Remembering Vietnam and the costs of war
The speaker urges permanent memory of the Vietnam War’s high human and financial toll. He cites half a million Americans sent abroad, thousands returning crippled, a $130 billion cost, and corruption in South Vietnam. He condemns lies, profiteering, and the spread of tyranny, insisting no dictatorship anywhere justifies American deaths.
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Pearl Harbor
Maine
Alamo
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hoang Kim Quy
Aiken Standard Page Noted for March 29 1973
Local page presents a snapshot of news and notices as of March 29 1973 in Aiken South Carolina. Readers find brief items and public notices reflecting the day's civic life and community events.
Truck Lobby Beaten in Senate on Interstate Size Rules
The Senate rejected a move to scrap federal truck size limits, citing safety. The vote aligned with a National Transportation Safety Board finding that removing height and weight limits would raise highway accidents. The piece notes trucks’ growing speeds and nuisance factors, urging caution about road hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senate
National Transportation Safety Board
Senate
Concorde SST project hit by Pan Am and TWA cancellations
The Concorde SST program loses momentum as Pan Am and TWA cancel options to buy. Public faith in governments in England and France erodes. Despite cost rising beyond a billion dollars, some see the project as irreversible while others urge cuts. Two economists predict a classic recession next year.
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Pan-American Airways
TWA
England
France
Pan-Am
U. S
Shielding Newsmen And Unshielding Presidents
Holmes Alexander weighs Senate debates on shielding reporters and stripping executive privilege. He notes constitutional protections for press press freedom and questions the balance with presidential accountability, citing Senator Ervin and potential compromises in testimony schemes.
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Holmes Alexander
Senate
United States
Congress
Most Hygienic Cookware Finds Enamel Best
Prof Franco Marzullo tests show enameled pots and pans resist bacteria best among Teflon, aluminum, stainless steel and anodized aluminum. Enamel retains fewer germs after cleaning, with Teflon next, then aluminum materials. Also notes aging and inflation critique and a humorous proverb about daily bread.
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Franco Marzullo
Italy
Sharing Faith at School How a teen can witness without fear
Billy Graham counsels a 16 year old to study the Bible daily and be filled with its message. Pray for guidance and expect natural openings to share the gospel, trusting God to provide opportunities and support.
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Billy Graham
Christ
R.J.L
Tle
John
God
Beech Island Cemeteries and Their Founding Families
Dorothy K. MacDowell recalls Redcliffe cemetery praised by E.T.H. Shaffer as a peaceful living memorial with Italian Cypress trees. The Beech Island burial ground since 1864 holds over fifty family names, including the old Zubly grave site from 1790 and the Zubly brothers who settled Beech Island in 1737. Additional cemeteries lie at Nail Neal Low Bradford Mims, Dunbar Galphin Arabs, and other old homesteads.
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Dorothy K. Macdowell
E.T.H. Shaffer
Carolina Gardens
South Carolina
Redcliffe
James Hammond
Hammond
Ferent
Beech Island
Zubly
David Zubly
Zueblin
Zuebli
Zauberbuhler
Switzerland
Mary Ann Mills
Samuel Clarke
Dunbar - Galphin - Ardis
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da Nang
Aiken
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Aiken, S.C
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North Carolina
White House
Ervin
Capitol Hill
Mr. Truman
John Dean
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mike Mansfield
Rufus
Rufus W. Gosnell
Ross Byron
Dallas
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