Albert George Memorial Park Aiken aims to honor local civic leader
A park is planned on the grounds of the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department facility in Aiken. The Albert George Memorial Park will include 15 picnic tables a wildlife feeder and a water fountain with landscaping and a sprinkler system. The fundraising drive is led by the Aiken Rotary Club following a suggestion by the Aiken Lioness Club. Tax deductible gifts can be sent to the Albert George Memorial Fund Box 685 Aiken 29801.
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South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department
Albert George
Mr. George
Aiken Rotary Club
Aiken
Reagan announces a nuclear non proliferation policy shift
President Reagan outlines a new approach favoring the United States as a reliable supplier of nuclear technology to curb proliferation. He reaffirms the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, calls for stronger IAEA safeguards, and urges focus on reducing energy and security motivations for nations to pursue independent nuclear programs.
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United States
Carter
Reagan
U.S
Ottawa
International Atomic Energy Agency
State Department
Daring to Censor TV and the Moral Majority Debate
The piece questions efforts by a coalition linked to Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority to rate and threaten boycotts over TV content. Networks say their own studies show limited support for the effort while parents fear moral decline and a push for censorship intensifies as society debates where to draw lines.
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Coalition For Better Television
Jerry Falwell
Moral Majority
Henninger
Casey in CIA Fight Sparks Pretext and TV Commentary
Washington debate over CIA director nominee William Casey highlights a push by insiders to appoint their own leader. Critics call Hugel a blunder and question Goldwater’s influence while supporters stage luncheons and defend Casey against calls to resign. The episode mirrors a chaotic political climate with unnamed sources flaring tensions.
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Napoleon
Egypt
Cairo
William Casey
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Casey
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Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Max Hugel
CLA
George P. Shultz
William Simon
New York Mets
Mets
Casey Stengel
Alcoholism as a disease and a choice debated in public ad era
Ashley Cooper notes Mobil public service ads call alcoholism a disease not a choice while arguing alcoholism is both disease and decision. The column endorses responsibility, willpower, and AA but also skewers sensational libidinous behavior in libraries with a sharp aside from reader Beth Wheeler.
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MOBIL
Oil
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James D. McNair
Aiken Sandard
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Paul Harvey
Donald Wildman
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The
New Generation
George F. Will
Washington Post
Ashley Cooper
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America
Alcoholics Anonymous
A.A
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Jackson, Mich
Hilton Head
New York Public Library
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