Humphrey and Daffy Duck Return to Campaign Spotlight
A satirical take features Hubert Humphrey and Daffy Duck in a televised revival of campaign hopes. It notes Humphrey’s comeback bid in 1972 publicity, mentions Pat Paulsen’s hosting show, and suggests both Humphrey and the duck could appear on programs like What’s My Line and Laugh-In.
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Nixon
White House
Pat Paulsen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Daffy Duck
Humphrey
Paulsen
Mr. Humphrey
Spiro
Jack Benny
Johnny Carson
Milton Berle
Daffy
Hubert Humphrey
Duck the Duck
Indomitable Trek of Captain Laing Across the Sahara
Edinburgh born Captain Alexander Gordon Laing of the Royal African Corps led a 2000 mile Sahara crossing in 1825 with minimal support. Sanctioned by the Earl of Bathurst, Laing began his trek in July after landing at Tripoli, tracing a legendary path through vast deserts and ancient Roman traces.
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Alexander Gordon Laing
Scotland
Sahara
Henry Morton Stanley
Lady Alice
Lualaba
Congo
Atlantic
Laing
Herodotus
Europe
Earl of Roscommon
Raleigh
Magellan
Cook
Rome
Nero
Africa
Roman Empire
Beirut
Grotte Aux Pigeons
Mediterranean
Julius Caesar
Thapsus
B. C
Desert
Egypt
Cheops
Caesar
Nile
Lake
Victoria
Aswan
Phoenicia
Biblios
Sidon
Jesus
Solomon
Baalbek
Jupiter
Athens
Seretula
Leptis Magna
Euripides
Royal African Corps
Edinburgh
Earl of Bathurst
Queen Victoria
Tripoli
Aiken teenagers praised for city clean up effort
The editorial commends Aiken teens who cleaned streets and highways last Saturday noting their example could inspire the community to tackle litter and broader environmental issues. It urges ongoing youth involvement and urges adults to join the cleanup movement to keep the city clean.
Pollution control should focus on enforcement, not fees
The piece argues against a pollution fee or tax as a license to pollute and recommends strict enforcement by the State Pollution Control Authority. It favors persuasion and tax write offs for control equipment, noting costs ultimately burden consumers and taxpayers through higher prices and fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
State
Grace House to Open During Tricentennial Tours
Former Grace estate near Aiken, once home of Eugene Grace founder of Bethlehem Steel, will be open February 14 and 15 for the Tricentennial Tours. The colonial mansion features a Greek imported library paneling, a rotating dumb waiter, and lush grounds with bulbs, azaleas, and wisteria maintained by gardener John Wallenburg. Facilities on site include a grand portico and decorative ironwork from Lombard Iron Works.
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Eugene Grace
Josef Hofmann
Fermata
Grace
Greece
Netherlands
John Wallenburg
Gardner
Grace Estate
Lebanon
Power strains loom after 1965 blackout risk warning
The piece warns of continued power vulnerability after the 1965 blackout across 80 000 square miles and 30 million people. It cites urgency for 100 million in emergency equipment before 1971, critiques nuclear power delays, rising costs, and potential mergers to boost reliability.
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United States
Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
TVA
Norris Dam
General Electric
Potomac Electric
Don Cook
American Electric Power
Securities and Exchange Commission
Justice Department
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Aiken, S.C
Aiken
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
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Dorothy K. Macdowell
Tiny Tim
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