunities. He contrasts ARBC with the Peoples Bicentennial Commission led by Jeremy Rifkin, praising its populist and reformist stance as closer to the true spirit of 1776.
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Jeremy Rifkin
Connecticut Avenue
Washington
P.R
ARBC
Lyndon Johnson
Carl Humelsine
Colonial Williamsburg
Nixon
Peoples Bicentennial Commission
PBC
Nixon Justice Inquiries Spark Watergate Shadow Over Florida Case
The Gainesville Times reports on Justice Department handling of the 1972 Florida primary dirty tricks case and the FBI report linked to Segretti. It notes discrepancies between FBI findings and Briggs's March 5 letter to Sen. Jackson, and the later May 5 grand jury indictments. The piece suggests partisan influence and possible cover up as Watergate probes unfold.
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Washington
Justice Department
Florida
FBI
Senate
U.S. Atty
John L. Briggs
Jacksonville
Fla
Henry M. Jackson
Nixon
Donald Segretti
Archibald Cox
Sam Ervin
Watergate Committee
Segretti
Edmund S. Muskie
Jackson
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Briggs
Jack Anderson
Son
Patricia Griffin
Muskie
Miss Griffin
Robert Benz
Tampa
Benz
Bureau
Criminal Division
Atty
Henry Petersen
Lake Lanier
Corps of Engineers
Gainesville
More Women Take Pills to Ease Tension
U S women use tension-relief pills at twice the rate of men per a medical survey though it does not signify higher nervousness. Men lean toward drinking over pills when uptight.
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Hal Boyle
New York
U.S
William Makepeace Thackeray
How to Score Memory Genius Quiz Answers
A reader quiz describes scoring by daily correct answer rates and directs to page 2 for answers. It lists ten sample questions about telephone dials, Great Salt Lake fish, constitutional amendments, the Spanish American War, World Series history, Simple Simon, Moses promised land, Vermont mountains, Ganges River, and London Bridge lore.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
U.S
Simon
Pieman
Moses
Green Mountains
Vermont
Bitterpot Range
Ganges River
London Bridge
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Malta
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Madeira
Latin America
Judas
Maximillian
Mexico
No Man’s Land
By Jack F. Davis
Jayne
The
Champs
Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Thomas T. Byrd
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O'Connell
Winchester
By James J. Kilpatrick
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Spock
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Henry Howell
Alexander Hamilton
John Marshall
Tom Jefferson
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Rifkin
Jefferson
I.Q
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