Thoughts for Today and a Wilson quote on peace
A compact reflection featuring Jeremiah 8 11 and Woodrow Wilson 28th U S President. The notes compare false peace with a lasting peace grounded in equality and shared benefit highlighting civil harmony themes.
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Woodrow Wilson
U.S
Post-Mortems On ERA Split in North Carolina Senate Vote
The North Carolina Senate defeated the Equal Rights Amendment with 26 votes against. Analysts blame strategy and momentum loss by pro ERA forces while anti ERA backers consolidated. Some urge further legal reforms to curb sexual discrimination and consider a state constitutional ERA to avoid federal power shifts.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
N.C
Raleigh
Senate
ERA
Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Crisis with Amin ends without escalation
The United States faced a tense standoff as Idi Amin held 240 Americans in Kampala but did not trigger a broader crisis. A carrier group and other ships loomed off East Africa, signaling strength while diplomacy continued. Missionaries abroad will resume work, though future crises are likely amid Amin's calculated stance.
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Idi Amin
Big
Amin
Africa
Associated Press
Kampala
Kenya
Genetic engineering spurs cities to curb DNA research
A six year debate over recombinant DNA has broad reach from Cambridge to Sacramento with city and state actions. Cambridge imposes and then relaxes a moratorium with strict safety rules. State lawmakers in California and Wisconsin study oversight while federal hearings loom led by Senator Kennedy.
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Cambridge
Mass
Sacramento
Calif
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citizens’ Review Board
Citizens’ Panel
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
New York
Tax Rite Thick With Historical Figures And Dust Storm Tales
The item traces the 64 year arc of federal income tax from 1913 to present with per capita impacts and rate shifts. It also notes Royster Thurman’s lumber legacy in High Point and a busy chamber year led by Earl N. Phillips Jr, plus a dust storm recount from South Asia and aviation work in Peshawar.
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Hasting
Nebr
Tribune
Fred Seaton
Uncle Sam
Royster Thurman
Southeastern United States
Royster
Rose Thurman
High Point
Memphis
Tenn
Ritter, Georgia- Pacific
McEwen
Rose
U.S. Army
Max
Fort Monroe
Roy
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Harry
John Dwyer
Norma Rudge Callen
Bill Flythe
Iiderton
Rochelle
Culler
Thurman
Herman Smith
McEwen Lumber Company
Chamber of Commerce
Earl N. Phillips Jr
J. W. McGuinn
I. Paul Ingle
Paul Jr
Amos R. Kearns
Texas
Oklahoma
Peshawar
Pakistan
Khyber Pass
Kabul River
Asia
Startling Revelation in Hughes Secret Files
The Hughes internal revenue files reveal deep CIA ties and links to the Watergate plotters. They portray Hughes as a decaying, eccentric man who neglected himself in an Acapulco hotel while surrounded by doctors.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
Internal Revenue Service
Hughes
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Robert Bennett
Acapulco
Las
Secrets of Howard Hughes Revealed in Investigative Files
New details emerge about Howard Hughes as the IRS reviews his empire. The files show a disheveled recluse with a van Dyke beard visiting outsiders, undergoing cosmetic overhauls, and suffering sleep and drug problems. Doctors warned that heavy drug use left him physically and mentally unfit to manage his $2 billion empire.
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Shearon Harris
Carolina Power and Light Company
Senate
House
White House
Congressional
Hughes
Internal Revenue Service
Letters to the Enterprise On Head Start in High Point
Parents praise Head Start funding and staff in High Point noting loving care, medical visits, nurse oversight, speech therapy, special education, and a family worker visiting homes. They say teachers are wonderful and trips and classroom activities foster learning, making Head Start essential.
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High Point
Head Start Merit Question Draws Community Praise
A parent commends Head Start citing comprehensive services from education to medical and dental care. The writer notes Parent Involvement as a key benefit and asserts the program suits children not yet ready for kindergarten.
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Council
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