One Man Parade Sparks Controversy Over IRA Ties
Prominent Irish Americans boycotted New York City’s St Patrick’s Day parade including Senators Kennedy and Moynihan. Grand marshal Michael Flannery leads Noraid, linked to IRA funding, drawing ire from Ireland’s Prime Minister FitzGerald and prompting calls for a parade without Flannery.
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New York City
Edward Kennedy
Pat Moynihan
69Th Infantry
Michael Flannery
Irish Republican Army
IRA
U. S
Dublin
Ireland
Garret FitzGerald
New York
Flannery
Irish Northern Aid Committee
Noraid
FitzGerald
Queen’s Horse Guards
London
Northern Ireland
House Arrest Experiment In Albuquerque With Electronic Bracelets
An Albuquerque trial will test electronic monitoring for about 30 misdemeanor offenders. Prisoners stay at home under bracelet supervision, which alerts probation offices if it is removed or if a 1000 foot boundary is crossed. The 90 day study could lead to nationwide use if successful. The program aims to cut jail costs as inmate populations rise.
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Albuquerque
National
Nurseryman H Grady McCord Dies at 76 in Aiken
H Grady McCord longtime nurseryman and Magnolia Gardens manager died March 11 at age 76. A Lincolnton Georgia native, he moved to Augusta in 1950, joined Mayo's Nursery, then ran his own operation near Graniteville. He aided Aiken camellia gardens and the Aiken Camellia Society.
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Grady McCord
Magnolia Gardens
Charleston
America
Lincolnton
McCord
Augusta
Mayo’s
U. S. Highway 1
Graniteville
Aiken
Aiken Gardens
Aiken Camellia Society
Are We Americans Undertaxed
An Orthodox view argues large deficits stem from tax increases and bracket creep rather than a real tax cut. It cites 1981 reductions as a partial rollback of prior hikes, projects high tax shares of GNP through 1988, and notes additional hikes in gas and Social Security taxes amid debates to repeal parts of Reagan’s package.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Congressional Budget Office
Gerald Ford
White House
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Ronald Reagan
Kemp- Roth
Kemp-Roth
Treasury Department
Congress
Reagan
Treasury
Donald Regan
Congressional
Ashley Cooper on the Squeal Rule and soap notes
Ashley Cooper writes of the Squeal Rule and recalls a friend who bought pills mistaken for birth control, only to discover they were aspirin. Readers share soap saving tips, glycerin uses, and cautions about soap slivers, with a closing nod to USC Gamecocks and the NCAA tournament.
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Rebecca M. Bailey
Center St
Mount Pleasant
Ashley
University of South Carolina
Gamecocks
Jerusalem Artichokes in the Land of Plenty
The article muses on Jerusalem artichokes as a future major crop and notes a surge in planting driven by a pyramid scheme selling seed stock for eventual alcohol use. It traces the plant’s history, meals, and regional farming interest, ending with an old artichoke pickle recipe shared by Aiken residents.
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Jerusalem
Midwest
Lewis and Clark
North Dakota
California
South Carolina
Francis Holmes
Charleston
Aiken
Eulalie Salley Rutledge
Rutledge
Mamie Ravenel
Henry Ravenel
Mamie
Henderson- Salley
Salleys
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H. Grady McCord
Ashley Cooper
William M. Croft
Walter Drake and Sons
Colorado Springs
Bob Mehok
Summerville
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