South Carolina weighs public employee strike ban bills
The Legislature moves to outlaw public employee strikes led by Gov McNair with severe sanctions and pension forfeiture. Sen Stephen seeks recognition of unions with formal bargaining while Chamber backs the governor and AFL CIO opposes. A compromise could calm hospital labor tensions in Charleston.
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South Carolina
Charleston
General Assembly
Robert E. McNair
James B. Stephen
Spartanburg
S.C. Labor Council Afl-Cio
Sen. Stephen
Gov. McNair
McNair
Stephen
Doctor Urges Doctors to Engage in Public Issues
Dr. John Knowles of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston urges physicians to engage in public matters rather than focus solely on private practice. Known for a high profile nomination for a national health post, he was rejected by President Nixon on advice of the American Medical Association.
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John Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Knowles
Nixon
American Medical Association
Silent majority urged to speak up over costly moratorium
Letter writer C. C. Moseley argues the November 1969 Vietnam Moratorium in Washington cost taxpayers 1.5 million and private interests 240000. He cites 606 injured 361 arrested 503 private buildings damaged and various government costs urging the silent majority to become vocal to curb future events.
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Washington
Department of Justice
General Services Administration
C. C. Moseley
Grand Central Industrial Centre
Glendale
Cal
Randolph Warns Nixon On Pollution Costs And Technology Gap
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia urges the White House to front hard data on pollution costs before pledging massive programs. He argues that funding must shift to HEW and Interior for anti pollution work and warns private industry would pass costs to consumers, risking inflation.
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White House
Randolph
Jennings Randolph
Muskie
Maine
House
Humane Communications of
Nixon
West Virginia
New Jersey
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
NASA
HEW
Interior Departments
The
Technological Review
Thomas K. Sherwood
MIT
Sherwood
The City of Dreadful Night Observations Column
Observations discuss urban crime in Washington DC with women arming themselves and private patrols as crime rises. Notes on security measures by government and private sector, plus social commentary on aging and consumer life. Includes reader quips from Ken Anderson and Tom Lybrand about juvenile delinquency and ads.
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Washington, D. C
Lowering Britain voting age to eighteen debated
A senior government minister argues for reform while noting youth today mature faster. The piece contrasts 18 year olds’ rights to marry, serve on juries, and contract with debates over voting rights amid wartime policy. It cites Kentucky Georgia Alaska and state votes, and questions whether change should come amid unpopular war.
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Britain
Harvey
Kentucky
Georgia
Alaska
Hawaii
De Soto Shipments Leave Pearls as Slaves in Savannah Raid
French and Spanish explorers visiting Cofitachequi on the Savannah River gave the princess a signet ring and collected a lavish pearl necklace. The Spaniards seized pearls from a burial site and abducted the princess and attendants to guarantee loyalty. After days they escaped with the finest pearls. De Soto’s party left disease and misfortune in the wake as they moved inland.
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DeSoto
Cofitachequi
Silver Bluff
Savannah
Savannah River
Reincarnation debated in Christian and Buddhist view
The text contrasts beliefs about reincarnation with Christian doctrine. It notes Buddhists teach immediate rebirth based on merit, while Christians see rebirth as spiritual transformation through Christ. It mentions New Testament calls believers to a new life in God and contrasts death as transition rather than end.
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Paul
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Eugene J. Oyler
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Rusk
Castro
DE Gaulle
W. Va
Public Works Committee
U. S
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By Rufus W. Gosnell
Ken Anderson
Highland, Ill
Tom Lybrand
Paul Harvey
California
Robert Reagan
Dorothy K. Macdowell
Billy Graham
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