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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1980
Page
4
The pamphlet argues that hardware alone cannot secure the nation. It warns the USSR graduates far more engineers and scientists, while the United States faces shortages and brain drain. It says military pay drives engineers to industry, prompting a draft to gain needed technical talent.
Ford Motor Co and other U.S. automakers posted a total quarterly loss of about 1.5 billion dollars, with Ford alone reporting 468 million. The article notes layoffs, dividend pressures for stockholders, and potential taxpayer impact, while hoping for a return to profits.
A reader and H N correspondence urge national repentance as essential for spiritual preparedness. The letter cites preachers calling for repentance and a British warning of a possible atheistic materialist government within five years unless a moral reawakening occurs. It recalls Hezekiah and Isaiah praying in national crises.
As Reagan nears the presidency, he could fill three vacancies on the Supreme Court. Brennan Marshall and Powell are aging and in poor health, with Republican presidents having appointed most current justices. A conservative tilt would occur if Reagan names ideologically aligned replacements, potentially shifting the court.
The piece weighs a push for a forgery proof worker id card with photograph and data as a national passport to curb illegal immigration. It notes potential civil liberty fears and a distrust of mass data banks, while citing Hesburgh’s view that constitutional protections could restrain police state excess.
A humorous collage of fringe thoughts and comments touching on fashion, space, hostage politics, a lewd remark, a bold campaign pledge, Billygate, a charity scheme, a Moscow marathon, a writer’s big break, a motorcycle joke, and changing parental concerns about youth smoking.
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