Archdale Volunteer Led Drive for City Water and Sewer Bonds
Fred Garrett of Archdale spearheaded citizen committees backing a $2 million water and a $4 million sewer bond issue. He praised volunteers, the City Council, and City Manager Dalton Fulcher as votes counted, noting the 89.1 percent margin and strong community involvement. Garrett, a plant engineer at Stroupe Mirror Co., urged broader public participation while deflecting personal credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale
Fred Garrett
Garrett
Citizens
Dalton Fulcher
Virginia
Balfour Drive
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens’ Movement
Martinsville
Henry County
Collinsville
Stroupe Mirror Company
Thomasville
Stroupe Mirror Co
Archdale United Methodist Church
Church Board
Joy Osborne
Joyce
John
Trinity High School
Conscience and Morality Above Politics in Abortion Debate
The piece argues that President Carter's stance on federal funding for abortion rests on conscience and moral equity rather than religious imposition. It contrasts morality with religion, cites Kennedy, and notes that protecting unborn rights aligns with American justice and constitutional tradition. It urges humane solutions addressing poverty and social conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Carter
Houston Ministerial Association
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Tax Exempt Faiths Under Scrutiny In Police Raids
Federal agents raided the Church of Scientology offices in Los Angeles and Washington DC seizing documents claimed to have been unlawfully taken from its files by covert Scientology agents. Scientology, tax exempt with millions of adherents, faces years of government scrutiny over controversial counseling touted as mind control. The Unification Church led by Rev Sun Myung Moon is also accused of practices drawing criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Scientology
Los Angeles
Washington, D.C
Scientology
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Mind control commentary on converts and tax exempt groups
The piece discusses deprogramming cases, the Universal Life Church in California ordaining ministers for fees, and Supreme Court rulings expanding religion to include Humanism and Ethical Culture. It questions tax exempt status for many groups and calls for government scrutiny of church state separation to protect both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Life Church
California
U.S. Supreme Court
Latins Nurse Their Wrath Aimed At Regional Rivals
An editor's outlook surveys South American tensions and mistrust among Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina over Itaipu dam water rights. It notes Argentina's Falklands claim, Chile-Argentina Beagle Channel disputes, and the region’s arms buildup as patrol planes and pipelines heighten alarm near the Ecuador Peru boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Ecuador
Robert Burns
Tam O’shanter
Tam
Brazil
Paraguay
Argentina
Itaipu
Parana
Britain
Falkland Islands
Argentine
Falkland
Antarctica
South Pole
Chile
Message Is Clear Fight Back Against Violence
A writer laments the epidemic of violence in society and its spread through fashion, media, and street gangs. He cites magazines, The Compound by William Gale, Punk fashion, and swastika imagery as catalysts. A bus ride in Midtown highlights risk and the pervasiveness of unlawful behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Laurent
Midtown Manhattan
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Don Wrenn
Enterprise
George Washington
Abraham
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
By Don Oakley
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Los Angeles Times
Falklands
Beagle Channel
Tierra del Fuego
Lima
Bolivia
Pacific
Peru
Ecuador-Peru
William Gale
New York City
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