DHEW ruling on family events sparks outcry
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare faced nationwide headlines as its civil rights office banned father son and mother daughter events in public schools. President Ford ordered the reversal, with White House secretary Ron Nelsen saying the president was irritated by the ruling and critics warned more overreach could come.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
DHEW
Office of Civil Rights
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Truman
Spence Thurmond push bill to bar military unions
Representative Floyd Spence of South Carolina and Senator Strom Thurmond push legislation to prohibit unionization of military personnel. The proposal argues unions threaten defense, citing past doubt about military labor and concerns over morale, discipline, and national survival.
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R-S.c
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Spence-Thurmond
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William Buck Sparkman remembered for service to church and state
William Buck Sparkman a Greenville native who lived in Aiken for 31 years died Sunday He served as an artillery captain in World War II and was a lawyer reader and Sunday school superintendent at St Thaddeus Episcopal Church He was a trustee of the University of the South and was known for his strong convictions broad learning and witty humor His death on July 4 Bicentennial Day drew tribute from friends across the state
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William Buck Sparkman
St. Thaddeus Episcopal
University of the South
Greenville
Aiken
Sparkman
Television and Spiritual Growth in Christian Homes
Billy Graham answers a letter about watching television, noting value exists but much is unhelpful. He cites Colossians and Ephesians to urge believers to set minds on things above and redeem time, advising discipline if TV hinders spiritual growth or duties.
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
Mrs. D
Christ
God
We Made It God And Country Reunited
Paul Harvey salutes the Bicentennial with praise for the 200th birthday celebration. He notes the renewed unity of God and Country, highlights patriotic displays in schools and communities, and contrasts America's stability with other nations while stressing the enduring strength of the nation and its symbols.
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New York
Indiana
Iowa
Oklahoma
Oregon
Portrait of arafat the enigmatic Palestinian leader
A critical profile questions Yasir Arafat as a credible Arab leader or overhyped propaganda. It traces his alliances from 1950s arms deals to Beirut politics, notes his elusive moves, and weighs whether a future American president would recognize him without provoking war.
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Holmes Alexander
Yasir Arafat
Arafat
Palestine
Thomas Kiernan
Kiernan
W.W. Norton
UN General Assembly
Beirut
Gaza
Eisenhower
Jerusalem
Cairo
Israel
Wampler and the Special Interests on Capitol Hill
The piece argues lawmakers openly blend government allowances with campaign funds from lobbyists. Rep. William C. Wampler of Virginia is cited as deeply funded by dairy coal oil and agribusiness interests who backed his races and paid for a special fund. It questions if such donations amount to bribery while noting tax compliance and legal loopholes.
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Singapore
Marshall
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Damascus
U.S
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Cumberland
Wampler
National Milk Producers Association
New Orleans
Congress
Committee For the Advancement of Cotton
Cotton Warehouse
Cotton Inc
Bald Eagle
Cane Sugar Refiners Political Action Committee
Canners Public Affairs Committee
Forest Products Political Committee
Florida Agricultural Education Committee
Tobacco People's Public Affairs Committee
U.S. Sugar and Beet Association
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Brazilian Sugar and Alcohol Institute
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
National Sugarbeet Growers Federation
National Agricultural Chemical Association
American Cotton Shippers Association
Sun Oil
William Wampler
Tarleton's Charge Recalls Revolutionary War Horseplay
Dorothy MacDowell recounts a skirmish where Tarleton led 54 dragoons in a chaotic retreat after Americans seized the cannon. Col. William Washington pressed the pursuit as Tarleton’s horse was felled and an American pistol ball struck a youth observer.
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Tarleton
Royal Artillerists
Anderson
Kirkwood
William Washington
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