Britain faces Rhodesia talks and shuttle diplomacy prospects
Ivor Richard leads Geneva negotiations with Rhodesian leaders and African presidents in South Africa. Henry Kissinger and Anthony Crosland push for progress as Britain hints at participation in an interim government and a possible peacekeeping role during the transition. Resumption in Geneva set for January 17.
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U.S
Henry Kissinger
Ivor Richard
Geneva
South Africa
Mr. Smith
Kissinger
London
Anthony Crosland
Rhodesia
Mr. Kissinger
Mr. Crosland
Ian Smith
Kissinger-Crosland-Richard
Smith
Great Britain
Richard
Britain
Africa
Pay In Congress Sparks Debate On Pay Rise And Ethics
The piece argues lawmakers are overworked and underpaid while facing corruption charges as President Ford contemplates a substantial pay raise. It notes rising travel and office allowances and a 44 percent rise in congressional staff since 1970, contending higher pay won’t fix integrity or effectiveness.
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Sen
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Commission On Operations
U.S. Senate
House
Senate
Ford
Hughes
Congress
Congressional
Aiken Standard Opens New Year With Local Briefs
Aiken Standard reports on local notices and brief items for January 4 1977 including community updates and small announcements from area organizations. The page highlights civic notices and neighborhood events for readers in Aiken South Carolina.
Why David Picked Five Stones Ahead of Goliath
Billy Graham explains that David carried five stones as his usual shepherds tool kit while trusting God for victory. He notes the first stone proved decisive and reflects on relying on divine aid in spiritual battles. He cites first Samuel 17 to urge faith and preparedness.
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
David
Goliath
Re.h
Abbeville Incident Highlights Gun Attitudes Across America
Essay recounts Massachusetts voters rejecting handgun ban while reelecting Kennedy and notes widespread handgun ownership. It describes farmer Harry Powell defending his property in Abbeville, South Carolina, with a firearm as four motorcyclists approached his gate and left after Powell displayed his gun.
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Abbeville
S.C
Harry Powell
Brown A Controversial Appointee
Phyllis Schlafly portrays Harold Brown as a polarizing cabinet pick amid SALT I and Vietnam debates. She argues his hawkish Vietnam stance and soft SALT position align with a broader defense leadership pattern, implying limited US military parity and urging unilateral disarmament.
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Phyllis Schlafly
Harold Brown
Air Force
California Institute of Technology
Jimmy Carter
Helsinki
Vienna
Brown
Johnson
Nixon
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
Walt W. Rostow
Henry Kissinger
U. S
Vietnam
Davish
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
National Security Council
Defense and State Departments
U.S. Disarmament Agency
Sen
Henry Jackson
McNamara
Kissinger
Southeast Asia
Major U S Firms Under IRS Tax Evasion Probe
IRS confirms a secret investigation into 50 large U S corporations for tax evasion with names like General Tire Gulf Oil McDonnell Douglas Phillips Petroleum 3M and Schlitz cited as examples. The agency says 1 230 firms with assets over 250 million are audited under its large case program while sources warn of many more evaders.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Donald Alexander
General Tire and Rubber
Gulf Oil
McDonnell Douglas
Phillips Petroleum
Revion
Schlitz Brewing
Alexander
TRS
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Charles Vahik
Ohio
Vanik
House
Ways and Means Oversight
Justice Dept
U.S
Scott's Ferry Patriot Tale From Revolutionary War Time
Dorothy MacDowell recounts Scott's Ferry as a Tory hideout on Pace's Island in the Savannah River near Scott's Creek. Joyce and Samuel Scott aided Ninety Six militia, were tortured by Tarleton's troops, yet the buried treasure remained undiscovered to this day.
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Scott's Ferry
Pace
Savannah River
Scott's Creek
German Island
Auggusta
Samuel Scott
Joyce Calliham Scott
Joyce
Joel Calliham
Tarleton
Scotts
Savannah
Washington hail Trenton victory as glorious day
George Washington praises the American triumph at Trenton calling it a glorious day for the country. The message marks a significant battlefield morale boost in a six month span of hardships.
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George Washington
Trenton
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Aiken
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D.cathcart
Paul Harvey Joyce Pirtle
Owensboro
Massachusetts
Kennedys
Carter
Farmer Powell
Powell
P.S
Dodge
By Jack Anderson
Securities and Exchange Commission
Scott’s Ferry
Dorothy Macdowell
Chronicle of
America
Ross Mackenzie
Jeff MacNelly
United Feature Syndicate
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