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Behind Carter in line was Jimmy Wallace, a sturdy black man who will turn 64 on Christmas Day. Outside, Wallace lingered, enjoying the scene. "I've known him all his life," he said proudly. "Me and him used to plow the mule together, back when I worked for his Daddy. I told him he'd come a long way, with the help of the Lord." A black nurse's aide smiled and said, "When I was voting I felt good about it. I've known Mr. Carter. He was always nice-a Christian gentleman...
...just grinnin' like a mule eatin' briars as I read this issue. Ann Viamonte Dallas...
...Jackson, S.C., during the Korean War, was one of Senior Writer Stefan Kanfer's recollections when he sat down to write our opening story and assessment of the Southern spirit. New York Correspondent Eileen Shields, while reporting on Southern agriculture, interviewed a farmer with 100 acres and a mule. Lost to the story was the mule-a venerable 25, it died the day after her visit...
...official wagons and approximately 2,000 other travelers. The Pennsylvania Bicentennial Commission sponsored an official wagon from each state, plus ten escort wagons. Wagon trains originating in Elaine, Wash., Pomona, Calif., Houston, Fort Mandan, N. Dak., Atlanta and Augusta, Me., are bound for Valley Forge fueled by horse and mule power, as well as a resurgent pioneer fever. TIME Correspondent Madeleine Nash caught up with a contingent of wagons at Tecumseh, Mich., and found spirits high. Her report...
...raise important questions concerning alternative sources of energy and building materials, and more efficient use of solar and wind power. But it is aimed not at providing information on an alternative way of doing things, but at creating an alternative world. It represents a new 40-acres-and-a-mule mentality that avoids the problems in cities, education, and American life in general by taking smug refuge in dropping...