Bitter medicine proposed to fight inflation in 1974
Paul Harvey reports on a call for drastic measures to curb inflation. The Fishburne family of Arden NC urges mandatory work for able bodied welfare recipients, limits on food stamps, ending urban renewal, reduced foreign aid, tougher military procurement, and media mobilization to rally voters against inflation.
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Paul Harvey
Ford
Mary
Frank Fishburne
Arden
North Carolina
Fishburns
Frank Fishburn
Italy
Japan
Arbitration Board
Aiken Standard 1974 Editorial Leaders Named
The Aiken Standard announces Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor in a December 1974 masthead.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Productivity and indexing inflation in the economy
The piece argues indexing wages to inflation risks automatic tax hikes and higher Social Security costs, while productivity falls. It warns wage boosts without productivity gains can raise prices or cut jobs, urging shared responsibility to raise productivity through labor and management actions.
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Congress
Labor Department
U.S
Time To Kick The New Car Habits By Holmes Alexander
Senator Bob Griffin warns of a battered U S auto industry with 20 percent unemployment and a 62 percent profit drop as Detroit lags and the nation relies on motor vehicles. He urges bold reconversion and policy shifts to diversify beyond petroleum powered manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Griffin
Rmich
Michigan
U.S. Senate
Griffin
Detroit
Motor City
United States
Booth Tarkington
Sinclair Lewis
President Eisenhow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Deep South
Britain
Iceland
Senate
Congress
Federal Energy Administration
Persian Gulf
State and Agriculture Departments
U.S
Arms Control and Disarmament’ Agency
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Stressed by Standard
The Standard invites legible unsigned letters and requires real names, with typewritten preferred. Letters must be under 200 words, may be edited for space clarity taste and libel, and can cover any subject. Anonymous submissions will not be considered.
Sin as a Warning and Foundation in Billy Graham
Billy Graham contrasts sin with mere mistakes, calling it a fundamental condition separating humanity from God. He cites hamartia as missing the mark and urges acceptance of Christ’s death and resurrection as counteracting sin.
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Billy Graham
Christ
Aiken Bank Officer Named Chair of 1954 Christmas Seal Sale
Sims Hill manager of the Aiken Branch of the Bank of Greenwood was named chairman of the 1954 Christmas Seal Sale for the Aiken County Tuberculosis Association. The article notes the 50th anniversary of the seal sale since its first sale in Denmark in 1904 and its worldwide role in TB control.
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Sims Hill
Aiken
Bank of Greenwood
Aiken County Tuberculosis Association
Denmark
Spies From Rhodesia Escapes and CIA Ties Revealed
A 1969 espionage case in Rhodesia shows two men recruited by the CIA to monitor embargo breakers. One, editor of the Rhodesia Herald, was jailed for 18 months. the other, a private attorney, got four years. A dramatic jailbreak freed the lawyer, with U.S. officials negotiating to keep the mission quiet. The piece also surveys controversial alcohol trial studies in major hospitals and ethics concerns about human guinea pigs.
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Washington
CLA
Salisbury
Paul O'Neill
U.S
South Africa
L. Smith
Smith
CIA
Mr. Smith
Rhodesia
United States
State Department
Africa
Jefferson Medical College of
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Downstate Medical Center
New York
Payne Whitney Clinic
Veteran's Administrations
Milton Grass
Brooklyn Center
National Institute of Mental Health
Gross
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