Two Faces Of Congress And Civil Rights Clash
An opinion piece contrasts campus reception for outspoken Black activists with Congress, arguing against selective tolerance, criticizing school busing, and noting persistent segregation in Chicago. It cites Abe Ribicoff and a 51 to 35 Senate vote against integration, framing hypocrisy in national politics.
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Paul Harvey
Congress of the United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Chicago
Abe Ribicoff
Senate
Letter to Senator Grimes on liquor laws and education
A reader questions liquor-by-drink proposals citing state spend on alcohol related welfare and policing. The writer argues open bars would raise costs and not help schools and cites highway alcohol tolls to illustrate harms, urging public statement from officials and broader awareness.
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Aiken Standard
Grimes
South Carolina
Senate
Be Kind to Animals Week Highlighted by Local Letters
Readers urge kindness to animals noting National Be Kind to Animals Week May 28. Letters from MRS WILMA CROFT and EDWARD S. CROFT call for humane treatment, courthouse debates, and community planning in Aiken South Carolina while praising National Humane associations.
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Aiken
India
Viet Nam
Humane Associations
Humane and Protective Organizations
Guard pension bill stirs House opposition urges defeat
The National Guard pension proposal, resurrected near session end, would cost taxpayers 100 to 200 dollars monthly for retired guardsmen. Rep. Frank Baldwin Jr. leads opposition, arguing South Carolina cannot afford new retirement burdens while existing pensions and federal plans already cover many. The measure faces slim odds, with voters urged to oppose and kill the proposal.
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National Guard
Frank Baldwin Jr
D-Jasper
Baldwin
South Carolina
House
Senate
Cities For People Symposium Draws Southern Governors
Several hundred Southerners gather in Atlanta for a weekend symposium on urban design focusing on human scale and open spaces. Governors from four states including South Carolina's John West will discuss creating cities designed for people and avoiding pitfalls of rapid growth.
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Atlanta
South Carolina
John West
Ping Pong And Other Silly Games Cairo
The piece notes the Israeli yo-yo team arriving in Cairo for matches with Egypts team and features a satirical mix of political humor. It humorously references Sadats dramatic policy shifts and a fanciful dowry proposal involving Golda Meir.
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Cairo
Sadat
Golda Meir
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
U.S
Hawks
Green Bay Packers
Doves
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Claymon Grimes
Georgetown
Aiken County
Billy Graham
Jesus Christ
Dixie
North
Simon Jones
P.O
American Nuclear Society
Augusta
C. H. Ice
Savannah River Laboratory
S.C
Heritage Association
Alabama
Chesterfield St
Wilma Croft
Rollingwood RD
Chesterfield Street
Park Avenue
Federal Farm Administration
York Street
Colleton Avenue
Whiskey Road
Edward S. Croft
Florence, SW
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
Aiken, S.C
The
Citizen Smith
the Register and Tehyee Syndicate
Jerusalem
Meir
Sinai Desert
Gaza Strip
Israel
Jordan
Hussein
Middle East
Hanoi
Washington
Taipei
Peking
Quemoy
Matsu
Security Council
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