Revenue sharing paradoxes in government spending debate
The piece analyzes the political clash over revenue sharing among city, county, and state leaders plus President Ford. It notes paradoxes between Congress and the White House, critiques HEW and HUD control, and defends citizen participation through local funding decisions while warning of potential tax increases if revenue sharing ends. It views the program as imperfect yet preferable to other options.
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Ford
Congress
Gerald Ford
HEW
HUD
High Point
Privette
Thomas
George Wallace
George Washington
Wallace
East Carolina College
UNCG
Winston
Greensboro
Edwin Gill
Whitener Academy
Post Office
President Ford Honors Guilford Battle Amid Campaign Talk
President Ford spoke at the 195th Guilford Courthouse anniversary, praising North Carolina troops while noting historical revisions. He contrasted Civil War loyalties with Revolutionary War outcomes as NC voters head to a primary. Reporters questioned the courthouse location amid travel coverage.
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Ford
Guilford Courthouse
Nathanael Greene
Lord Cornwallis
Wilmington
North Carolina
Yorktown
Virginia
Washington
Carolina
South
Robert Lee
Maryland
Delaware
Standards and the rise of the National Bureau of Standards
The article traces the history of measurement standards from Charlemagne to the metric system, noting France 1790 origin, U S federal action in 1901, and the bureau’s broadened duties. It highlights thermometers, standard samples, and the neon tube, ending with preservation of the Declaration and Constitution at the National Archives.
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John Perry
Charlemagne
William the Conqueror
Henry VII
Congress
George Washington
French Academy of Sciences
France
National
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
National Bureau of Standards
National Archives
All Is Not Well In America Letter to the Editor
A long reader letter laments moral decline in the United States, contrasts freedom with police searches in Africa, and urges renewed Biblical faith and Christian unity to restore American greatness. It critiques crime, pornography, secularism, and religious division, urging preachers to unite and turn the nation toward God.
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Africa
America
U.S
Empire State Building
Lord
Luther
Wesley
Christ
Satan
Court Sets Defendants Free After Dramatic 7 Hour Trial
A March edition article recounts a seven hour trial in which defendants were released. The letter-writer alleges misconduct by officers Monty C. Myers and R. W. Hail, claims prior drug arrests, and accuses attorney Robert R. Dusty Schoch of exploiting police. The piece wades into political opinion on education funding, taxes, and public payrolls, urging private schooling and voting on March 23 amid allegations of “gang” influence.
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Monty C. Myers
R. W. Hail
Robert R.dusty) Schoch
Readers challenge bias in Doctors profits column
A reader argues the Jack Anderson column misled readers about drug pricing and government regulation. They defend price lists for drugs, criticize MAC, and defend brand and generic competition with emphasis on safety, efficacy, and professional prerogatives.
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Jack Anderson
Anderson
Congress
HEW
Food and Drug Administration
PMA
Gangs Coy Privette Promotes Governorship Bid
The free wheeling Kannapolis Baptist minister and Republican candidate The Gangs Coy Privette campaigns for governor urging support amid his controversial reputation and bid for statewide office.
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Coy Privette
Kannapolis
Fingering Gun Control Column Provokes Wild Plan
The Art Buchwald column mocks gun debate as House Judiciary sends a handgun bill to subcommittee after NRA pressure. A controversial mock proposal suggests amputating newborns’ trigger fingers paid for by Medicare, framed as a satirical critique of Congress and gun lobbying.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
National Rifle Assn
America
Mindermann
Congress
NRA
Senate
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Tom Sawyer
Employment Commission
Ape
Nea
Art Buchwald
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