August Reflections On Power News And Daily Life
A reader comments on Watergate’s fade and calls for new restraints on power while sharing August sights. The letter contrasts national concern with local issues like beef, grain, roads, and a wife making pickles as summer intensifies. It laments endangered species hunts and marvels at harvest abundance in August.
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White House
Senate
Watergate
Ammars
Ant Whey
Tezy Ghreet
Wathingym
Gecay
Bern
Investigating The Raids Across the American Frontier
The piece urges a thorough federal probe into illegal and dangerous drug raids by narcotics agents. It cites Collinsville incidents, New York Times findings of dozens of mistaken raids, and harms to civilians and officers. It cautions against no knock tactics that threaten civil rights.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Nanectimes
Department of Justice
Collinsville
New York Times
Whittier
Calif
Norfolk
ABA Leaders Call for Tougher Bar Discipline Amid Watergate
The American Bar Association leaders expressed concern over members implicated in Watergate and pledged a permanent disciplinary panel within a year. They warned the bar must sharpen policing of its ranks to protect the profession from further assaults.
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The
American Bar Association
Chesterfield Smith
Bar
Merger Approved for Two Banks in Berryville Area
The Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Berryville National Bank merged with total resources of $29 million. A House Ways and Means panel debated a proposed 15 percent income tax cut for most Americans. William M. Battaile, former Winchester Moose president, received a merit award for lodge achievements. Babe Ruth showed no improvement in his health.
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Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Berryville National Bank
House
Ways and Means
William M. Battaile
Winchester Moose
Babe Ruth
One Way Traffic and Inner Happiness
The meditation discusses feeling trapped in one-way living and suggests God uses trials to discipline souls. It urges patience, hope for change, and that happiness comes from within, citing Lincoln on choosing happiness regardless of external circumstances.
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Abraham Lincoln
Agnew Tax Records Hint In Probe Of Maryland Corruption
An aide hints Agnew will hand over tax and financial records to federal prosecutors in the Maryland political corruption inquiry. Lawyers weigh release timing while four Baltimore County contractors say they paid cash for favors. Judge Blair, once Agnew's staff chief, led the grand jury panel.
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Aide
Agnew
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
J. Marsh Thomson
Judah Best
George Beall
Baltimore
Beall
Fice
Baltimore County
Lester Matz
Matz, Childs
Federal
Grand Jury
C. Stanley Blair
Blair
Nixon
Morris Ratloff
State of
Hall of Records
Annapolis
Special Yard Jury
Bad Night on I 95 near Fredericksburg
A series of three wrecks on a 32 mile stretch of I-95 near Fredericksburg Virginia caused a major traffic jam. Ten people were treated for injuries at Mary Washington Hospital none life threatening and one hospitalized. Southbound lanes were closed from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and traffic rerouted to U S 1.
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Fredericksburg
Washington, D. C
Mary Washington Hospital
Stafford
Spotsylvania
Here
Thornburg
Aquia
Stafford County
How's Your I Q Daily Quiz Questions
Daily quiz prompts present ten questions testing memory and general knowledge. It asks about butter versus sugar fattening, sawdust trail evangelist, Bible testaments, Jenner vaccines, Magyar Slovak and other ethnic homes, Amerigo Vespucci, Tweed era city, greyhound senses, Baguio location, and grammar correction in a quoted sentence.
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Edward Jenner
Hungary
New World
Amer
Philippine Islands
Baguio
Dollar Rises in Europe as Gold Dips to Three Month Low
The US dollar strengthened at European market open with the Swiss franc at 2.9645 and the mark at 2.4160, while gold fell to $97.75 an ounce in London, its lowest since May 11. Dealers cited stronger U S trade data, rising rates, and gold-skeptic borrowing costs as factors.
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London
Zurich
Frankfurt
U.S
Dear Abby column tips on souvenirs bridal showers and safety
A reader asks about returning a souvenir from a famous person, and Abby advises checking Who's Who in America and mailing back the item. Other letters discuss a bridal shower gift list and a frightening home visit, with Abby urging caution and personal safety.
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Abby
America
California
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