Iran arms shipments and Middle East power balance
A Senate study says arms sent to Iran since 1972 exceed 10 billion dollars making Iran a major military power and a key US interest in the Persian Gulf. The report warns of hostage risks, criticizes Nixon and Kissinger policies, and urges immediate limits amid rising regional tensions.
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State Department
Persian Gulf
Navy
Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia
Britain
U.S
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Israel
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
United States
Congress
Face Up To Mistakes Francis Faces His Own Faults
A reflective piece about Francis a tall mid thirties man who avoids responsibility. He blames others for failures while facing personal unhappiness, failed marriages, and an addiction to excuses. The author urges self honesty and repentance as path to growth. Francis struggles with trust and a tendency to choose shortcuts.
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Francis
D. W. Webster
Aiken Standard masthead names Cothran and Cathcart
The Aiken Standard provides its masthead on page four listing Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor. The note confirms the paper’s leadership lineage and editorial hierarchy.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D.cathcart
Explaining Matthew Six Sermon On The Mount Teachings
Billy Graham explains that the core message is about priorities. Believers should seek God’s kingdom first, then trust Him for daily needs, focusing on inner spiritual beauty rather than outward fashion.
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
Christ
Jesus
Kissinger Warns South Africa Strife Falls Short of Peace
The piece argues South Africa's racial tensions are rooted in a long history of conflict among Boers Bantu peoples and mixed populations. It asserts apartheid cannot be solved by external pressure and calls for the United States to focus on domestic unity while acknowledging Angola's collapse and broader regional instability.
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Paul Harvey
Henry A. Kissinger
South Africa
Africa
Angola
U.N
Returning Traveler on the return of bigots in America
In a column style dialogue the Returning Traveler questions whether bigotry has resurfaced after 1960. He sketches how Kennedy era biases influenced history and politics, cites Carter’s credibility issues, and defends voters’ rights to express prejudice as a form of freedom amid national debates.
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Holmes Alexander
Adlai Stevenson
Carter
Jimmy
Billy Carter
Bobby
Jack
Arlington National Cemetery
Hyman Rickover
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Memorable quote attributed to John Gunther
A misattributed line appears as John Gunther’s declaration that the United States was founded on a good idea. The quote’s origin is unclear and not reliably traceable to the historian.
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John Gunther
Grisly murder of mobster John Roselli shocks Miami scene
Washington reports on the brutal death of John Roselli, a noted mob figure linked to Castro plots and Chicago underworld activity. The victim's body was found in a burning drum in Biscayne Bay after a history of thefts, gambling money flows, and past cooperation with authorities. Additional notes tie him to Capone era beginnings and Accardo friction.
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John Roselli
Hollywood
Las Vegas
Havana
Biscayne Bay
Roselli
Plantation
Fla
Johnny Roselli
Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Castro
CIA
William Harvey
Harvey
Castro
Chicago
al Capone
Florida
Santo Tratticante
Senate
Tony Accardo
Behetheland Foote Moore Heroine of the Saluda River
Dororthy MacDowell recounts Bechetheland Foote Moore a 15 year old girl on the Saluda River near Saluda Old Town who warned American forces of British troops across the river and saved a servant by shielding him from a raiding party her courage cited as pivotal to local Revolutionary War actions.
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Dorothy Macdowell
Saluda River
Saluda Old Town
Behetheland Foote Moore
Samuel Savage
Camden
Bechetheland
Fannie Smith
Bechethel
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