Laird Urges Realistic Deterrent and Defense Shift
Former defense secretary Melvin R. Laird argues the United States must redirect defense spending toward a realistic deterrent and usable military strength. He warns against overreliance on nuclear weapons and calls for zero nuclear policy with verification, nuclear reductions, and emphasis on readiness, sea and air links, and ground defense without nuclear deployment.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
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Western Alliance
Free World
America
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Eurasia
Europe
Secretary of Defense
Aiken Hosts Century Polo Celebration With Centennial Events
Aiken marks 100 years of polo since the Hitchcocks introduced the sport. Whitney Field remains active as the America Cup Polo Tournament fills a week with many events from church tours to dances and a grand parade.
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USCA
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Aiken Civic Ballet
Augusta
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Houndslake Country Club
Aiken Jaycees
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Mixed fashion norms and salon quirks raise eyebrows
The writer, Ashley Cooper, recalls encounters with men in beauty salons including a Marine veteran and a tall customer, ridiculing mixed gender spaces while defending personal privacy and hair care woes at Lady’s Island shops. The piece ends with a humorous self deprecation about thinning hair and waves.
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Pleasant Point Plantation
Lady’s Island
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Attra
Ashley
Kennedy seen as likely Democratic candidate for 1984
The column argues Teddy Kennedy could win the Democratic nomination in 1984 and face Ronald Reagan, predicting a televised clash over welfare state policy and nuclear weapons. It notes Kennedy's potential Senate reelection and the role of recession and the nuclear freeze movement in shaping his campaign.
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Joan Kennedy
Forgiveness Through Christ Says Mrs. K T Find Hope
A reader asks for forgiveness for a past sin and a pastor replies that God freely forgives through Jesus Christ. The letter explains Christ as the perfect sacrifice who bore humanity's guilt on the cross and invites repentance and faith to receive pardon.
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