Thoughts for Today from Revelation and Grantland Rice
A devotional note cites Revelation 14 13 and Grantland Rice on how the Great Scorer records not wins but how one plays the game. The piece reflects on mourning for the faithful and the moral tally of conduct.
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Grantland Rice
North South balance shifts as sun belt rises
A wry critique of regional power shifts from the North to the sun belt. The piece cites a Northeast Midwest Coalition and a Boston based Monitor stance arguing interdependence, tax relief demands, and national unity, recalling Southern history and emphasizing shared American needs.
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Upper Midwest
Sun Belt
House of Representatives
South
Monitor
Wisconsin
Henry Reussen
Washington
Massachusetts
Northeast
Midwest
Atlantic
Pacific
Carter Religion in Campaign Sparks National Debate
The United States faces renewed scrutiny of a presidential candidate’s faith as James Earl Carter Jr's Southern Baptist beliefs become a focal point. Debates note potential gains among evangelical voters, yet raise concerns about past anti Catholic sentiment and the separation of church and state. Religious background shapes perceptions of Carter’s character and policy influence.
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Washington
al Smith
John F Kennedy
Southern Baptist Convention
James Earl
Jimmy) Carter Jr
Carter
Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
South
Ku Klux Klan
America
the World Mission Journal
Greater Houston
Albert J Menendez
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Community Stranded Americans Return Home After Vietnam Events
Gerald Posner of Brooklyn and 48 others are among 49 Americans released after being stranded in Vietnam during the Communist takeover last year. A lawyer from St Albans defends youths wrongly convicted of drug possession by narcotics agent Paul D. Lawrence, who now faces a 10 year perjury term.
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Gerald Posner
Brooklyn, N.Y
Vietnam
James L. Lavy
St. Albans
Paul D. Lawrence
A Conservative View on the Chicago AIP Nomination
William A Rusher joined the Chicago nominating convention of the American Independent Party to elevate its image and attract conservative support. The piece critiques the AIP’s direction, noting internal splits, doubtful electoral impact, and the potential misfit with a broader conservative movement.
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William A Rusher
Chicago
American Independent Party
Rusher
John Randolph
Lester Mad
Dox, Wey
George Wallace
Wallace
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Richard Nixon
AIP
John G. Schmitz
Schmutz
William K Shearer
Kennedy King assassinations probe stirs renewed questions
The 1960s killings of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr 1960s and 1972 Wallace shooting spur fresh theories and push to reopen investigations. Sen Schweiker forwards circumstantial findings to the Senate Intelligence Committee while Coretta King presses Black Caucus to revive inquiry. Congress hesitates amid internal turf battles and prior official conclusions.
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Washington
John J. Kennedy
Robert
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
George Wallace
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Senate Intelligence Committee
Coretta King
Congressional Black Caucus
Thomas Downing O-Va
Henry Gonzales D Tex
Downing
John F Kennedy
Gonzales
Black Caucus
Martin Luther King
Dallas
Congress
Life Begins At Sixty in Art Buchwald Column
Art Buchwald jokes about a claimed pill that could let a 60 year old woman have a baby. A Canadian doctor claims fertility at advanced age, prompting Aunt Sadie in Brooklyn to resist and pivot to humor about aging, population, and society.
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Art Buchwald
Ford
Ringrosé
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Brooklyn
Sadie
Leo
America
China
Milton
Ethel
Leonard
Parent Teacher Association
Elsa Maxwell
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Warren Commission
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CIA
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