No To Mandatory Voting
A editorial critiques Ralph Nader's push for compulsory voting, arguing mandatory participation risks totalitarian overreach and undermines informed choice. It cites Australia and Belgium as examples, contrasts with Russell Baker's view that democracy works best with an informed electorate, and warns against stripping voluntary voters of their agency.
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Australia
Belgium
Austria
Nader
New York Times
Russell Baker
September Reflections On Time And Taste In The Times
The New York Times letters a seasonal note praising September as a pause filled with fragrance, color, and quiet change. The piece contrasts the author’s view from a window with the restless world outside, highlighting mood over momentum.
Sermon on Life's Tribulations and Growth
The speaker Reflects on Psalms 90 9 and life’s hardships from birth to adulthood. It notes the ever present problems every person faces and the lesson that trials shape character through joy and sorrow. The message emphasizes parental worry over children’s health schooling discipline and teen caution.
Valiant Venturing and the Christian Hope in Life's Years
A reflective piece contrasts family strain and divorce with faith’s guidance through aging death and loss. It argues that embracing God, prayer, and church life offers daily joy and a path of valiant venturing, from marriage through to the grave, culminating in Christ as life’s answer.
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David
Christ
Cer
Liz Voorhees
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
McGovern compliments Ford in private White House note
Senator George McGovern sends a cordial letter to President Ford praising his healing leadership and urging bipartisanship amid national crisis. He thanks Ford for pursuing common goals and pledges to aid the President, while noting the fragile recovery of American democracy after Watergate.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
White House
Ford
America
McGovern
Gerry Ford
House
Charles Sandman
R-N.j
Nixon
Sandman
Congressional
Do good profits align with civic duty in High Point
Enterprise editor emeritus Holt McPherson reports United Way kickoff in High Point where Dr. Wendell M. Patton urges businessmen and plant workers to treat community drives as core to maintaining free enterprise. He cites 1975 funding of 24 agencies, enlightened self interest, and the role of business in society.
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High Point College
Wendell M. Patton
United Way of Greater
High Point Historical Society, Inc
High Point Museum
Mary Browning
Volney Horney
Stephen C. Clark
J. I. Hayden
Homer Hudson
FBI
United States
Capital Viewpoint Snd Experience With Controls
Washington reacts to price controls noting New in dustrial surveys tie today’s shortages and inflation to Nixon era measures. Controls reduced profits, shuttered firms, and curbed output across zinc, aluminum, copper, steel, petrochemicals, and more, fueling 63 critical material shortages and global demand pressures.
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Washington
Ford
Nixon
U.S
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James Scheuer
D-N.y
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Peter Benchley
New England
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Richard Nixon
Fred Buzhardt
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