Tag Archives: 1978

POLITICO Magazine: U.S. Representative Jackie Speier- ‘Surviving Jonestown’

Source:The New Democrat  “Jackie Speier is a congresswoman representing California’s 14th congressional district, which includes San Francisco and the peninsula. Excerpt from UNDAUNTED: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back by Jackie Speier, reprinted under a license arrangement originating with … Continue reading

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Biographics: Simon Whistler- Jim Jones Biography: ‘Progressive to Predator’

Source:The New Democrat  “Jim Jones Biography: Progressive to Predator” From Biographics Seeing this video and today’s blog post is perfect timing, because Sundance will be showing a documentary about Reverend Jim Jones this weekend which will be a two-night event. If … Continue reading

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Phyllis Schlafly Eagles: Phyllis and Fred Schlafly- On Good Morning America (1978)

“Phyllis and Fred Schlafly sit down on Good Morning America to talk about family, marriage, and the intersection of their public and private life! Filmed and aired in 1978.” From Phyllis Schlafly Eagles I don’t want to make this piece about … Continue reading

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Constitution Daily: ‘Looking Back: George Carlin & The U.S. Supreme Court’

Source:National Constitutional Center– the great comedian George Carlin. Source:The Daily Review “On July 3, 1978, the Supreme Court issued its historic verdict in the George Carlin “seven dirty words” case, a decision that still holds sway over the use of … Continue reading

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Retro Report: Prop 13- Mad as Hell

Source:Retro Report– California was mad as tell about taxes, in 1978. Source:The New Democrat  “When Howard Jarvis declared that he was mad as hell about rising property taxes in California, he started a tax cutting movement that rolled across the … Continue reading

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Sharon Kauffman: ABC News’s 20/20 First Episode- 6/06/1978

Source:The New Democrat As the lead in to this video said ABC News, was a small player if not joke in the network news business in the 1970s. They basically remained that way until the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979-80 … Continue reading

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Franken Splean: Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1978)

Source:The Daily Review If I was growing up, or an adult in the 1960s and 1970s, I might consider if I had access to, going through that decade on one big alcohol and illegal narcotics high. The problem with that … Continue reading

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Active News: ABC World News Tonight, July 10, 1978: The Soviet Union Making Trouble

Source: Active News: ABC World News Tonight, July 10, 1978: The Soviet Union Making Trouble The thing that people need to know about Marxist states which is exactly what the Soviet Union of Russia was for over seventy-years before the … Continue reading

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NFL Films: NFL 1978- Super Bowl 13-Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers: Documentary

Source:NFL Films– Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw, handing the ball off to RB Rocky Bliar, during Super Bowl 13. “Super Bowl XIII Documentary – Steelers @ Cowboys.” Source:NFL Films  “Super Bowl XIII was played on January 21, 1979, and pitted the … Continue reading

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NFL Films: NFL 1977-AFC Final-Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos: Highlights

Source:NFL Films– Denver Broncos QB Craig Morton. “1977 Raiders at Broncos AFC Championship” From NFL Films With all due respect to the 1977 Denver Broncos, even though this game was played in Denver, this is one of the biggest upsets in … Continue reading

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