Psalm 75 and Horace on divine governance
A devotional note contrasts Psalm 75 praising God who executes judgment and elevates rulers with a brief ancient Roman quatrain praising the supreme king Horace credits as a poet of ancient Rome. The excerpt juxtaposes divine control and human fame.
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Carter subverts presidential image with casual dress debate
The piece argues against critics who press Carter to conform to a formal presidential image. It contends porters and dress are trivial, urges judging the president by actions, not attire, and notes social expectations for entertaining dignitaries while predicting resistant attitudes from some Washington circles.
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Jimmy Carter
Blair House
Amy
Carter
United States
Washington
Jed Clampett
Fire ant outbreak reaches North Carolina amid pesticide ban
North Carolina faces growing fire ant problems as Mirex is discontinued by the EPA and the state admits it cannot legally battle the stinging insects. Charlotte reports mounds off N Tryon Street while officials push natural predators, though ladybugs offer limited help.
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North Carolina
N. Tryon Street
Charlotte
State Department of Agriculture
U.S
Brazil
Dixie
EPA
Agriculture Department
Mecklenburg County
Hunting and Safety Focus in Hunting Accidents Discussion
The piece surveys hunting fatalities and injuries in the U S, noting 22 million licensed hunters. It highlights safety training progress since 1949, state variability, blaze orange rules, Utah’s decline in accidents after mandatory programs, and concerns about intraspecies shooting. It cites NRA experts and state officials on education costs and participation.
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United States
National Rifle Association
New York
North Carolina
Utah
Steve Wilson
John Behel
Pennsylvania
Secrets Mar Washington ERDA Security Lapses Cited
An ERDA internal memo details widespread security infractions at Washington headquarters with 85 incidents in 1975 and 69 in the first three quarters of 1976. The memo cites lax monitoring and urges a stricter system to deter spies and theft of highly classified nuclear information.
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Washington
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
H.E. Lyon
Marc Smolensky
Lyon
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
National Cathedral Vandalism Fear in Reform of Prayer Book
A conservative op ed warns that modernizing revisions to the Book of Common Prayer threaten both the National Cathedral and English liturgy. It likens changes to vandalism, arguing sacred architecture and language should not be altered for supposed modernization.
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National Cathedral
Episcopal House of Deputies
House of Bishops
Book of Common Prayer
Who's In Who's Out In Carter Administration
Washington chatter centers on who is in and who is out in the Carter circle. A lunchtime table talk tracks shifting allies from Jordan to Stromberg to Haliburton and Cronkite as insiders change and public contacts fade.
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Carter
Rhett Butler
Charley Winkler
Winkler
Hamilton Jordan
Jordan
Phil Stromberg
Atlanta
Stromberg
Jody Powell
Powell
Americus
Henry Kleinberg
Savannah
Coca-Cola
Kleinberg
Plains
Horace Bromide
Pecksville
Lillian
Sarah Collins
Russell Haliburton
Haliburton
Shreveport
Billy Carter
Jimmy
Amy Carter
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Jack Watson
Watson
Jerry Rafshoon
Rafshoon
Charley Kirbo
National Airport
Cy Vance
Walter Cronkite
Barbara Walters
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