Africa’s turmoil tests new nations amid Cold War meddling
The article surveys Africa's volatile moves toward self rule and the role of external powers. It highlights coups in Upper Volta and Niger, Eritrean separatism, Idi Amin’s Uganda, Rhodesia’s militarization, and apartheid South Africa. It argues U S support is limited while Moscow and Beijing push influence with guns and aid.
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Lisbon
Africa
Soviet Union
China
Moscow
Peking
Upper Volta
Niger
Syria
Eritrea
Rhodesia
South Africa
Russia
Forgiveness and substitute in Christ’s death explained
A reader recalls a sermon on substitution and forgiveness. An illustration from Strong’s theology compares a Scottish prisoner and a judge who pays the fine, illustrating that Christ the just suffered for the unjust to bring us to God as Peter notes.
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Strong
Scotland
Edinburgh University
Peter
Christ the Just
God
Kindergarten graduates at First Baptist Church
At the May 21 1954 commencement exercises of the Kindergarten of the First Baptist Church the following graduates received certificates: Wayne Beck Nancy Walton Denny Hilton Patty Houwers Daniel Eaton David Slaton Karen Johnson Bobby Hoke Carol Gardner Imogene Boatwright Nancy Johnson Ronny Zorn Valerie Vannerman Judy Holliday Carolyn Reynolds Susan Hahn Beth Hershey Patty Studinka Don Whitley Ann Durban Robert Wahl Jerri Lynn Morrell Stephen Mowry Kathy Sampson Charles Greshman Edwin Hadden Rudy Enlow Margaret Lynn Rollins Ernie Shuler Vickie Johnson McDonald Law Peter Rial Phoebe Connell Kayle Beck Eleanor Wood Carl McCrosby David Hallman Scotty Thompson David Larson Silvia Woodward Patricia Hart Deborah Gayhart Teddy Scott Billy Keeter Mary Elizabeth Townes Joe Tyler John McCall Mike Sutton Jimmy Thompson Donna Larson Judy Caldwell Buddy Cowan Ricky Keiser Janet Trollinger Don Handy
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The
First Baptist Church
Wayne Beck
Nancy Walton
Denny Hilton
Patty Houwers
Daniel Eaton
David Slaton
Karen Johnson
Bobby Hoke
Carol Gardner
Imogene Boatwright
Nancy Johnson
Ronny Zorn
Valerie Vannerman
Judy Holliday
Carolyn Reynolds
Susan Hahn
Beth Hershey
Patty Studinka
Don Whitley
Ann Durban
Robert Wahl
Jerri Lynn Morrell
Jimmy Thompson
Donna Larson
Judy Caldwell
Buddy Cowan
Ricky Keiser
Janet Trollinger
Don Handy
Silence and Transcripts on Watergate Stir Conservative Opinion
The column laments the moral failings exposed by presidential transcripts on Watergate and notes conservative reactions. It criticizes those who dodge the issue or downplay the transcripts while citing Dean Burch and Dr. John McLaughlin.
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Washington
Dean Burch
John McLaughlin
Mount Olympus
McLaughlin
Father McLaughlin
Vietnam
Conservatives Silent on Moral Issue Amid Transcript Fallout
The piece notes criticisms of officials from Labor Secretary Brennan to HEW and interior heads over transcript ethics. Goldwater and Reagan are cited defending Nixon while conservatives remain largely silent, citing virtue as the basis of self government and honesty as essential.
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Labor
Peter Brennan
Agriculture
Earl Butz
HEW
Caspar Weinberger
Interior
Rogers Morton
Barry Goldwater
Congressional Record
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Goldwater
U.S. Naval Academy
California
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
Reagan
White House
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George III
Waiting for the next shoe to drop in Nixon crisis
A Watergate watcher portrays mounting pressure on President Nixon with options from resignation to a 25th Amendment transfer to Ford, to a possible court martial. The piece notes Republican and Democratic splits, doubts about Ford as a negotiator, and the Moscow Summit as a looming backdrop.
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Ford
Husband E. Kimmell
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Nixon
House of Representatives
Senate
Moscow
GOP
White House
Robert Byrd
Voice of Reason
Capitol Hill
Consumer Protection Agency Bill Draws Split Opinions
Senator Hollings opposes HR 13163 arguing the new agency would impose subjective rules and provoke endless litigation. A West Coast manufacturer warns the proposal could overturn current agency rulings, disrupt business, and chill compliance by adding a new independent regulator.
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Ralph Nader
Consumer Protection Agency
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Sen. Hollings
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