CODAC fights Phoenix drug abuse with community alliance
In Phoenix a civic group CODAC coordinates education prevention treatment and research to fight narcotics use. Volunteers talk to students operate referral centers and halfway houses while law enforcement tightens targets. CODAC aims to have the county drug problem under control within five years.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Community Organization For Drug Abuse Control
CODAC
County Medical Society
Salvation Army
Junior League
Fathers Anonymous
Don Jackson
Aiken Standard presents local news from Tuesday November 17 1970
The Aiken Standard from Aiken South Carolina reports local events and notices for the Tuesday November 17 1970 edition. It covers community happenings, public notices, and brief items of interest to residents.
Third of the Month and Social Security Checks
The piece argues social security payments on the third of the month shape retirement income for over 20 million recipients. It notes potential pressures on the treasury, yet highlights yearly benefit increases and private pensions as safeguards, with tax withholdings underpinning public finances.
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Uncle Sam
Treasury
Sam
A New Style Quick sentence tests the typewriter shift
A guest editorial notes a pangram and contrasts it with a martial refrain about risking six gunboats. The piece from the Chattanooga Times comments on changing times and the need to adapt to new technologies while testing machines.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Cotton Festival Legacy in Aiken Echoes 1956 Finale
Dororthy K MacDowell notes the 8th Annual Cotton Festival in Aiken in 1956 likely ended the series due to size. The five day event featured balls, beauty contests, dances, barbecues, bridge, parades, and grand appearances by Gen Maxwell Taylor and other dignitaries.
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Dorothy K. Macdowell
Aiken
Ralph N. Dyer
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S. Army
Charles P. Summerall
Miriam Stevens
Carolyn Willis
Mark W. Clark
James F. Byrnes
Strom Thurmond
Olin D. Johnston
Burnet R. Maybank
W. J. B. Dorn
L. Mendel Rivers
Herman Talmadge
Letters to the Editor praise local election efforts
A reader thanks the Aiken Standard for supporting County Council government and commends the Government Study Committee for researching and promoting the referendum. The note also thanks fellow candidates and supporters for their roles in the campaign and for voters who backed the author.
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County Council
Ben Rusche
Government Study Committee
Aiken County
Life's Worthwhile Things in New York
A reflective piece lists joys that define life from paydays and sunrises to teen aging and first hunts. It contrasts simple pleasures like ice cream and caviar with moments of family love, generosity, and personal growth, ending with a fortune cookie message about being loved.
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Earth
Heaven
Why Some Christians Fall Short Yet Others Stand Out
A reader questions why many non Christians show kindness while many professing Christians seem prudish or self righteous. The reply agrees, noting true followers display kindness honesty courtesy hospitality forgiveness understanding and love guided by the love of God, while non Christians can show noble traits too.
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Christ
God
Retirees Journeying South Of The Border For Mexico
A longtime traveler plans a first hand report from Guadalajara and Mazatlan as he and his wife drive from California into Mexico. He describes routes via Nogales or Baja California, warnings about insurance and visas, and notes cultural expectations for women while emphasizing practical tips and the allure of retirement south of the border.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Chicago
Acapulco
Ensenada
Baja
Mazatlan
Pacific
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