Downtowns Revive Across Nation Highlighting CBD Trends
A Sales Management article notes gains and losses in central business districts from 1958 through 1967 with New Haven leading at 32 percent, Allentown advancing 18 percent via free parking, and Buffalo's Main Place Mall boosting sales after closing auto traffic. It cites skylines and mixed redevelopment, urging cities like Aiken to implement planned CBD redevelopment.
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New Haven
Conn
Allentown
Buffalo
Main Place
Chicago
Magnificent Mile
Los Angeles
Bunker Hill
Lower Manhattan
World Trade Center
Baltimore
Ned McNeil
Shaking Up The Suburbs by Margaret Mead
Anthropologist Margaret Mead advocates transforming American suburbs into humanizing, affordable living units. She urges redesign of inner cities to lure young marrieds back, criticizing two car lifestyles and costly suburban norms as population manipulation.
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Margaret Mead
Dr. Mead
Stennis Reverses on Vietnam Policy and War Limits
The piece surveys Sen. John Stennis and other lawmakers as stalwarts pivot on Vietnam. It notes Stennis as Senate Armed Services chair opposing intervention, advocating limited U.S. role and requiring Congress consent before combat, signaling a shift in stance amid a broader antiwar mood.
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U.S. Senate
United Nations
Indochina
Fulbright
Goldwater
Potomac
John Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Vietnam
Sen. Stennis
Burger Court’s restraint shapes last Nixon Supreme Court
A review of the 1969–70 Supreme Court session by Paul Bartholomew notes the Burger Court’s restrained yet active docket, its reluctance to overturn lower rulings, and its plain language rulings on civil rights, jury size, and trial procedures. It contrasts Warren Fortas-era activism with a more cautious yet decisive approach.
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Paul Bartholomew
Notre Dame
Warren
Abe Fortas
Burger
Blackmun
Nixon
Burger Court
High Bench
U.S. Law Week
Warren Court
Bartholomew
Sullivan
Freeman
Alabama
Macon
Florida
Letters On Consolidation Debates In South Carolina
A letter from John H. Williams argues against consolidating TEC School and USC Extension, praising Governor West’s integrity and urging passage of the case for Aiken County. Julius C. Taylor comments on BJU and IRS tax-exempt status, contrasting with Jerry Rubin’s actions. A tragedy note from Mrs. Robert P. Williams recalls her husband’s Whiskey Road death and communication failures delaying notification.
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TEC School
USC Extension
South Carolina
West
John H. Williams
House of Representatives
Aiken County
Jerry Rubin
IRS
Bob Jones University
BJU
Rubin
Julius C. Taylor
Cardinal Dr. Taylors
Robert P. Williams
Whiskey Road
Bob
Roslyn Circle
State Patrol
Aiken, S.C
Days When Hibernating Appeals New York Column
A humorous New York AP column laments midwinter dullness and social mope with vivid lines. The piece likens winter to a personal yawn, notes grouchy spouses and sullen children, and ends with a glib reassurance that this too shall pass.
Meaning of the second death in Christian faith
A fifteen year old asks about the minister's line that a mother “will never have to die the second death.” The response explains the Bible view: the saved die once, the wicked die twice, with the second death as eternal separation from God. It urges gratitude that the mother was a Christian and comforts the reader.
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Hell
Jesus Christ
Lord
Christ
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