Nation's elderly voice concerns at White House conference
The 1960s style note outlines the second White House Conference on Aging where President Nixon pledges studies and action to aid the elderly. Proposals include higher income guarantees and more services while a tax plan debate centers on minimum annual supports for elderly couples and singles. Communities like High Point mobilize to meet local elder needs.
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White House
Nixon
High Point
Community Planning Council
Tax credits for parents spark Senate tug of war over tax bill
Senate approval of a 325 dollar college student credit and a 4800 dollar working couple deduction for child care has inflated the tax package to about 21.5 billion in benefits. Administration opposition and House resistance cloud passage as critics call the plan a Christmas tree of goodies.
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Senate
House
Uncle Sam
Nutrition Warning From UC Expert Brings Health Concerns
Professor George Briggs of the University of California warns that high consumption of soft drinks candy eggs and sugar outpaces fruit and vegetable intake. He links malnutrition to anemia poor teeth infections pregnancy complications infant health diabetes alcoholism heart disease and shortened lifespans.
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George Briggs
University of California
Princes From Plain Places and the Christmas Birth
A sermon recalls famous figures born in small places from Nazareth to Stratford and Rochester. It argues leaders arise from humble towns and links Bethlehem’s prophecy with the divine incarnation of Christ the Prince of Peace in a rural setting.
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Bethlehem
George Washington
Bridges Creek
Andrew Jackson
Waxhaw
Abraham Lincoln
Hodgenville
England
Nazareth
Stratford
William Shakespeare
King’s Palace
New York
Chicago
Boston
Washington
London
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Hick
Eisleben
Blantyre
Bedford Jail
Epworth
Minnesota
Rochester
Mayo Brothers
Charles and
William
Juda
Mary
Christ
God
Peace
Emotions And Politics On Capital Punishment
A North American Newspaper Alliance analysis argues the Supreme Court’s first capital punishment case will hinge on emotion and politics. It notes the court’s split, nominees’ views, and state trends with Death Row counts and past executions. It cites New Jersey’s prohibition by court decision and argues abolition may spread despite uncertain timelines.
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Lawrence M. O’rourke
North American Newspaper Alliance
Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Nixon
Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
New Jersey
Brendan T. White
Citizens Against Legalized Murder Inc
United States
Pennsylvania
Elmo Smith
Maryann Mitchell
Philadelphia
Smith
California
Florida
Lousiana
Ohio
Texas
Georgia
Illinois
Calm
North Dakota
Sadat Warns of Military Action in Middle East
In Washington, State Department official Donald Bergus warns that Sadat may pursue limited military action against Israel. The report notes Sadat is pressured by Arab rivals while Libya's Muammar al Qaddafi mocks tourism emphasis and pushes war. California faces the Clean Environment Act battle with opposition from utility interests and a 25,000-signature initiative.
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Washington
Sadat
Middle East
Donald Bergus
State Department
Cairo
Bergus
Israel
People’s Lobby
California
Secret memo shows Standard Oil top adviser rejecting Reagan as environmental bill opponent
A memo from James Waring to Otto Miller at Standard Oil of California argues against making Governor Reagan the face of a campaign against a clean environment measure. It notes business interest sentiment to recruit him, while warning he would not help with younger voters and recalling past petitions to recall Reagan.
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Standard Oil Company of California
Otto Miller
California Chamber of Commerce
Miller
James Waring
Standard Oil
Reagan
Morgan May gubernatorial bid eases Kemp path in North Carolina
The piece notes Attorney General Robert Morgan may seek the Democratic nomination next May and defer a decision four years, opening space for Ed Kemp to take a leading role in his campaign or guide a statewide effort. It discusses shifting support among candidates, Kemp’s potential future influence, and the altered political currents in Tar Heel politics.
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Robert Morgan
High Point
Ed Kemp
Morgan
Tar Heel
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Nutrition Critical
Sadat Blutting
Merry
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MIT
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Colo
Tamarack
Calif
Charlotte
Robert A. McKericher
Behrends, Harwell & Henderson
Alice
W. D.) Lee
Duke Hospital
Alice Lee
Michael B. Fleming
High Point College
Greensboro
Advance Gifts
HPC
Charles R. Jarrell
Wake Forest Law School
John Barlet
Gardner Center Co. Road
New Castle
al Klemme Jr
Arts Council
Lee Sherrill
Carolina Club of Printing House
John T. Moore Jr
Armstrong Park
YMCA
Thomasville
Bill Thompson
Y Board
Thomasville Y Board
Medical Society of
N.C
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