Thoughts for Today and The Great Scorer’s Verdict
A meditation cites Revelation 14 13 blessing those who die in the Lord and quotes Grantland Rice on the one great scorer judging not wins or losses but how you played the game. The message blends faith and sportsmanship for daily reflection.
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Grantland Rice
North Carolina road bonds urged despite local objections
An editorial argues for the $300 million highway bond issue in North Carolina. It notes critics from smaller communities fear benefiting little but warns maintenance costs and cold damage have left few funds for upgrades. The piece says urban areas will justify more spending, but all residents will share bond costs. author supports approval.
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North Carolina
Soviets and U S Detente Prospects in SALT and Helsinki
The article surveys US Soviet relations amid SALT II and Helsinki accords. It notes limited progress toward more cordial ties, ongoing disputes over arms limits and human rights, and caution about how postures in Moscow and Washington may affect future cooperation.
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Carter
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
Europe
Belgrade
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
Los Angeles Times
Digby Diehl
Moscow
Diehl
Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
South Africa
Statesmanship urged as Korea rift risks world peace
Rising anger at Pyongyang and Seoul over bribery and conspiracy charges linked to a 36 count federal indictment strains the crucial U S Korea alliance. The piece frames a global struggle between free nations and Communist blocs, noting geography shaping the peninsula’s fate and urging steady U S policy.
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Korea
U.S
Tongsan Park
Korean
Kim Il-sung
Moscow
Peking
United States
America
Korea and the world stage of power and furniture hubs
A wide-ranging column analyzes Korea's long struggle for independence and the impact of U S Korean relations amid tensions involving Tongsan Park. It also lauds Dale Morey as the USGA Senior Champion and salutes High Point North Carolina as a furniture capital with major expansion by firms like Dennis Young Rose Furniture and Coolidge Murrow as trade draws visitors from Virginia Washington Maryland and beyond.
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Dale Morey
U.S. Golf Association
Salem Country Club
Massachusetts
Willow Creek
Virginia
Washington City
Maryland
High Point
Richard Nixon
White House
Dennis Young
North Main
Young's
Rose Furniture Company
Buddy Boyles
North Main Baptist Church
Westchester
Coolidge Murrow
Washington
Urban policy push as Carter eyes city revival plan
President Carter orders an urban revival effort with an interagency task force to curb housing and unemployment in troubled downtowns. A Treasury led study proposes an Urban Bank and subsidies to lure private investment, with grants, tax breaks, and anti redlining rules to rebuild inner cities.
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Carter
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Howie Kurtz
Treasury Department
New Urban Bank
Treasury
Boston
Buffalo
Detroit
Jersey City
Los Angeles
Newark
New York City
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N.J
Bridgeport
Conn
Duluth
Minn
Spokane
Wash
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S.C
U.s.-Korea
Holt McPherson
Seoul
Tokyo
Vladivostock
Japan
Politburo
Korean Peninsula
Russia
U.s.korean
Congress
South Korea
Florida
No Man's Lands
Jack Anderson
State Department