Freeze on state jobs mirrors neighboring freezes
The piece argues for a temporary pause on filling state vacancies in South Carolina to curb payroll costs amid an upcoming fiscal squeeze and ongoing governmental reorganization. It notes parallels with North Carolina and Georgia and warns against bureaucratic resistance while exempting essential vacancies as in the neighboring states.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Tar Heels
John C. West
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
IOU
General Assembly
S.C
Democratic push for mix and balance at 1972 convention
The Wichita Falls Times notes reforms aiming to rebalance gender race and age at the 1972 Democratic national convention without hard quotas. It contrasts with GOP figures: 17 percent women, 2 percent black, and 42 state delegations with no delegates under 30.
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Democratic Party
Wichita Falls
Tex
A Bitter But Beneficial Lesson In Vietnam
Paul Harvey argues Americans learned restraint from the Vietnam war and warns against presidential troop deployments without congressional approval. He cites a Senate bill requiring congressional consent after 30 days, notes cross-party support, and discusses rising costs and diplomatic shifts away from war.
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Vietnam
Paul Harvey
Senate
White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Stennis
No Way To Keep A Lid On Public Idiocy
columnist Holmes Alexander criticizes John Lindsay's party switch and presidential campaign, noting public scrutiny and past political blunders. He compares Lindsay to Romney Stassen Wallace and Bryan, arguing the publicity exposes incompetence and questions his suitability for national office.
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John Lindsay
Wisconsin
John
Lindsay
George Romney
Michigan
Harold Stassen
Henry Wallace
William Jennings Bryan
New York
GOP
Democratic Party
Camelot
Bible's honesty contrasts with pornographic manipulation
The text argues the Bible candidly portrays immorality without condoning it, using David and Samson as examples to show consequences. It contrasts this with pornography which it claims inflames passions and promotes perversion as desirable.
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David
Uriah
Samson
Youve circled this block for a job note hides a ticket
An exasperated businessman abandons his car in a no parking zone leaving a note about a job, while a counterclaim notes a long time circling for a ticket. A Navy building puzzle hides a light switch via numbered steps. Two boys face punishment for nagging names Fry and Van Humperdinerklutzick. Jack Benny jokes at the White House amuse a guard. An old-timer recalls a family psychologist in the wood shed.
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Navy
Jack Benny
White House
Things You Might Never Know and Useful Mailborne Facts
A collection of curious notes on a self driving pilot car in Japan that stops engines when drivers drink too much, Egyptians’ filmgoing habits, and supermarkets with many non edible items. It also asks about bungalow origins from bangla and cites dreams guiding inventions. Also ponders Americans’ prescription use and the Great Wall’s hypothetical US reach. Ends with deathbed quotes from William Hunter and Louis XIV.
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Japan
Yesteryear
Permarket
India
Bengal
China
United States
National Geographic Society
Washington
D. C
Texas
New Mexico
Coleridge
Kubla Khan
Elias Howe
William Hunter
Louis XIV
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Middle East
India-Pakistan
Congress
NATO
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Greece
Congo
Cyprus
Holmes Alexander
Mary Lindsay
Ting
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Lawrence J. Peter
Melvin Laird
Gerald Ford
Bob Wilson
George Wallace
Wallace
Confederacy
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Mary
I.M
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Hal Boyle
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