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I. M. BOYD
LINCOLN'S AILMENT
COST OF AST. BERNARD
SAVE THE MOTHER
Can you identify Abraham Lincoln's lifetime ailment?
Marfan's Syndrome, that's its name. People who suffer from
same are angular and loosely put together. They're flatfooted.
They're nearsighted. Frequently, in such cases, one eye is not
properly controlled. And they're afflicted to a pretty high rate
with heart disease.
Clients continue to inquire why a left handed baseball
pitcher is called a southpaw. Ball diamonds used to be laid out
so the pitcher could throw to the west, thereby letting the af
ternoon batter face away from the sun. Sure enough, the left
arm of the pitcher, therefore, was to the south.
GUNS
Q. "Do the Americans who own guns outnumber the Amer
icans who don't?"
A. Not quite. At last count there was at least one gun in 44
out of every 100 households hereabouts. And among those cit
izens pulling in more than $15,000 a year, approximately 52
out of every 100 owned firearms.
Address mail to L.M. Boyd, P.O, Box 17076, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Copyright 1976 I— M. Boyd
Almanac For Today
Today is Saturday, February
28th, the 59th day of 1976 with
307 to follow.
The moon is approaching its
new phase.
The morning stars are
Mercury and Venus.
The evening stars are Mars,
Jupiter and Saturn.
Those born on this day are
under the sign of Pisces. Mary
Lyon, founder of Mount Ho
lyoke Seminary for women in
Massachusetts, was bom Feb
ruary 28th, 1797.
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On this day in history:
In 1849, the first shipload of
gold seekers arrived in San
Francisco after a five-month
journey from New York City.
In 1942, Japanese forces
Temptation is
devil’s business
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: My husband Is a
good man, but the devil seems to tempt
him all the time. He wants to know why the
devil seems to be after him so much. —
F.J.
DEAR F.J.: Tempting people to do
wrong is the devil’s business. He tries to
lure mankind into wrongdoing, failure and
conduct that is displeasing to God. The
Apostle Peter knew firsthand about the
devil, and he described him as a “roaring
lion” going about seeking “whom he may
devour” (I Peter 5:8). Many feel the devil
has never "roared” as loud or as
aggressively as he does today.
Often, however, we open ourselves to the
temptations of the devil. For example, we
should avoid circumstances in which we
know we are vulnerable to his attacks. The
real secret to resisting temptation is a
close personal walk every day with God.
By reading and meditating on His word,
the Bible, and committing ourselves to
Him in prayer, we will find Satan’s temp-
landed in Java, the last Allied
bastion in the Dutch East
Indies.
In 1966, American astronauts
Elliott See and Charles Bassett
were killed when their light
plane crashed into a building in
St. Louis.
In 1968, Michigan Governor
George Romney withdrew his
candidacy for the Republican
presidential nomination.
Thoughts
But when they saw him
walking on the sea they
thought it was a ghost and
cried out; for they all saw him
and were terrified. But im
mediately he spoke to them
and said. "Take heart, it is I;
have no fear." — Mark 6:49.-
50.
tations hold less attraction for us. James
said, "Resist the devil, and he will flee
from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will
draw nigh to you” (James 4:7,8).
Remember the example of Jesus Christ
when He was tempted by the devil: to
every answer of Satan, Jesus quoted God’s
Word and eventually the devil left Him
(Matthew 4:1-11).
Remember that it is not a sin to be
tempted. Sin comes when we succumb to
the temptation. And remember that God
can strengthen us in the midst of temp
tation. “There hath no temptation taken
you but such as is common to man: but
God is faithful, who will not suffer you to
be tempted above that ye are able; but will
with the temptation also provide away to
escape, that ye may able to bear it” (I
Corinthians 10:13).
Remember also the good news of the
Scripture that even when we do sin God
offers us forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
“And if any man sin, we have an advocate
with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous” (I John 2:1).
U.S. edging toward socialism?
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Sen. Eugene McCarthy
What ara the limits of government?
The range within which we make a judgment as to
whether the government has gone too far has to be within the
broader consideration of what self-government is all about
Our Declaration of Independence is the only document of any
nation that has any reference to the pursuit of happiness The
word happiness, as it was used then, had a rather specific
social and public significance. John Adams defined it as a
“willingness on the part of the people to take upon themselves
civic responsibility...to take up common problems.” As socie
ty changes, the reach of government in establishing conditions
in which people can pursue happiness has to be redefined The
simple question of the operation of the Food and Drug Ad
ministration is an example. The kinds of chemicals, the kinds
of drugs, that we deal with now are quite different than the
rather simple remedies of 1789. This is a more complicated
and more rapidly moving society which calls for some exten
sion of government, not beyond the Constitution but beyond
the way it is (traditionally) defined.
Is Social Security Constitutional?
The substance of social security is well within the range of
constitutionality. There are things that I disagree with. We’ve
gotten kind of confused in the last eight or 10 years because
we’ve tried to load some welfare programs into it. The
limitations on your right to earn money are an unnecessary in
terference with individual freedom. I think we could treat
Social Security as a straight insurance program, saying
“you’ve paid for it,” when a person has, and then beyond that
say, “you can go ahead and be your own person.”
Are we headed for socialism?
This is a continuing argument we’ve had ever since the New
Deal and it (socialism) hasn't happened in 40 years. I don't
think we’ve reached the danger point in the economic area
There is more danger of over-interference in what might be
called personalized, non economics. Some of the people who
worry about the socialism of economics have been the great
defenders of the extension of power by the FBI and this sort of
intrusion in the personal and private lives of people. I'm (also
concerned) about the almost unanimous acceptance of the
federal election tax which is a most dangerous theoretical
proposition in that it gives the government itself control over
the political process, and (yet) we have accepted government
interference in the political process without any very signifi
cant challenge.
Editorials
From other newspapers
Crime In Streets
Waycross Journal-Herald
The chief justice of the New
Jersey Supreme Court, fed up
with crime in the streets, has
laid down some new and tough
rules for such offenders.
Said Justice Richard Hughes,
“When elderly women, in broad
daylight on the main street of an
American city can be attacked
by young criminals, choked,
kicked and so severely beaten,
as to be sent to the hospital for*
the sake of a handbag con-
MY
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Today’s topic: “The Limits of Government,’’
is argued by former Sen. Eugene McCarthy,
who is again seeking the presidency, and con
servative columnist James J. Kilpatrick. This
article is adapted from the National Town
Meeting which is held each week at the
Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where
public figures debate and answer questions on
current issues.
taining a few dollars, an in
tolerable juncture has been
reached.”
Hughes said henceforth there
is to be no “sentence
downgrading” where the
defendant pleads guilty to a
lesser crime to escape punish
ment for a worse one.
Also, he demands “a
strengthening of ways to assure
that the dangerous juvenile
offender is isolated from the
community” and that the safety
and security of the public has
first consideration.”
The New Jersey justice is
taking other steps to curb
violent street crime. He says,
however, that he is aware of
other facts that extensive
reforms are needed all along
the line.
He supports, for example bail
reform measures and work
release programs.
There are those who would
justify, what has come to be
called “street crimes” with the
rationale that they often result
from unemployment and
desperation.
No one denies that a greater
effort is needed to reduce and
eventually eliminate hard core
unemployment but to use this as
the basis for offenses of un
speakable violence seems far
fetched.
Most Americans, we suspect,
agree with what Justice Hughes
seemed to be saying. That is,
that the certainty of punishment
is best deterrent of crime.
The time is past due for
Americans to take a strong
stand against crime. Only
aroused public opinion can truly
make a dent in this blight on our
national life.
James J. Kilpatrick
What are the limits of government?
Under the Constitution, sharp limitations were placed upon
the federal government. We used to know them as the Doc
trine of Enumerated Powers. The federal government would
have certain designated powers and all powers not delegated
by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it, are reserved to the
states or to the people. Limitation is explicit in the powers
that have been delegated by the Constitution. We (also) have
inherited a great tradition of personal responsibility, self
reliance. We have inherited the concept that government
ought not to hold our hand or tie our shoe laces or wash our
faces. Unhappily, I think we have slipped away from mat
tradition in recent years with the proliferation of new
governmental agencies undertaking to look after our con
sumer affairs, the safety of our factories, the vitamins that we
eat, a thousand and one concerns that agencies of the federal
government have made their own. My thought is that govern
ment, in recent years, has exceeded the wise limits of its
power, both those spelled out in the Constitution and those that
we’ve inherited by tradition.
Is Social Security constitutional?
I never have comprehended the constitutional basis for the
Social Security program. I believe that Mr Reagan. Mr
Goldwater and others are basically right when they urge us
toward a voluntary system of family security and retirement
Young people coming into the labor market ought to be given
an option whether they will stay with the government Social
Security program and pay the taxes or whether they will un
dertake their own family retirement programs and every
year, when they file their federal income tax return, simply
certify that they have obtained a retirement program.
Are we heeded for socialism?
I take the economic danger perhaps more seriously than
Sen. McCarthy does. I long ago abandoned the myth that ours
is an exclusively private enterprise society but my concern is
that we are now at a kind of threshold at which this slow drift
(toward socialism) is likely to escalate very rapidly In the
area of transportation, with Amtrak, we already have a
degree of socialism unknown to us before. We have seen the
Congress decree the wage rates to be paid by private railroads
—a fatal step that has never been sufficiently appreciated
There are bills pending in congress that would take us into
national ownership of petroleum companies The most
ominous bill — under very impressive sponsorship. Sen.
Hubert Humphrey — would, in effect, create a federal agency
with such planning powers as to virtually control product
design, allocation of resources, and allocation of credit. I
think we are in danger and ought to guard against it.
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One Term
The Henry County Weekly-Advertiser
Another four years, another Governor of Georgia and
another effort to remove the legal roadblocks to a second
consecutive term of office.
It happens every four years. The governor’s cohorts and
hangers on set the machinery in motion to sweep aside the
laws which have prohibited Georgia Governor’s from
seeking reelection to consecutive terms.
The ’ins’ offer countless persuasive reasons for bringing
their man back for another term, and each previous time
after thoughtful consideration the measure is rejected.
The facts are no single man is irreplaceable. The laws
providing only one term of office have removed the
incentive for governors to devote time in office to
politicking.
The one term limitation has been good for the people of
Georgia. The system has eliminated the establishment of
political control machinery in the State Capitol, which has
historically provided the seeds for corruption.
Georgia has a good system. It should be kept intact, rd.
Some Straight Talk
The Atlanta Journal
Sen. Barry Goldwater had some interesting words to
say recently about the “blatant privileges” of Congress
that startled some of his colleagues.
He was scolding some of his fellow lawmakers for being
“hypocritical” in cutting back on benefits for the military
while continuing to live high off the hog themselves — at
the public expense.
It was quite a listing of congressional privileges,
ranging from disguised pay raises to basement stores
selling at reduced prices to free medical examinations
with no waiting to exorbitant retirement benefits, etc.
“Summed up, we take pretty good care of ourselves,
and congressional press releases don’t indicate any of us
are upset about it. The military should not be above
criticism. Abuses in the services should be exposed and
corrected," Godlwater said in a Feb. 4 speech in
Washington. “But we should apply the same standards to
the Congress or to any other part of the government.”
Right on, Barry. If there is to be real belt-tightening in
government, it must start with elected leaders setting the
example with some personal sacrifices. That’s the best
kind of common sense we have heard from Washington in
some time. We hope it is just not a passing bicentennial
topic.
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“I believe that love is the
greatest thing in the world;
that it alone can overcome
hate; that right can and will
triumph over might.” — John
D. Rockefeller Jr. American
philanthropist.
"We often pray for purity,
unselfishness, for the highest
qualities of character, and
forget that these things cannot
be given, but must be
earned.” — Lyman Abbott,
American clergyman.
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supply courage itself . For this
each man must look into his
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