Sidewalk Plata Has His Say
A columnist shares assorted observations from letters and culture. The piece cites studies on rehabilitation by gender, gold storage, sales methods, Venice gondoliers, cost of gondolas, ice cream trends, and quotes from Walter Johnson and Henrik Ibsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidewalk Plata
Hal Boyle
University of Missouri At St Louis
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Venice
Walter Johnson
Henrik Ibsen
Nobody Has To Be Perfect Says Rev W L Truman
The article argues that nobody is perfect and that accepting faults reduces self blame. It cites famous admissions of imperfection by Henri Poincare and Somerset Maugham, urges patience with oneself, and promotes living as real flawed humans while pursuing personal growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee Truman
Henri Pointcare
Somerset Maugham
Will Change to Elderly's Will Prompted by Relative
A reader questions an in law or grandchild pressuring an 80 year old to revise a will for estate gain. The will has been probated and settled. duress claims are discussed, with hope for divine support and a psalm reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
Satan
The King Can Do No Wrong in American Faith
In a critique of Arthur Schlesinger's Wall Street Journal essay, the piece argues Americans petition their presidents with reverence, viewing them as constitutional monarchs whose power and aura endure beyond official limits. It cites public fascination with the White House and Nixon’s disputed actions as evidence of royalistic public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Alexander
Arthur Schlesinger
Camelot
Kennedys
Andrew Jackson
Franklin Roosevelt
Old Hickory
Supreme Court
Clay, Webster
Calhoun
FDR
Wall Street Journal
Schlesinger
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Jackson
Richard Nixon
Ordin
You
White House
Aiken Standard Leadership Listing
Samuel A. Cothran serves as President and Editor while Robert D. Cathcart is Executive Editor at the Aiken newspaper in South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D.cathcart
State Doesn’t Need Two Development Boards
The piece argues South Carolina should consolidate Development Board and Westmoreland’s Task Force for Economic Growth into a single economic development department. It notes overlap and possible savings, urging restructuring by the State Government Reorganization Commission and criticizing expenditures of nearly $2 million for the Board and over $31 thousand for the Task Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Development Board
T. Allen Legare
William C. Westmoreland
Development Board
Gen. Westmoreland
John C. West
Mr. Legare
Greenville
South Carolina
Westmoreland
Legare
Department For Economic Development
State Government Reorganization Commission
West
Fuel crisis seen easing as AAA cites peak, seeks explanation
United Press International reports AAA believes the worst gasoline shortage may be over and ties the claim to Senate approval of the Alaskan oil pipeline and an FTC complaint against eight major oil firms. Skeptics question the source of fuel supply and the effectiveness of voluntary allocation measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Association
United Press International
AAA
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Phase IV Regs Befuddle Public in Satirical Q&A
Arthur Hoppe surveys Phase IV confusion with a humorous Q A format. Questions cover what Phase IV is the impact on prices and the economy and whether prosperity can be phased out. The exchange lampoons policy, predicting chest pains for the President and a stubborn march toward Phase V.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Jones
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