Carter era dollar rescue could mark turning point for nation
The piece argues the United States used a $30 billion FX move and stepped up gold sales to calm markets and buy time. It credits Washington with curbing monetary growth via higher rates and reserve requirements, urging Carter to push deficit reduction despite political cost. The author warns failure could trigger a dollar collapse and world economic ruin.
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Duty Free Simplified Under Reform Aids Travelers
The Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act raises the duty free exemption from 100 to 300 dollars and sets a 10 percent duty on the first 600 dollars above 300. Territorial returns get a 600 dollar duty free allowance and a 5 percent duty on the next 600. The changes remove many duty categories and reduce paperwork at ports of entry, benefiting travelers businessmen and inspectors.
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Reference Bibles worth choosing for Bible study
A reader asks if reference Bibles are better than ordinary ones. The minister explains that value lies in the notes' content and in faith alignment, noting some notes may undermine belief while good editions support study, prayer, and obedience to God. Seek guidance from trusted pastors or readers.
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B.J
Abbott Cyclamate Ban Highlights Burden of Proof
Former Abbott Laboratories president George Cain warned stockholders that U S rules impede business in hostile regimes, then revealed Country X was the United States. FDA banned cyclamate in 1970 for potential cancer risk, later ruling it safe yet barred from reentry, requiring proof of no cancer.
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South Carolina Politics and Populist Echoes Across News
Analysis notes Thurmond Riley Stevenson and Davis won. Edwards looms as a future GOP challenger. The piece weighs Thurmonds grassroots strength against Pugs defeat and speculates on Riley's governorship and Edwards potential bid. It closes with a touring anecdote and a Pat Conroy film update and polling skepticism.
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Savannah Bell entwined in redistricting row in Savannah
Report outlines how Attorney General Griffin Bell and Savannah officials allegedly used influence to back a redistricting plan that diluted black representation on the city council. It notes Bell's son got a $40,000 post and cites civil rights experts questioning the process while detailing the sequence from annexation to data submission and a late department reversal.
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