Modernization Planned for South Carolina Legislature
The Senate approves a study to modernize the state legislature, aiming to align with the House and fund a thorough review. The Citizens Conference report criticized low salaries and limited office space and research, urging better resources to reduce reliance on lobbyists and improve fiscal policy and governance.
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S.C. Senate
House
Citizens Conference On State Legislatures
South Carolina
General Assembly
State Tax Commission
Sitting Pretty as Long Hair Ends Barbershop Era
An editorial notes 2400 U.S. barbershops closed last year due to hair and beard trends per AP. Many shops trimmed staff. surveys miss one question why surplus barber chairs remain.
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Associated Press
Citizen Smith and historics in the barbers chair
The piece compares a barber’s hydraulic chair to electric locomotion, praising its design and workmanship while urging conservation of the chair. It highlights the chair as a custodian’s duty amid a shift toward simpler design.
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Norfolk
Veterans Against the War disrupt hearing on McGovern bill
About 100 Vietnam Veterans Against the War supporters filled a Fulbright committee hearing, booing Rep. Case and challenging Sen. McGovern's Vietnam Disengagement Act of 1971 as he urged cutting off funds. Demonstrators later trapped Sen. Griffin to deliver petitions to the Senate.
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Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
George McGovern
D.S.D
McGovern
Senate
Clifford Case
R.N.J
Case
Brooklyn
Bella Abzug
Paul
Pete
McCloskey
Capitol Hill
Bob Griffin
America
Capitol
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Nixon
National Capital
Philadelphia
Congress
Nader's Raiders and Revolutionaries Are a Threat to Freedom
A 1960s column warns that Naders Raiders and allied revolutionaries threaten open government and private enterprise. It condemns underground whistle blowers and snooping, contrasts with Bill of Rights protections, and argues freedom and openness are fragile in a democracy.
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Washington
Nader
America
FBI
Hoover
Unrest Predicted as Industry Faces Major Strikes
Washington watchers foresee widespread walkouts as major contracts covering 48 million workers expire. Despite unemployment near a 10 year high at 5.4 million in January, union members may press for inflation matching raises across steel, copper, aerospace and other sectors.
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Rufus W. Gosnell
Washington, D. C
President and Scrubwoman Wage Paradox Satire
A satirical piece contrasts President Nixon with a Xanadu Building scrubwoman, who proposes sweeping wage scales to equalize pay. The dialogue spans dignity of labor, politics, and wage norms, ending with the scrubwoman declaring a presidential run for higher pay as demonstrations loom in Washington.
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Nixon
Sidney
Should Christians Avoid Unchecked Debt
Billy Graham discusses debt from a Christian viewpoint. He acknowledges credit is useful in daily life and business but warns against overextending finances and the risk of unemployment. He urges keeping indebtedness within the ability to meet payments.
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Red Army
Petrov
Billy Graham
P.F
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