Fear of Swine Flu Sparks Speedy U S Vaccination Push
President Ford aims for 200 million shots with $135 million Congress funding. Initial hurdles included insurer reluctance to cover vaccine suppliers, later resolved by a House subcommittee. Some experts question universal inoculation, noting poor vaccine efficacy in children and fever risks, while high risk groups may be prioritized. No new swine flu cases reported. debate on need persists. Public notices reference sensational ads and a California kidnapping case prompting harsher punishments.
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U.S
Ford
Congress
House
Albert B. Sabin
Medical University of South Carolina
People Say Things They Regret In Moments Of Judgment
A reflective note on how spoken words can later haunt speakers. It contrasts impulsive remarks with more deliberate ones and considers outcomes when regret follows from misjudged statements.
Dear Dr Grahamons Sexual Contemplation for Two Widowed Seniors
A reader asks if two widowed elders aged 69 and 73 may pursue a sexual relationship without remarriage. The reply cites adultery, fornication, and biblical guidance urging holiness and self control within marriage or by choosing celibacy, noting no temptation is irresistible.
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
A.C
Hoffa Disappearance Tied to Detroit Teamster Power Struggle
A year after Jimmy Hoffa vanished, federal investigators say he was murdered and name rivals within Detroit Local 299 and the Teamsters International. The piece traces Hoffa’s 1971 release, his clash with Frank Fitzsimmons, Dave Johnson, and Roland McMaster, and a pattern of violence linked to attempts to block his comeback. The narrative notes indictments anticipated against McMaster allies and ends with a look at ongoing political shifts in the era.
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Washington
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamster
Detroit
Hoffa
Nixon
Teamster Local
Teamsters International
Frank Fitzsimmons
Dave Johnson
Fitzsimmons
International Union
Johnson
Teamsters
Roland McMaster
McMaster
Pittsburgh
Michigan
Florida
Pittsburgh Grand Jury
Atty
Edward Levi
Ford
Richard
Richard Fitzsimmons
Union
Roy Williams
Dan Molden
Fund For Investigative Journalism
Marc Smolensky
McClellan
Senate
John McClellan
D.-Ark
Appropriations Committee
Warren Magnuson
D.wash
Commerce
Appropriations
Commerce Committee
Vance Hartke
Gas price nostalgia and public distrust in industry
Paul Harvey reflects on a 1928 gas bill in Camden Maine showing 28 cents per gallon and notes that by 1973 prices barely rose. He argues Congress hampers oil development while public surveys reveal declining trust in business and misperceptions about profits and inflation.
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Camden
Cyrus Curtis
Maine
United States
United States Congress
Henry
Jackson
D-Wash
Harris
Yankelovich
Proctor and Gamble
American Motors
Amoco Oil
Changes In A Half Century By Holmes Alexander
Harvard graduates Kissinger and Schlesinger are framed as emblematic of a half century of U S policy shifts. The piece traces reunion speeches by Charles J W Murphy and surveys eras from Nicaragua to Vietnam, SALT to detente, asking if America will remain strong or be too weak in 1986.
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Holmes Alexander
Harvard
U.S
Henry Kissinger
James Schlesinger
Charles J.W. Murphy
Luce
Reader's Digest
Kissinger
Schlesinger
Murphy
Korea
Berlin
Steven
Eisenhower
Dulles
Ike
Inter
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Castro
Ussr
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Taiwan
Lebanon
Fidel
Angola
Africa
America
Kissingers
Aiken County Letter Writers Praise Beauty and Industry
A reader extols Aiken County as beautiful with rolling hills streams and woods and contrasts it with other cities. A second letter commends Owens Corning Fiber Glass for employing 22 college students in summer hires, noting personal nine year involvement and hope for continuation.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Hal Daves
Norman Lilly
Evans Road
Musgrove's Mill aftermath and remnants of Williams guards
Two centuries ago after the British and Tory retreat from Musgrove’s Mill the Whigs and 70 prisoners moved toward North Carolina. Col James Williams led a four day march to protect homes while Col Thomas Brandon born 1741 in Pennsylvania of Irish parents and Maj Thomas Young with Brandon’s regiment acted in campaigns and local civic roles. Col Joseph Hughes, born 1760, and his service under Col John Thomas joined Capt Joseph Jolly’s command.
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Musgrove's Mill
North Carolina
Gate
Camden
Col. Ferguson
James Williams
Col
Thomas Brandon
Col. Williams
Pennsylvania
Broad River
Brandon
Regi
Joseph Hughes
Ann
Thomas Hughes
John Thomas
Seneca Town
Joseph Jolly
Thomas Young
Laurens District
Katherine Brandon
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Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
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Paul Harvey
Taiwan Strait
Lauds Owens-Corning
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Musgrove’s Mill
Dorothy Macdowell
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