Driver Education Seen As Expensive Taxpayer Burden
A 1970 study suggested driver training may raise crashes by increased highway exposure and, despite many studies claiming benefits, experts say method flaws skew results. Analysts note insurer and auto industry motives, plus educator lobbying, raise questions about public spending on driver education.
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U. S. Department of Transportation
David Klein
Michigan State University
Klein
Surance
Automobile
Surge in Motorcycle Fatalities Prompts Driver Licensing Scrutiny
South Carolina sees a troubling gap between more than 21 000 registered motorcycles and fewer than 11 000 licensed operators in the first nine months of 1972. Officials warn lax enforcement may fuel fatal crashes as unlicensed riders outnumber licensed ones, urging immediate review and stricter license validation.
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South Carolina
State
Bible Supports Teens Having Fun Yet Honor Parents
The essay argues that the Bible supports youth individuality and fun while stressing obedience to parents. It notes Mary and Jesus as youths who aligned with God’s will, urges teens to seek respectful dialogue, trust, and daily family sharing to maintain harmony.
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Mary
Christ
Jesus
World Salvation
Nixon second term plan sketched in Oval Office notes
Holmes Alexander reports White House insiders describe Richard Nixon’s intended four year program to cut deadwood in the bureaucracy, curb spending, revive work ethic, and push sparks not vacations. He aims to run the government with fewer public consultations and a focus on Vietnam and Latin America, with a solitary, go it alone style.
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White House
Shoreham
Oval Study
Johnson
Nixon
Vietnam
China
Russia
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Richard Nixon
Notable visitors and social events fill Aiken week
Mrs. James F. Byrnes of Spartanburg visited her mother Mrs. Mary E. Busch. Seymour Knox plans northward departure after several days in town. George Bourne to stay briefly at Willcoxes. Alma Hahn hosted a bridge party on Chesterfield Street. Herman Hahn and Dr. E H Wyman hunted in Estil with Hahn bagging a 130 pound buck. Mrs. J A Gilleaudeau of New York arrived and stayed at Willcoxes. Louis Bradwell Mable Bradwell and A W Oakley returned from the McCabe Voight wedding in Charleston. S K Legare of Washington leased David Dows cottage on Hayne Avenue, Dows to spend winter in South America.
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James F. Byrnes
Spartanburg
Mary E. Busch
Seymour Knox
George Bourne
Willcoxes
Alma Hahn
Chesterfield Street
Herman H. Hahn
E.H. Wyman
Estil
Mr. Hahn
J.A. Gilleaudeau
New York
Louis Bradwell
Mable Bradwell
A.W. Oakley
Charleston
McCabe-Voight
Sins Of 72 And The Plan To Stay Out Of Trouble
A reflective piece lists comical and improbable vices from 1973 to avoid, arguing that not acting on temptations prevents harm. The narrator parodies bold schemes from stealing, vandalism, fraud, to dubious public deeds, concluding with a vow to avoid repeat sins of 1972 and seek simpler aims.
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Lassie
Mae West
Ft. Knox
Indochina
City Hall
Wage Price Controls Extend Beyond April Debated
The Nixon administration seeks an extension of wage and price controls beyond April 30 amid warnings they may persist for years. Analysts and business leaders view the policy as a temporary fix masking deeper economic illness and urge a shift toward reducing government spending and removing productivity restraints.
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Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
University of Virginia
Southern States Industrial Council
SSIC
The
Wall Street Journal
Diocletian
America
Congress
Sen
Edward Kennedy
West
Sen. Kennedy
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Coun
Our Nation's Horizon Is The Brightest Ever 1972
A reflective column argues that despite grim headlines Americans have reason for optimism. It praises economic strength, declining dollar erosion, scientific and environmental gains, and crime control while noting widespread pessimism and calls to enjoy progress. It urges forward momentum and a hopeful New Year.
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Dow
Mr. Jones
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By Holmes Alexander
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Eisenhower
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McGovernism
Paul Harvey
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