Aiken County Citizens Ready to Act in November Vote
Signs show a fed up electorate in Aiken County with registration up 36 percent from four years ago and 27 percent in four months. Voters respond to local issues and a tight presidential race while protests grow over County Council inefficiencies and moves to fire County Administrator Williams. The November 2 election looms as a test of willingness to correct long running mismanagement.
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Aiken County
Donnie J. Williams
Elizabeth Holley famed North Carolina health nurse dies
Aiken native Miss Elizabeth Stephens Holley died September 22 in Raleigh after a short illness. She led public health nursing for the North Carolina Division of Health Services and served as an Army nurse in World War II. Her career included public health work in New York City and teaching at Florida State University and UNC. The Aiken Standard extends sympathy to her family.
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Aiken
Elizabeth Stephens Holley
Raleigh
North Carolina
Pacific
New York City
Florida State University
University of North Carolina
Aiken Standard
Wallaces Tapes Fire Up Domestic Scandal
The report notes George Wallace facing a crisis tied to marital strain as wife Cornelia tapes some conversations. Wallace attempts to present the issue as private while also admitting to destroying the tapes, illustrating lessons in political scandal framing and evidence handling.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Cornelia
Gov. Wallace
Dear Dr Graham letters offer grief and faith guidance
Billy Graham counsels a reader mourning the sudden loss of both parents to lean on prayer Bible study and Christian fellowship. He cites Paul and Thessalonians to affirm lingering bonds in Christ and urges the survivor to trust God and commit to His will for the rest of life.
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
E. M
Jesus
Paul
Jesus Christ
Reagan's Quest A Shining City On A Hill
Paul Harvey reflects on Ronald Reagan's farewell at the Kansas City GOP convention and the enduring image of a shining city on a hill. He recalls personal memories of dreams, milestones, and the desire for a better nation, urging perseverance in Americans' quest to reach a lofty, hopeful ideal.
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Paul Harvey
Kansas City
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Nancy
Camelot
J.F
Angel
Great Divide
Butte
Montana
Michigan
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Ozarks
Ron Reagan
Carter Ford Campagns Tense Amid Internal Strife
The piece portrays internal party caution under the Federal Elections Act as both parties fear missteps. It notes pro Reaganists backing Ford and loyal Democrats backing Carter, with campaign operations spread between Washington and Atlanta and key figures Kirbo and Eizenstat guiding Carter issues.
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Federal Elections Commission
Gerald Ford
James Carter
Ford
Jimmy
Caesar
Carter
Ington
Atlanta
Plains
Masachusetts Avenue
N.W
Democratic National Committee
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Charles Kirbo
Stu Eizenstat
DNC
M Street
N. W
Walter Mondale
IRS chief quietly drops foreign bank account question
Internal Revenue Commissioner Donald Alexander moved to remove the foreign bank account question from tax forms despite protests from enforcement staff. IRS officials warned the change would hinder efforts to identify individuals using offshore accounts to evade taxes, with notes and memos from 1973 to 1975 detailing opposition and eventual removal in June 1975.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Internal Revenue
Donald Alexander
IRS
Ohio
Jack Payner
Alexander
Cincinnati
Bahamas
Michael Wolstengraft
Castle Bank and Trust
South Carolina
IRS Committee
John Olszewski
Edward Morgan
Treasury
Treasury Department
Morgan
Treasury and Justice
Washington warns Congress to formalize a standing army
In a New York letter to John Hancock, George Washington urges Congress to establish a permanent army to avoid dissolution of the Continental forces. He argues militia limits and warns that reliance on militia risks ruin until a strong, enduring national force is created.
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New York
John Hancock
Continental Congress
George Washington
Congress
Dorcas Richardson and the Eutaw Springs Heroism
Dorcas Richardson endured British cruelty while her husband Captain Major Richardson served with Marion. She helped him escape during a patrol, faced threats at home, and saw a loyalist she knew hanged near her door. Dorcas died in 1834 at age 93. Major Richardson had died in 1818.
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Dorothy Macdowell Dorcas Richardson
Richardson
Gen
Marion
Eutaw Springs
Dorcas Richardson
Roberts
Dorcas
Dorcas Nelson Richardson
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Naar Renenber
Elizabeth Holley
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D.cathcart
White House
Ron Nelsen
Republican National Committee
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Capital Hill
President Ford Committee
L Street N. W
Bo Callaway
Rogers Morton
Republic
Harry Truman
Merry
Chronicle of
America
Ross Mackenzie
Jeff MacNelly
United Feature Syndicate
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