Carter Seeks Blanket Pardons for Vietnam Era Draftees
Governor Jimmy Carter addressed an American Legion gathering in Seattle and proposed blanket pardons for those who violated Selective Service laws, while distinguishing pardons from amnesty. He says those who dodged service would be forgiven, but deserters who entered service and then left would not benefit. He emphasizes amnesty versus pardon with dictionary distinctions and outlines his future policy as president.
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Jimmy Carter
American Legion
Seattle
Carter
Vietnam
Gov. Carter
Associated Press
Animals Said to Signal Quake in China
Earthquake officials in Tientsin advise watching animals for warnings before a major quake. Signs include livestock avoiding corrals, rats fleeing, birds aloft, pigs breaking pens, ducks away from water, dogs barking, snakes emerging early, pigeons frightened, rabbits colliding, and fish leaping from water.
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China
Tientsin
Aiken Standard 1976 August 25
The Aiken Standard newspaper dated August 25 1976 reports local news and editorials from Samuel A Cothran president and editor with typical 19th century lineage and 20th century reporting posture.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Get Your Girlfriend to Believe in Christ Says Graham
Billy Graham advises that faith must come from the Holy Spirit and urges praying for her, sharing the gospel, ensuring she understands Jesus, inviting her to a church, and living a consistent Christian life as a daily witness. He cites John’s Gospel and Matthew 5:16 as guidance.
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
P.L
Jesus Christ
Christ
Milk-Sop Leaders Not Wanted The Case For Speaking Out
A political column urges Americans to embrace extremism over moderation. It critiques Democratic and Republican moderates, cites Jimmy Carter, Reagan era figures, and advocates third party options including Libertarian and American Party figures. The piece discusses abortion, homosexuality, unions, and taxes with provocative, opinionated language.
Brave Mrs. Martha Bratton in Revolutionary York District
Martha Bratton faced Tory leader Christian Huck and refused to reveal her husband Col. William Bratton’s loyalties. Huck’s aide pressed a reaping hook to her throat, but an officer saved her life. Bratton’s rebel forces later defeated the British. Huck died and the saved officer was imprisoned and later spared execution. Mrs. Bratton housed wounded after the skirmish. Col. Bratton, born 1742 in Ireland, was a Cavalry ally of the American army.
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Dorothy Macdowell
York District
Carolina
Martha Bratton
Col
William Bratton
Christian Huck
Huck
Martha
Mrs. Bratton
Martha Robinson
Rowan Co
N.C
Col. Bratton
Ireland
We Hold These Truths A Chronicle of America
An excerpt featuring George Washington warning of an imminent attack when conditions favor the American forces. It emphasizes that free men fighting on their soil can surpass mercenaries and calls for readiness in mind and arms. The piece reflects themes of independence and resolve.
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Chronicle of
America
George Washington
Religion and the Presidency Our Presidents All Prayerful Men
Paul Harvey surveys how U S presidents have professed belief in God while balancing church and state. He notes Lincoln Jefferson Adams McKinley Hayes and others kept faith privately or publicly and cites quotes from Kennedy Johnson Eisenhower Truman and Wilson. The piece argues religion shaped leadership but did not make saints.
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Paul Harvey
United States
George Washington
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
Josephine Walker
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
William McKinley
Rutherford B. Hayes
Andrew Jackson
White House
Jackson
James Buchanan
Franklin Pierce
Benjamin Harrison
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Life Magazine
Woodrow Wilson
Hopeful signs in education field spark debate on private schooling
The piece contrasts Buckley and Delaney proposals for tax deductions to support private school tuition with a St Louis County court challenge defending public schools from secular humanism. It notes conservatives' mixed votes and cites Abington v. Schempp as precedent. It frames private and public school strategies as hopeful alternatives.
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James Buckley
R-N.y
James Delaney
New York
Buckley
Senate
St. Louis County
United States
St. Louis
Abington
Plot to Kill Kissinger Foiled in Costa Rica
A Cuba linked terrorist Orlando Bosch Avila planned to assassinate Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during a February Costa Rica visit. U S and Costa Rican authorities traced his movements after a false passport entry, arrested him four days before Kissinger arrived, and alerted the Secret Service and FBI. Police testimony confirms the plot originated from anti Castro factions and links to Cuban Action.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Costa Rica
U.S
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Orlando Bosch Avila
Kissinger
Bosch
FBI
Secret Service
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Cuban Action
Miami
Castro
Carlos Rivero Collado
Rivera
Havana
Jack Anderson
Busch
Venezuela
Curacao
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Ind
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Green Peyton
Jefferson Davis
A.D. Kirwan
C.E. Black
EC Helmreich
Aiken
Robert D.cathcart
Holmes Alexander
U. S
Ralph Nader
Mr Ford
John Con
Big Bad
John
Roger MacBride
Tom Anderson
American Party
Man of the Soil
George Wallace
Anderson
Rufus Shackelford
California
Cesar Chavez
Anderson-Shackelford
Salt Lake City
Brave Mr. Bratton
Ross Mackenzie
Jeff MacNelly
United Feature Syndicate
P.S
Phyllis Schlafly
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