SST program in trouble and city wills feature
Aiken Standard notes the SST program may be cut by Nixon as The New York Times calls it critical. The piece also profiles Frank F. Truscott a Philadelphia lawyer who died a bachelor leaving an estate likely to attract legal fees. Washington reports the IRS seeks $61 000 from Timothy F Leary a national figure and advocate.
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Nixon
New York Times
Frank F. Truscott
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills
Truscott
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Timothy F. Leary
Ancient Egyptian arithmetic papyrus hints at early tax need
A fragment discusses a 4000 year old Egyptian scribal math manual and mentions LSD as a modern joke. The passage recalls Al Capone’s tax case and links income tax to financial discipline, noting early tax necessity with basic geometry references.
Readers urged to back Humane Laboratory Animal Treatment Act
In a letter to the editor, the author urges support for The Humane Laboratory Animal Treatment Act of 1969. The bill, H R 12286 in the House by Rep Paul Rogers and S 2446 in the Senate by Sen Jacob Javits, would set standards for care, promote alternative research methods, and encourage hearings and presidential approval. Representatives Staggers and Yarborough are named for committee action, with letters from constituents urged.
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U.S
House of Representatives
Paul Rogers
Fla
U.S. Senate
Jacob Javits
N. Y
U. S
Harley Staggers
W. Va
Ralph Yarborough
Tex
Nixon
Questioning Genesis Sin and Individual Responsibility
The author rejects the idea that humanity bears collective punishment for Adam and Eve. Each person is responsible for personal sins, not others, though heredity and sorrow follow from the fall. God grieves when sins occur and seeks reconciliation with each sinner.
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Adam
C. D
Eden
God
Willcox Hotel Helped Make Aiken Queen of Winter Resorts
Park Avenue and Chesterfield Street guests included Mr. and Mrs. Willcox who opened a two story inn in 1897 later expanded with a ballroom and left wing. Notable guests spanned Winston Churchill Doris Duke and the Duke of Manchester among others fueling Aiken's prestige as a winter resort.
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Park Avenue
Chesterfield Street
Willcox
Aiken
Colleton Avenue
C. Oliver Iselin
Winston Churchill
John Jacob Astor
O. H. P. Belmont
Bernadette
Bostrom
John Barrymore
Allan Forbes
Harold Vanderbilt
Doris Duke
Egbert de Nagal
Misstine Eustis
Governeur Mortis
W. Medill Harriman
George Gould
George F. Baker Jr
Duke and Duchess of Manchester
Navy
James Forrestal
Winthrop Rutherford
Bayard Warren
W.R. Grace
Thomas Hastings
New York Public Library
Bangkok Visit Highlights City Life and Cold War Talks
An observer recalls Bangkok as a well planned city with boulevards and gardens while noting traffic, climate, and Thai hospitality. The narrative includes interviews with Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman and SEATO Secretary General General Jesus Vargas discussing U S alliance commitments and regional security strategy.
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Bangkok
Thanat Khaman
Thailand
Free Asia Cooperation
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Seato Hars
Jesus Vargas
Philippines
Vargas
Observations Column and Public Quotations Series
A collage of notes from a Michigan drug store display to a Lincoln Gettysburg homage. J A May remarks in Washington DC about Charleston street widening and a grave inscription. The Emigrant Savings Bank New York City offered warmers to lure customers during January cold.
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Bangkok
Michigan
Emigrant Savings Bank
New York City
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Billy Graham
THE
Willcox Hotel
Grams
DR. Khoman
United States
Kennedy
Treaty Organization
Laos
Organization
SEATO
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Lincoln
Gettysburg
Charleston
S.C
Washington, D.C
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Ashley River
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New Orleans
John Smith
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