Outrageous Judgment Over Marston Fire Case Probed
The piece discusses Rep. Joshua Eilberg and Rep. Daniel Flood pressuring President Carter to speed removal of U S attorney David Marston for eastern Pennsylvania. Carter and Attorney General Bell denied political bias, while confirming knowledge of the investigation by January 12. Robert DeLuca named interim Philadelphia attorney as politics loom in successor choice.
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Joshua Eilberg
Philadelphia
President Carter
David Marston
Pennsylvania
Justice Department
Griffin Bell
Carter
Bell
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Mr. Bell
Mr. Marston
Mr. Eilberg
Daniel Flood
Wilkes- Barre
Marston
Robert DeLuca
Eilberg
White House
Messrs. Eilberg
Flood
Where Is God When It Hurts Book Review
The reviewer engages Philip Yancey’s exploration of suffering in Where Is God When It Hurts? detailing leprosy’s pain absence at Carville and Yancey’s challenge to explain deathbed anguish while noting the book argues pain is essential to survival and Christ’s suffering offers broader meaning. The piece closes with community letters policy from the Aiken Standard.
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Job Well
Yancey
Carville
Lewis
Bunyan
Luther
Calvin
Augustine
Dear N N A letter on Christian conduct and forgiveness
The writer urges N N to judge Christianity by Christ and not by imperfect believers. It recalls Ephesians 4 31 32 urging kindness and forgiveness and Matthew 5 16 about letting light shine. God offers forgiveness and eternal life and a new purpose in Christ.
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Christ
God
Panama Canal Neutrality Threats From Torrijos
Phyllis Schlafly argues that Panama’s control after 2000 could threaten U S security if the canal becomes neutral. She cites World War II, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam to claim neutrality allows adversaries to block or deny passage, endangering coastal defense and global military mobility.
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Panama
Torrijos
United States
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Pacific
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
U. S
Ussr
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Castro
Angola
South America
U.S
Soviet Union
China
Abortion Funding Debate Spares Committee Hearings
Washington reveals the House heatedly debated federal funding for abortions for poor women. Debates centered on Medicaid eligibility and funding conditions as amendments surfaced during floor action on a large Labor and Health, Education and Welfare appropriations bill, with no prior committee hearings.
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House
Departments of Labor and Health, Education
Doonesbury on Appropriations and Floor Amendments
The piece argues appropriations bills often host controversial amendments due to committee chairs blocking hearings. It cites the need for fair hearings on major issues, warns against politics of hostage tactics, and calls for a procedure ensuring timely hearings and votes. It notes representatives are paid $57,500 annually to investigate debate and vote.
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Congress
House
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
Thurmond Ravenel race drawn national attention
This column previews the Thurmond versus Ravenel U.S. Senate contest, noting Thurmond's enduring conservatism and Ravenel's Yale and Wall Street background. It discusses cross regional perceptions, fundraising from out of state powers, and the unusual dynamic of two Charlestonians potentially in the Senate, with observers split on who will prevail if voting occurred elsewhere.
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Pug Ravenel
Strom
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Pug
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Exeter Prep
Harvard
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Fritz Hollings
Greenville
Anderson
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Greenwood
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Fritz
New York
Massachusetts
Ashley
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