Thoughts for Today Scriptural and nursery wisdom
The excerpt presents a devotional tone with two quotations about life after death and purposeful living. Job 14 14 15 reflects patient faith awaiting release and divine calling. Stephen Girard emphasizes immediate action and planting a tree today despite looming death.
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Stephen Girard
Gas Shortage Debate Grows Over North Carolina Demand
The North Carolina Utilities Commission urged reduced gas use to conserve supply for industry amid claims of shortages. Critics question the severity, noting government surveys show more gas than industry figures indicate and urging independent data before federal action.
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North Carolina
State Utility Commission
David Jones's Prison Reform Legacy and Next Steps
The piece credits former North Carolina Correction Secretary David Jones with drawing public attention to the prison system and notes his four year tenure amid political pushback. It cites Amos Reed, new director with ties to Oregon and Florida, as the state turns to experienced penal system leadership. It warns of federal takeover risk and the need for substantial funding to house a growing inmate population.
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David Jones
North Carolina
Jones
General Assembly
Fayetteville
Jim Hunt
Amos Reed
Oregon
Florida
Alabama
Supreme Court halves death penalty zeal in 1970s ruling
A 1972 ruling is updated as the Court voids mandatory death sentences in Louisiana and North Carolina while upholding death penalty practices in Florida Georgia and Texas. The decision centers on whether capital punishment can be justly imposed and how jury discretion is channeled through aggravating factors.
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Supreme Court
Louisiana
North Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Texas
Robert A. Pugsley
New York University Law School
Criminal Law Education and Research Center
National Review
Gallup
United States
Pocatello Ruling Delivers a Blow to OSHA Power
A three judge Western federal panel in Idaho ruled OSHA entry provisions unconstitutional. The decision bars inspections of nonpublic areas at Barlow's Inc citing Fourth Amendment protections and questions the agency role. The ruling curbs OSHA inspections while praising broader safety goals.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Barlow’s, Inc
OSHA
Barlow
Daniel T. Sanger
F. G
Bill’ Barlow
Inspector Sanger
Supreme Court
Camara
Lee
Barlow’s
Western Bar
M. Oliver Koelsch
Ninth Circuit
Ray McNichols
J. Blaine Anderson
Boise
Secretary of Labor
Texas
Gibson’s Products
Circuit
Anderson
Congress
Memo Attacking Zablocki Sparks House Leadership Rift
A 38 page Rosenthal memo accuses Rep Clement Zablocki of aiding South Korean and Nationalist China lobbies and voting with GOP blocks 84 percent of the time. It labels him a closet Republican unfit for the International Relations chair.
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Washington
House
Clement Zablocki
D.wis
International Relations Committee
Ben Rosenthal
D.N.Y
Zablocki
South Korea
Rhodesian Chrome
Middle East
Vietnam
Cambodia
Rosenthal
Milwaukee
South Side
Clement J. Zablocki
The
Korean Cultural and Freedom Foundation
Radio of Free Asia
Park Chung Hee
U.S
GOP
Republican Politico
Cohn
Howie Kurtz
Zab Ior
The Great Coffee Shortage Recalled in Jest
A humorous reminiscence traces a 1977 coffee price spike from IRS deductions to luxury status. It cites café antics, toast rituals, coffee cellars, and luxury brands, then notes a crash as bumper crops returned and the coffee break revived.
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IRS
Maxwell House
Chase & Sanborn
Medaglio
Wilkins
Safeway
A&p
Rio de Janiero
Lockheed
Geneva
Zurich
Soviet Union
Iran
United States
Brazil
Ecuador
Carter
James Schlesinger
Colombia
Kenya
Angola
America
Joe DiMaggio
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Salazar
Portugal
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