Strikes Threaten Recovery Amid 1976 Economy Outlook
The piece links a mixed 1976 economy with a tentative rebound in autos and ongoing labor strife. It notes California harvest spoilage from cannery stoppages costing tens of millions, 30,000 cannery workers affected, and higher grocery prices. It warns such strikes risk auto tire shortages and fuel inflation, urging labor peace to sustain employment growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
California
U.S
United Auto Workers Union
Cutting the Red Tape Regulatory Agencies and Bureaucracy
The piece argues regulatory agencies expand bureaucracy creating needless paperwork for small businesses. It notes new regulations and interpretations burden consumers and costs fall on them. It calls for both parties to deliver real reforms and streamline government.
Strategic Stockpile debated by Congress and public
In this analysis Senator Cannon and committee members push four bills to sell surplus strategic materials from the Stockpile aiming to reduce debt without taxes. The piece recalls past misuses under Nixon, warns of overstocking harming industry, and notes stockpiles rarely solve shortages. It links stockpiling to economic policy and frontier history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Alexander
Congress
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Howard Cannon
D-New
Arms Services Committee
Treasury Department
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Oil Barons of
Arabia
OPEC
U.S
Cannon
Wallace and
Brannan
America
Washington
Elimination of Poverty Debate and Its Paradoxes
An opinion piece argues that poverty is partly a state of mind and critiques welfare as creating dependency. It cites Census data to show income disparities and claims that New York City reduced cash poverty but saw social problems rise with generous benefits. The author recalls Jefferson and Kristol on purpose and breadwinning as dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
New York City
Wall Street Journal
Archibald MacLeish
Thomas Jefferson
Irving Kristol
Appalachia
Cuba Olympic Athletes Fueled by State Training and Privilege
Intelligence reports allege communist systems subsidize and pamper top athletes while indoctrinating them. Cuban stars like Juantorena and Stevenson reportedly dedicated wins to Castro, with political training and lavish benefits not available to the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Zulema Bregado Gutierrez
Cuba
U.S
Soviet Union
Montreal
Albert Juantorena
Fidel Castro
Teofilo Stevenson
Castro
Hector Rodrigez
Aiken Community Hospital Letter Outlines ER Improvements
A letter from Larry McFall Administrator to Diane Willis details nine actions to improve emergency room service after a July weekend incident. Changes include policy on calling family physicians, ER nurse responsibility, holiday coverage, radiology reading, weekend staffing, and using the event as a teaching tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Willis
Aiken
Gamble Road
Aiken, S.C
Mrs. Willis
Aiken Community Hospital
Thomas
Garvin
Larry McFall
Dicey Langston Courage in the Carolina Whig Tory Struggle
Dicey Langston born about 1760 in Laurens District South Carolina earned the nickname Dicey for bold rifle marks and fearless rides. She aided Whigs by warning a settlement of an imminent Tory raid after defying her father Solomon Langston to help her brothers and neighbors. Her alert saved the community as patriots fled before the Tory attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Macdowell
Laodicea Langston
Laurens
Carolina
Dicey
Solomon Langston
Solomon
Mr. Langston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Regulatory Agencies
PARTI
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D.cathcart
Paul Harvey
Merry
By Jack Anderson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!