Flight Crash Triggers FCC FAA Fast Action and Questions
After the Wichita State football team charter plane crash that killed 30, including 13 players, the FAA quickly revoked the pilot firm license and fined the plane owner $50,000. Investigators found the aircraft lacked a valid airworthiness permit and the pilot firm was uncertified. The agency had warned a Wichita official two months earlier about the flying firm’s lack of certification. The tragedy raises scrutiny of college travel safety and calls for stricter oversight.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Wichita State University
Transportation
Volpe
FAA
Wichita
Wichita State
Debt to Goldwater: A Hero to a Resurgent Right
Holmes Alexander argues Barry Goldwater shaped national policy and public mood. He credits Goldwater with inspiring the silent majority and fierce anti big government stance, noting his influence on the 1960s political realignment and the rise of a broader Republican identity.
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Holmes Alexander
Barry Goldwater
Columbia Broadcasting System
Goldwater
Japan
Barry
Prentice Hall
Nation
Republican Party
Phoenix
Washington
America
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
South
Gifts For The Retiree And Retirement Realities
A reader column discusses gifts for retirees, suggesting meaningful gestures over watches or luggage. It notes pensions and profit sharing alter the gift calculus, recalls a lavish but awkward publisher farewell, and offers practical guidance on timing Social Security and unemployment.
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H.H.R
Letters Reflect Local Respect For Sgt Harvey Promotion
Letter writers praise Cpl Harvey of the South Carolina Highway Department for a sergeant promotion and credit his attitude and duty to the highway patrol and Clearwater area. A second letter from Celestine Johnson of Aiken High disputes Miss Payne’s view on black students and school participation, urging grievances be heard.
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Aiken County
Aiken
S.C. Highway Patrol
Clearwater Area
Gene Chumley
Hudson Ave
Spotswood
N. J
Miss Payne
Schofield
Celestine Johnson
Aiken High
Mills Bill on Social Security Linked with Textile Controls
The piece notes Senators Hollings and Thurmond tying the Mills Bill to Social Security, a tactic aimed at curbing imports to aid U.S. textile producers. It cites the 1968 and 1969 rider defeats, calls for action as imports flood in, and suggests a possible House passage of the Mills Bill after the election, offering a second chance for reform.
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U. S
Ernest F. Hollings
Strom Thurmond
Senate
Commerce
Maurice Stans
House
Stand By Your Father Through Trial With Compassion
A reader seeking Christian counsel asks whether to support a father facing a forthcoming trial. The response urges steadfast compassion and prayer, stressing that Christians do not abandon loved ones even amid grave crimes. It cites forgiveness and grace as guiding principles.
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G. K
Jesus
Montmorenci Depot Remembered and Local Rail Family Highlight
Dorothy K. MacDowell recounts Montmorenci depot history once housing express, Western Union and freight. The station thrived on freight and cotton with asparagus later boosting traffic. Last depot agent Cuyler C. McKnight Sr served 30 years. his family links to Judith Weeks and son Cuyler Jr. in Augusta.
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Dorothy K. Macdowell
Montmorenci
Western Union
Augusta
Aiken
Charleston
Branchville
Columbia
Cuyler C. McKnight Sr
Hewit
McKnight
Southern Railroad
Orangeburg
York County
Judith Weeks
Cuyler Jr
Harry L. White
Barnwell Avenue
The Siege Of The Democrats Satirizes 1972 Strategy
A cartoon scene at Democratic HQ shows generals and surging rhetoric as they chase victory in 1972. Fading NRA banner, talk of Kennedy juggernaut and Lindsay, and a plan to seize an enemy weapon highlight a political spoof of internecine battle and doomed unity.
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Lindsay
HST
LBJ
New York City
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Pentagon
Bob Walton
Ohio
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Aiken, S.C
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Eugene J. Oyler
Richard M. Nixon
Arthur Hoppe
Democratic Party
High Command
N.R.A
Lawrence
O’brien
JFK
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