Epidemic bank robberies spark national concern
A feature on a surge in bank robberies labeled an epidemic by FBI figures notes a rise from past decades and points to narcotics as a driving factor. It cites Frank Benny’s arrest, security upgrades like cameras and guards, and highlights Washington as a noted hotspot with multiple incidents near government sites.
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Paul Harvey
Buffalo
N.Y
FBI
Washington
Atlanta
New York
Detroit
Hoover
Congress
Washington, D.C
First National Bank of Chicago
U.S. News and World Report
Treasury Department
White House
Letters to the Editor on patriotism and recreation policy
The writer cites Franklin Washington Roosevelt to urge truth and accountability in public life. Aiken recreation concerns praise for improvements and calls for county collaboration among churches rescue squads and rural fire departments to expand a County Recreation Department. The piece thanks local coaches and players and asks for parental support to curb youth problems and build a better tomorrow.
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Life Magazine
Republic
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Nixon moves widen path for reelection amid policy shifts
The White House threats to federal officials over busing as a last resort in desegregation clash with the Justice Department dropping probes into alleged kickbacks involving Alabama Governor Wallace aides. The moves appear aimed at reassuring Wallace and Dixieland voters while dampening talk of a Wallace third-party bid.
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Nixon
White House
Justice Dept
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Dixie
Wallace
Indifference to Air Piracy Sparks Airline Criticism
The Atlanta Constitution notes seven of the last eight hijackers failing, but a killed TWA hijacker boarded after detection suggested a weapon. FAA official Shaffer decries airline indifference, warning negligent procedures endangered many lives and could verge on criminal negligence.
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FBI
TWA
Federal Aviation
John H. Shaffer
Atlanta
Human Cost Of Communism In July 1970 Debate
Senator Tom Dodd praised Robert Conquest and Dr. Richard Walker for studying Soviet and Chinese regimes. A two pamphlet project includes The Human Cost of Communism in China listing fatalities across wars and purges. Walker notes figures are estimates, but warns China’s tyrannical state uses terror as policy and the U S should consider aims such as Taiwan, Russia, and India in light of projected actions.
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Sen
Tom Dodd
Robert Conquest
Dodd
Conquest
Richard Walker
University of South Carolina
China
Walker
Institute of International Studies
Russia
Red China
Chairman Mao
Nixon
Taiwan
India
Japan
Europe
Africa
North America
Is perfection required for a happy marriage
A reader asks if couples must be perfect to be happy. The response argues that happiness comes from accepting each other’s weaknesses and enduring love, not perfection. It cites observations that unhappy spouses focus on faults while happy ones overlook them and emphasizes love that bears and endures all things as key.
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Marvin J. Chalflinch
Rt. 2
Aiken
S.C
C.T
Taxpayer questions drainage and flood risk at East Aiken Elementary
William S Walters Jr of Route 2 Box 109 Aiken addresses a local news item about East Aiken Elementary School. He questions increased flooding from claimed lack of drainage and recalls March floods that damaged nearby homes. He asks what HEW will say and what actions are planned to protect residents.
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East Aiken
William S. Walters JR
Aiken
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