Benedict Arnold Remembered As Traitor And The Call For Fortitude
This Bicentennial reflection recalls Benedict Arnold born 1741 in Connecticut, who with early military merit earned Washington's praise and led naval and land actions before betraying West Point. His fall shows fortitude as key to enduring courage, not betrayal, and warns against yielding to life’s pain.
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Washington
Lake Champlain
Saratoga
West Point
Henry Clinton
Andre
England
America
Benedict Arnold
A New Look At Our Labor Movement By Holmes Alexander
The AFL-CIO executive council shows a conservative, anti liberal stance with resolutions opposing radicalism and endorsing selective sites for meetings. It defends the Constitution, rejects tax gimmicks, and endorses Thurmond Flood plans on the Panama Canal dispute while warning against detente fantasies.
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Holmes Alexander
Marble
Washington
Florida
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Coalition
Gerald Ford
GOP
Meany
McKinley
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Middle America
National Review
Eugene Debs
Birch Society
U.S
AFL - Cio
Council
Len Strom Thurmond
Daniel Flood
Thurmond - Flood
Panama Canal
Union League Club
Aiken Standard Names Cothran and Cathcart Staff
The Aiken Standard dated March 10 1976 lists Samuel A Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D Cathcart as Executive Editor. The brief masthead reflects the paper’s leadership during the period.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Congress Should Investigate Pike Committee Docs Loss
In a tense Washington moment, calls mount for an immediate probe into the Pike House Intelligence Committee and alleged loss of 232 CIA records including 189 Top Secret files. The piece argues the House bears responsibility and justice demands inquiry to prevent further harm.
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Washington
House Intelligence Committee
CIA
House Committee
Otis G. Pike
New York
Pike
George Bush
Pike Committee
House
Justice Department
Village Voice
Congress
CIA Backed Theories Sparked By Kermit Gray Return
Kermit Gray arrived from Greece and Turkey and mused on U S policy alongside Winston cigarettes Henry Kissinger and the CIA He argued overseas currencies lose value while Winston packs gain appeal claiming the dollar’s decline parallels foreign markets Roy Thompson reports from the Winston-Salem Raleigh area.
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Kermit Gray
Greece
Turkey
CIA
Henry Kissinger
Kermit
United States
Winston
Charleston Bicentennial effort stands out amid critics
The piece notes Charleston South Carolina's grassroots Bicentennial celebration with 27,000 citizens involved in over a thousand events, praising the local drive and decrying critics who blame industry merchandisers. ARBA and the Bicentennial Society clash over licensing and branding amid broader debate on commercialization and culture.
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Paul Harvey
Santa Claus
Paul
Indiana
Charleston, S.C
Mark Clark
Jeremy Rifkin
People’s Bicentennial Commission
California
Uncle Sam
Copland
Sessions
Harris
Ives
John Warner
ARBA
Peonage in Florida Tomato Camps Exposed by Reporter
Washington Merry Go Round exposes harsh conditions for migrant workers on A. Duda and Sons fields south of Naples. Reporter Hal Bernton infiltrates a Duda camp to depict brutal labor, deductions, Poor meals, pesticide exposure, and debt bondage with a brutal straw boss, wine, and scant pay.
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Washington
Florida
Hal Bernton
Bernton
Immokelee
Skid Row
Naples
A. Duda and Sons
Duda
Florida Rural Legal Services
Birth and career of Commodore Gillon in colonial South Carolina
Commodore Gillon Alexander Gillon born in Rotterdam in 1741 rose to prominence as skipper of the brig Surprise in Charleston. He married Mary Cripps, became a major landowner, and in 1775 joined the Provincial Congress of South Carolina. He urged Congress to support naval action against British ships and secured funding for European supply purchases, notably the frigate South Carolina, a venture that contributed to his later financial ruin.
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Alexander Gillon
Rotterdam
Congress
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Carolina
Clinton
Gillon
Europe
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W. Lee Truman
Legi
Gulf Oil
State Department
Angola
Aiken
Roy Thompson
Congressional
Charleston
Peons
By Jack Anderson
Commodore Gillon
Dorothy Macdowell
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