Wrong Witness to Call by Alexander Holmes
Washington column argues Solzhenitsyn does not deserve to be a partisan tool for American political factions. He critiques conservatives for praising the writer while ignoring his criticisms of U.S. politics. The piece cautions against elevating a foreign figure as a judge of American affairs and urges self governed national debate over defense spending.
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Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Ramsey Clark
Hanoi
Solzhenitsyn
Senate
Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Soviet Tryanny
Wall Street Journal
Case
Mathias
Kennedy
McGovern
National Council of Churches
Safeguarding A Surplus and State Budget Pressures
Governor West rejects using the 45 million dollar state surplus for tax relief while warning education and health care spending could dip the reserve below 25 million next year. The administration sees a balanced 1975-76 budget without tax hikes as unlikely, with no second surplus anticipated and a likely 12.3 million operating deficit.
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John C. West
Totter
Bucking The Highway Lobby On Mass Transit Shift
An opinion piece notes the interstate system nears completion yet funding remains tied to highway interests. A new bill opens hundreds of millions for mass transit over three years, enabling planners to consider alternatives. The piece urges public advocacy amid inflation fears and shifting housing trends.
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Transportation
Brinegar
Congress
Prayer in Life and TV Portrayals Compared
A reader questions the depiction of prayer in a TV special about a Viet Nam veteran. The piece argues true prayer requires faith in Jesus Christ and an active life, citing Dr. Paul Rees on Paul's robust prayer as real power rather than ritual.
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M.V
Jesus Christ
Paul Rees
Apostle Paul
Aiken Standard 1973 Leadership Credits Given
The Aiken Standard issue dated Friday October 5 1973 lists Samuel A Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D Cathcart as Executive Editor. This reflects the paper’s leadership team for the period.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Death by own action rate soars among black women
Insurance researchers report a sharp rise in self destructive deaths among black women, with an 80 percent increase over a decade, triple the prior year in Highland Park Michigan as Ebony probes the causes. Experts cite social isolation, failed relationships, and eroding institutions, including the church, as contributing factors.
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Paul Harvey
Ebony Magazine
Herbert Hendin
Harlem Hospital
Ronald Maris
Detroit
Highland Park
Church
Dr. Comer
Comer
Death of Edward M O Brien noted in Aiken
In fall 1970 Aiken mourned the death of Edward M O Brien a well known race horse owner trainer and polo rider who lived at Walworth Plantation Botanyville S C He trained horses for Fred Post and formed a business link with J Peter Grace of W R Grace Co His O Brien racing stable housed 20 to 30 Thoroughbreds and was sold at Saratoga last August yielding 244400 from 16 horses.
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Aiken
Edward M. O’brien
Walworth Plantation
Botanyville
S.C
O’brien
Fred Post
J. Peter Grace
W.R. Grace & Co
New York City
Grace
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
E.M. O’brien
Saratoga
Some Conceptions On Men Women And Steak
Opinion fragment argues women outwit husbands with cunning while men should wear bigger shoes. Notes about optimism, etiquette, and social life. Jokes about country houses steak diet and beard versus mustache in dating. The piece uses humorous generalizations to critique manners and tastes.
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Tany Mous
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