Letters to the editor on community service and leash law debate
Readers thank the Aiken Jaycees for tornado cleanup in Abbeville and urge city council to support a dog leash ordinance. Others praise The Aiken Standard for coverage, and a Rose Hill Art Center director expresses gratitude for support from the paper and local institutions.
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Aiken Jaycees
Abbeville
Aiken
Charlie Watts
Rose Hill Art Center
Aiken Standard
Emily Bull
USDA
Aiken Tech
Nancy A. Wilds
Leash Law Support and Radio Station Praise
A reader urges a leash law to protect yards from roaming dogs and damaged plants. Another letter praises WAKN radio and hosts Jwann Cooper and John R. Scott for raising over two thousand dollars for the American Cancer Society during the Mouse to College marathon.
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WAKN
Jwann Cooper
Miss Aiken
John R. Scott
American Cancer Society
Kind And Humane Appreciation From S P C A
Harry P. Young director thanks the Black and Bridle Club of Schofield High School for a 22 cent bake sale gift. The funds will aid homeless and mistreated animals at the local S P C A in Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield High School
Aiken
Harry P. Young
S.P.C.A
Aiken County Board faces meetings and delegation briefings
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners weighs how to keep the Legislative Delegation informed and make twice monthly meetings shorter. Chairman and county administrator propose an exemplary agenda and stricter start times while citizens complain of late hours and lengthy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Ronald LaCouture
Robert
Flower tribute for war correspondent Lee Carson Reeves
A funeral in Philadelphia honored Lee Carson Reeves, famed World War II war correspondent for the International News Service. Attendees included Gordon Fraser and HAL BOYLE, recalling her fearless reporting from Normandy to the Elbe, her vivacious spirit, and the deep affection colleagues held for her.
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Hal Boyle
Philadelphia
Lee Carson Reeves
NBC
Gordon J. Fraser
Lee
Lee Carson
International News Service
Miss Carson
Orphan seeks faith as foster parents urge Christian path
A troubled youth in a Christian foster home contemplates faith and requests prayers to choose rightly. The letter cites Psalm 27 10 and Tryon Edwards while noting care from the couple and a desire for guidance. The text includes wartime recollections and tributes to a woman named Lee with connections to a former CIA officer husband.
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God
Joseph
Christ
Tryon Edwards
Is Marijuana a Harmful Drug and Its History
Marijuana, a tall wild plant also called Indian hemp, has long been used as an intoxicant. The leaves and flowers are dried and rolled into joints, which burn hotter than tobacco and emit a green odor. The plant contains THC, a powerful psychedelic chemical present in all parts of the plant, linked to hallucinations and potential harm to offspring in studies.
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United States
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Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Aiken, S.C
Jaycees
George V. Rosenberg, M.D
Esmond Thomas
Lorraine W. Seeby
North
Augusta
Judy Rich
John L. Hixon
Aylett L. Wood
Mouse
Sandra Pace
Congress
Nixon Administration
Big City
Sen
McClellan
Arkansas
Arlen Specter
Sen. McClellan
Dear Lee
Normandy
Elbe
Army
Belgium
Fraser
M.G
Gordon
Bill
Jay Reeves
Central Intelligence Agency
W.S. McBirnie
D.D
Asia
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