Uniform liquor policies creep toward common rule in Bible Belt
A Shelby Star column surveys evolving liquor laws across the region linking South Carolina moves toward mixed drinks and interstate service to North Carolina ideas. It notes state quirks, debates looming about ABC stores, and the push toward uniform policy as a trend in the Bible Belt.
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South Carolina
Palmetto
Herman Moore
North Carolina
U. S. Senate
ABC
Sen. Moore
South Carolina General Assembly
Jacksonville
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Bible Belt
Poverty To Death Relief Ad Advocates Work Training
A Warner & Swarey ad argues relief should target the truly helpless and cut waste to fund programs that teach work skills. It asserts honest effort builds self reliance, self respect, and happiness as the core aim of relief.
Royal glass throwing party tale in Anniston Star
The Anniston Star reports a party incident where Lord Snowden attempted to kiss a dancer, was rebuffed, and splashed white wine then red wine at a horse trainer and countess. The piece mocks class pretensions and notes wine colors following formal dress codes.
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Lord Snowden
Princess Margaret
America
Snowden
I Am a Member of the Silent Majority
A Norfolk Virginia Pilot column notes era flags and bumper stickers reveal public sentiment. Encounters with cars along Virginia Beach Boulevard show expressions such as Have a Nice Day, When Guns Are Outlawed Only Outlaws Will Have Guns, Support Your Local Police, America Love It or Leave It, and I am a Member of the Silent Majority.
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Virginia Beach Boulevard
America
Silent Majority
Treasury Amends Currency Destruction Rules
The Treasury Dept loosens rules to allow pulverization of worn currency as an alternative to burning. The shredded notes may be repurposed as insulation material. With currency losing buying power, the notes could effectively vanish if kept long enough.
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Treasury Dept
Hughes Secret Memos Reveal Las Vegas Power Play
Secret handwritten orders from Howard Hughes to Robert Maheu reveal a controlled push to acquire Nevada gambling palaces with help from Governor Laxalt and FBI chief Campbell. Memos show Hughes’s influence stretching to Senators Bible and Cannon and even intervention by James Eastland as he plotted casino takeovers in 1968 including Harrah's at Reno and Tahoe.
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Las Vegas
Hermitage
Howard Hughes
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Hughes
FBI
Harold “Red” Campbell
Alan Bible
Howard Cannon
Washington
Harrah
Reno
Lake Tahoe
Maheu
Laxalt
Harold Campbell
Senator Bible
Hughes and Nevada Deal Tangle In Stardust Purchase Plot
The report outlines Howard Hughes efforts to buy the Stardust and related casinos in Nevada, coordinating with Maheu and Dickerson to meet with Nevada officials, including Laxalt, and seeking FBI influence. It notes opposition from the Justice Department and hints at gubernatorial entanglements and potential legal battles.
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Hughes
Stardust
Las Vegas
Justice Department
Anti-Trust
G-Man
George Dickerson
Nevada Gaming Commission
Dickering
Silver Slipper
Silver Nugget
Maheu
Affectionate Verse and Reflections From Local Writers
A column presents original poems and odes by Charles C. Kimsey Everett P. Covington Lillie Burton Kennedy Judy Perryman Peggy Kennedy Dills Jane Pegram and Jack E Thomas. It includes affirmations about new beginnings and forgiveness, memorial notes, and sentimental meditations on life love faith and Sundays.
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Gov
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Dickerson
Sil. Nug
Nsw
George Franklin
Department
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Charles C. Kimsey
Everett P. Covington
Lillie Burton Kennedy
Judy Perryman
Peggy Kennedy Dills
Earth
Jane, Pegram
Jack E
Thomas
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