Thurmond Appreciation Night highlights South Carolina party oddities
A Feb 21 Thurmond appreciation rally in Charleston funds and morale for the Republican senator while Democratic leaders, wary of a weak 1972 opposition, face a fractured party. The piece notes cross party endorsements and a complex local political scene amid a recent mayoral contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Sen
Strom Thurmond
L. Mendel Rivers
Thurmond
S.C
John Bolt Culbertson
Greenville
Dero Cook
Milton Dukes
U.S
Ernest F. Hollings
Mendel J. Davis
Palmer Gaillard
F. Julian LeaMond
Gaillard
Arthur Ravenel Jr
Charleston
Senate Armed Services Committee
Aiken News Roundup January 1888 Highlights
Miss Bertha Stevenson arrives from Bartow Florida visiting J W Dunlap family. Horse George to be entered in upcoming Augusta trotting races. Town Council fire alarm plan under study. Rev Basil Manly beaten in Louisville. Marriages reported in Aiken January 1888. Local street improvements on Richland between Laurens and Chesterfield. Public ball planned for February 14 in Aiken.
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Bertha Stevenson
Aiken
Bartow
Fla
J.W. Dunlap
Messrs. E.A. Mims and Co
George
Augusta
W.W. Woolsey
Basil Manly
Devine
Louisville
Manly
Aiken Baptist Church
E.G. Edgerton
St. Thaddeus
A.N. Taft
Worcester
Mass
Julia A. Johnson
Carrol Horn
D.H. Crosland
Willie Garvin
Fred Vogt
Barnwell
L.F. Dicks
Ellenton
W.T. Hundley
Johnston
S.C
R.A. Chafee
Jason B. George
W.A. Betts
Graniteville
Langley
Fulbright Eyes China Policy Role Amid Old China Hands Advice
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Fulbright pushes to lead new China policy as he weighs testimony from Old China hands Davies Service and Fairbank. The report notes the 1940s 50s critics and McCarthy era paranoia, urging caution in moves like removing troops from Okinawa or Taiwan to placate Beijing while seeking face.
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Bill Fulbright
Foreign Relations
Nixon
Peking
Fulbright
John Paton Davies, Jr
John Stewart Service
John K. Fairbank
Chiang Kai-shek
Taiwan
China
Davies
Service
Berlin
Yalu
MacArthur
Chou
Okinawa
Unsatisfied in faith says Billy Graham
Billy Graham responds to a reader who feels bored by church and prayer meetings. He argues dissatisfaction may show lack of discipline or wrong view of worship, stressing worship is for honoring Christ, not entertainment, and notes longing for perfection ends only in heaven.
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Billy Graham
Christ
O.W
YOUR HEALTH Why flu shots don t always work
A medical perspective explains that vaccines target specific influenza varieties, so effectiveness varies with different viruses. The piece recalls Hong Kong flu symptoms, personal observations on susceptibility, and cautions about masks, crowded rooms, travel, and unnecessary penicillin. It notes a potential universal vaccine may come with time. It ends with a prompt for a hypertension booklet by Dr. Alvarez.
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Hong Kong
California
Europe
United States
America
Harold Diehl
Eugene J Oyler Executive Editor Dies
Eugene J Oyler, longtime executive editor, passes away on December 28 1971 at age 66 in his home city. He led the paper through postwar growth and mentored many reporters. Survived by wife and two children. services pending.
Observations On Shoplifting In The U.S.A.
City administrators seek extra taxes while crime rises. Shoplifting grows, costing retailers millions daily. Deterrents like lie detectors and cameras face privacy concerns. Tagged merchandise with alarms offers strong prevention, but prosecutions hurt goodwill.
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Teia
Yesteryear
Russia
Mr.fompidou
MR Pompidous
Foreign Service
Owen Lattimore
State Department
Mao Tse-tung
Chou Enlai
Guam
W.C. Alvarez, M.D
Aiken, S.C
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
U.S.A
FBI
National Federation of Independent Business
The
Wall Street Journal
Big Brother
Snoopervision
Bonwit Teller
Klein's
Yonkers
Klein
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