New South Life Crisis Shows Regulatory Failures
The state insurance department faces criticism as the New South Life Insurance Co. is found $8 million short of reserves. The case could force liquidation or a rescue with policyholder liens and IOUs, impacting about 30 000 debit policyholders. Calls grow for a life actuary and tougher oversight by the General Assembly.
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State Insurance Department
New South Life Insurance Co
Atlanta
Richland
New South Life
John W. Lindsay
S.C. Insurance Commission
Claude E. McCain
McCain
General Assembly
New South
The Election Nobody Counted By Arthur Hoppe
A parody recount of the 1972 Nixon campaign with The New Nixon and The Old Nixon in a mock Democratic split. It satirizes party splits, campaign promises, and post election ambiguity as the nation votes and counts go unrecorded.
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Arthur Hoppe
Elmira
Utah
Quegley Twomb
Twomb
Miami
Nixon
Vietnam
Peking
Moscow
Things We All Could Do Without By Hal Boyle
A compact critique listing everyday annoyances and pretensions from fifty cent coffee to computer arranged marriages. The piece lampoons conformity, health fads, suburban values, and sports culture with sharp humor and observational bite.
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Hal Boyle
Shingles Causes Painful Illness in Adults and Eye Complications
An overview explains herpes zoster or shingles in adults, its painful rash often along a chest nerve, potential eye involvement, and the use of cryosurgery. It cites a Duke University study noting age-related risk, treatments including pain relief and steroids, and remarks on antibiotics being ineffective.
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Northwestern University
John G. Bellows
Bellows
Duke
Tors
Herpes Zoster
Debate on sin and human nature in Christian thought
A reader challenges Dr. Graham’s focus on sin arguing good and evil exist in everyone. They claim morality is imagined, deny universal sin, and say police and courts are necessary due to human fallibility. They cite Romans 3 23 and human history as evidence.
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Dr. Graham
H.S
U.S
States
White House
East Pakistan
Dr. Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
Open diplomacy or secret talks with foes
The piece condemns secret negotiations by Henry Kissinger with China and North Vietnam outlining how such diplomacy conflicts with constitutional open government. It cites executive privilege, calls for Senate confirmed officials, and warns that reliance on a single aide mirrors Austro Hungarian and German traditions.
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United States
Red China
Hanoi
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
U.S
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Stalin
Yalta
Soviet Union
Dr. Kissinger
Woodrow Wilson
U.S. Senate
Kissinger
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Mr. Twomb
Tive
Billy Graham
Republic
Marquis Childs
Washington
Chou En-lai
China
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
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