Poem by Grantland Rice for Paul Searcy and friends
A poem dedicated to departed friends including Paul Searcy and Grantland Rice’s circle. It laments vacant chairs and lost companions, invoking Charon and the Styx as figures guiding the departed and praising friendship over fame and gold.
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Grantland Rice
Paul Searcy
Joe Glazier
Thomasville
Grantland
O.B. Keeler
Atlanta Journal
Keeler
Rice
Glazier
Times-Enterprise
Charon
Watergate hush money linked to Kalmbach and Ehrlichman
Kalmbach recounts Ehrlichman urged him to back Watergate payoffs while keeping secrecy for political reasons. He says payoffs totaled up to 230000 dollars, distributed to defendants with funds from Stans Jones and LaRue, with Ulasewicz as intermediary. A separate note covers Senator Bayh’s protest to Greece over torture of six lawyers.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
John Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Herbert Kalmbach
Kalmbach
Watergate
James Bond
White House
John
John Mitchell
John Dean
Hay-Adams Hotel
Dean
Ulasewicz Dean
New York
Anthony Ulasewicz
Ulasewicz
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
Maurice Stans
Republican Finance
Thomas Jones
Northrop Corp
Fred LaRue
Mr. Rivers
E. Howard Hunt
Dorothy
Dorothy Hunt
Chris
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
State Department
Athens
Bayh
William Rogers
Greece
Elias Demetracopoulos
Virginia Tsouderos
Demetrious Tsatsos
Potomac Fever? A Thomasville Editor Prefers Home
A Georgia writer recalls Washington excitement but chooses Thomasville over Capitol Hill. He notes the Capitol Hill newsroom energy and famous correspondents, yet emphasizes a lasting pull toward Georgia roots and local life.
All Good Teachers Never Die We Stay Present
Miami essay reflects on memorable teachers who shaped childhood. It names Mrs. Roberts Mrs. Mattell Mr. Wilson Miss Riley and others while praising teaching as immortal and always present in memory. The author recalls stories lessons and moments that defined schooldays.
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Miami
Fla
Roberts
Jack
Janice
Florida
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Mississippi
Michell Grammar School
Miss Riley
Riley
Man Is The Problem by Hal Boyle
The piece argues that humanity is the core issue behind environmental decline. It portrays widespread self doubt and hostility toward the world and laments a mood of cynicism and fear.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Signs of Hope In a World Slipping Toward Hell
A satirical list declares small comforts and ironies as signs of light in dark times. It notes weekly Fridays and Mondays, more attractive widows than 1900, crabgrass no worse, ice unlikely to melt, football season near, no national election, and other bright twists. It mocks pessimism while praising mundane certainties.
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Washington
Betty
South
Georgia
Thomasville
Beater
Cassandra
Hell
Liberaton
Rest In Plastic In Canada
The Wall Street Journal quotes developers on plastic coffins that resemble expensive hardwood ones but are lighter and possibly cheaper than wood or steel models. The paper notes approval of lighter pallbearer burden and lower family costs, with occupant comfort unchanged.
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Canada
The
Wall Street Journal
Charleston
S.C
News and Courier
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Washington Post
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Chicago Daily News
Jack Nelson
David Kraslow
Los Angeles Times
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Detroit News
Chicago Sun-Times
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Robert Novak
Albert Riley
Signs OF the Times
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