We Cannot Afford a Weakened State Fiscal Watch
The editorial argues against making the comptroller general an elected legislator body under a constitutional amendment. It urges a strong, independent fiscal overview within the legislature and a robust research arm to prevent waste and overreliance on lobbyists. It stresses the cost of poor budgeting to taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.C. General Assembly
Sen
L. Marion Gressette
Gressett T
State Budget and Control Board
Legislative Branch
Executive
The Bruised One and a Tax Booklet Flight
The piece describes a businessman hindered by year end papers and tax woes who is helped by a friend who discreetly slips him a booklet titled Everyman's Income Tax and then leaves quickly. The narrator recalls a Bible verse about the wicked fleeing.
AMA Diagnoses Its Own Arteries With Major Surgery
The American Medical Association faces internal power struggles after the Morris Fishbein era. New president Dr Wesley Hall seeks a constitutional convention to overhaul the body, arguing too much time is spent on politics and red tape. He notes slipping membership, retreating dues, and calls for faster training to address doctor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMA
Reno
Nev
Wesley Hall
Old Guard
Association
Hall
History Says US Policy Fails Fable Rules in Asia
HOLMES ALEXANDER argues that U S policy toward Japan Taiwan and Red China has shifted from sunshine to storms. He notes Japan's growing trade ties with Peking and Taiwan's ascent with foreign investment and education while warning that UN votes may alter recognition away from Taiwan toward Beijing.
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U.S
United States
Red China
Japan
Taiwan
People’s Republic
China
Chiang Kaishek
Asia
America
Peking
Tokyo
Kuomintang
Republic of Chiang
UN General Assembly
Republic of China
Sato
Dick and Pat discuss a China trip and domestic life
The couple banter about a China trip and a new marriage chapter. Pat jokes about visiting thousands of schools and hospitals while Dick promises front row, first hand accounts of the journey. The exchange mixes romance and travel fantasy in a light domestic sketch tone.
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Africa
Monrovia
Accra
Abidjan
Pat
Key Biscayne
Nassau
San Clemente
China
Ming Tombs
Forbidden City
Hangchow
Great Wall
Bible and science in conflict or concord
The author argues that the Bible and science are not contradictory and cites biblical references they claim anticipate scientific facts such as uncountable stars and a spherical earth. They juxtapose Jeremiah and Solomon with early scientific beliefs and critique modern views as potentially out of date.
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Jeremiah
Solomon
Will to Live Affects Recovery in Medical Crises
A physician recalls cases showing how a patient’s will to live or die can influence outcomes. He notes deaths during operations tied to fear, and a missionary who died after urging removal of gallstones, driven by guilt and a sense of lost reputation. He argues mental state can powerfully affect survival.
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Orient
San Francisco
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Aiken, S.C
Samuel A. Cothran
Aiken
Eugene J.oyler
Neil Armstrong
Paul Harvey
Old American Medical Assn
American Medical Assn
Morris Fishbein
Army
Holmes Alexander Honolulu
Far
Aesop
Frances Foland
Far East
South Korea
Red
White House
Canton
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