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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1996
Page
4
Gingrich edges toward a constitutional change requiring a two thirds vote in Congress to raise taxes. He criticizes the move as grandstanding while noting current law demands a three fifths threshold. He argues Americans pay a relatively low share to the IRS versus peers abroad.
Columnist Bill Wallace argues the Baltimore Ravens nickname for the NFL team may reflect a lethargic or manipulated poll, linking the choice to Edgar Allan Poe. The piece notes Poe’s ties to Baltimore, his death in 1849, and burial in Westminster Churchyard, suggesting cultural whimsy behind a sports moniker.
The Aiken Standard lists location at 124 Rutland Drive and P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 with office hours 8 30 am to 5 20 pm Monday to Friday. Circulation phone numbers 549 5315 and 649 5315 for deliveries and problems. Switchboard 648 2511 and fax 648 6052. Publisher Scott B Hunter reachable at 648 2311.
A critical look at the 1950s challenges the idealized memory of postwar prosperity. The piece notes recessions in 1953-54 and 1957-58, deindustrialization in Detroit, shrinking meatpacking and railway jobs, rising female labor participation, and government spending like GI Bill home loans that shaped the era. It portrays the decade as difficult, despite popular nostalgia.
The piece recalls the fifties as a difficult era with job losses from automation and offshore manufacturing. It notes union decline, overtime as a hiring pattern by Detroit’s Big Three, heavy public funds for education and highways, and Europe and Japan offering little competition as American production boomed.
A reader critiques a front page Holy Week piece for omitting Catholic, Episcopalian, and other Christian groups. The letter urges a front page apology and broader church inclusion, while the editor's note explains the piece was a sampling of activities and not a comprehensive list.
A Charleston to Aiken move brought a wonderful life change with abundant equine activities and charming locals. The writer thanks key people including realtor David Stinson Janet Fanning Joy radio staff Aiken Saddlery and Carolina Equine for making the transition pleasant.
Conrad R. Ruckelshaus died at his Colleton Avenue home April 1 after a long illness. A longtime Aiken Winter Colony member born in Indianapolis, he was 98. His nephew William D. Ruckelshaus twice led the EPA and earned the title Mr. Clean after resigning in 1973 rather than fire Archibald Cox.
Our View notes the death of Conrad Bruz Ruckelshaus a Wharton graduate, stock broker, radio co owner in Indianapolis, Naval Intelligence veteran, Winter Colony member, polo player and Indy 500 enthusiast. Former colleagues recall his kindness and sportsmanship. We extend sympathies to the Ruckelshaus family.
Betty Brown of New Ellenton writes that the Republican House and state superintendent Barbara Nielsen failed the education bill, accusing sponsors Rep. Roland Smith and Rep. Rudy Mason of misreading or hiding motives. She argues governor funding, voucher push, and trends threaten South Carolina public schools, praising Rep. William Clyburn for opposing.
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