Those Wrung-Out River People
Paul Harvey chronicles flood relief along the Mississippi from St. Louis to Memphis. He portrays river families returning to mud-caked homes, helping neighbors, and rebuilding despite devastation, highlighting resilience of people who stay with their land and livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harvey
Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Harveys
Missouri
Blytheville
Ark
Osceola
Washington
Conflict of interest sparks Senate pledge by Dennis
Berkeley Senator Rembert C. Dennis vows to resign if his duties as legislator are compromised by his role as legal counsel for power companies. He urges a clear definition of conflict of interest and hints at possible rephrasing to allow continued service with boundaries. The debate ties to Santee Cooper and private power interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santee Cooper
Sen. Rembert C. Dennis
Berkeley
South Carolina
Senate
Dennis
General Assembly
S.S. Potlatch survivors persevere at sea after wreck
The Potlatch disaster survivors recount ten days at sea in lifeboats and rafts with dwindling pemican, water, and water supply, a shark attack, and dwindling rations. An unidentified Dutch-flag lifeboat offered no water and sailed away. The Master notes 40 aboard by day 15 and continued drift toward land. Meanwhile President Nixon pushes for federal restraint and veto use to curb spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Netherlands
St. Lybrand
Nixon
Washington
William A. Stanmeyer
Banksia fund supports Aiken Library renovation efforts
Readers learn of two letters endorsing the Banksia campaign to renovate the Aiken County Public Library and halt urban decline. The messages praise civic improvement and offer support, with one donor urging use of the letter and another promoting CARE’s humanitarian work and federal budget cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashford Milner, Jr
Friends of the Aiken County Public Library
Banksia
Aiken County
Friends of the Library
Aiken
Congress
Stanmeyer
Federal Bureau
Finding Hope After Loss Based on Job
Billy Graham counsels readers grieving a family death to accept hardship as inevitable and to cope by trusting God. He cites Job's stance, urges Bible reading and prayer, and advises casting burdens on God with childlike dependence to overcome self pity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CARE
World of Care
World
First Ave
New York
U.S
India
Bangladesh
Ecuador
Peru
Robert E. Crenshaw
M.O
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Cairo
Ohio
Kentucky
George
Yesteryear
John B. Connally
Democratic Party
Connally
GOP
North Vietnam
Thly
South Caroli
Mr. Connally
Watergate
S.S. Potlatch
U.S. Potlatch
Anthony Harrigan
United States
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
W.P. Bebington
Cracy
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Aiken, S.C
Billy Graham
China
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