Who Pays Is the Question in County Audit Controversy
A public question on missing county funds follows an audit showing more than 32 000 unaccounted for in the year ending June 30 1975. Warren M Miller presses for who will repay the loss as former clerk Cleo J Scott is cleared of embezzlement charges. County officials spar over accountability amid impending leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren M. Miller
Miller
Ralph Nader
Cherry, Bakaert & Holland
Cleo J
William T.) Scott
Scott
General Sessions Court
Williams
Campaign Tax Fund and its reach beyond presidential campaigns
The piece discusses the third year of tax checkoffs for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and argues about contributions, matching funds, and the potential expansion to Congress and beyond. It notes public concerns, the public till source, and waning confidence in government prompting reader reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Congress
Cothran Era Leader Marks 109th Year
Samuel A. Cothran serves as President and Editor with Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor in a Friday July 23 1976 publication. The note signals ongoing leadership since 1867 and the paper’s long history.
Omens of 1977 Fearful Voter Outlook on Carter Victory
A Metroliner passenger warns of dire political consequences if Carter wins in 1977. The piece discusses veto power, antitrust policy, and potential shifts in the Senate subcommittee on anti trust and monopoly with names like Hart McClellan Kennedy Hruska and Ted Kennedy cited as pivotal figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Philip Hart
Michigan
John McClellan
Arkansas
Safe and Sane Nowspender
McClellan
Hart
Senate Appropriations
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Ted
Capitol Hill
Napoleon
Harriman
Rockefeller
Hruska
Nebraska
Soare Fong
Hawaii
Scott
Pennsylvania
GOP peacemakers push Ford Reagan ticket at Kansas City
Behind the scenes GOP couriers seek a unified Ford Reagan ticket for the Kansas City convention next month. Ford aides include Baker Connally Richardson as top VP prospects with Armstrong Bond Brock Evans Percy Ray on a secondary list. Reagan aides warn they may back a Ford Reagan ticket if Reagan is not excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
Ford
Reagan
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Treasury
John Connally
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Britain
Ann Armstrong
Christopher Bond
Missouri
William Brock
Dan Evans
Washington
Charles Percy
Illinois
Robert Ray
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
South
Sen
Baker
Nixon
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Dear Dr Graham on illness faith healing and God
Billy Graham responds to a reader insisting sickness is always the devil’s work and all can be healed by faith. He notes scripture where Paul endured a thorn in the flesh and cites Christ’s saving mission and a future world with no sickness or pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
DR. Graham
H.L
Paul
Christ
God
Colonel Harden and the Pocotaligo Fort Victory of 1781
Col William Harden led Beaufort militia to capture Fort Balfour at Pocotaligo on April 7, 1781, killing, wounding or capturing 26 British under Barton. Harden, born 1743 in Beaufort District, served in Granville and Beaufort units, commanded Ft Lyttleton, and died in office November 28, 1785 at Indian Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harden
Barton
Col. Harden
Beaufort District
William
Mary Eberson Harden
Joseph Harden
Barbados
Granville County
Beaufort Artillery
Ft. Lyttleton
Gen
Marion
Beaufort
Barnwell
Augusta
Pocotaligo
Ft. Balfour
Harden
Price William's Parish
Indian Land
Prince William's Parish
Letters To The Editor Weigh In On Presidents And Cancer Debate
Readers argue about presidential origins and regional roots in a letter about voting trends. A second letter praises American Cancer Society efforts, urges funding for breast cancer research, and endorses Reach to Recovery programs while cautioning against duplicative agency creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
ACS
National Cancer Institute
American Cancer Real Aes
Aiken County
C Society
Gane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Forest L. Kirby
Mr. Kirby
Kirby
Harold V. Graybeal
Donnie J. Williams
Copley News Service
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D.cathcart
Carter
Holmes Alexander
Jimmy
Harry Hopkins
Metroliner
Staveler
GOP
By Jack Anderson
France
Texas
Connally
Richardson
House
Edmund Muskie
D.-Me
Brook Adams
D.-Wash
White House
Roses
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Harrison
Tyler
Taylor
Wilson
Virginia
Jackson
Waxhaw
North
South Carolina
Polk
North Carolina
Johnson
Lincoln
Kentucky
Truman
Eisenhower
Doreen B. Dickson
Grace Circle
P.S
Laura S. Morris
American Legion
Teaves
Dizzy Dean
Trent
Betty P. Abney Teat
East Boundary
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