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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1978
Page
9
English doctors achieved a laboratory birth that could help childless couples, prompting debates over safety and ethics in biology. The piece weighs the moral responsibilities of scientists and society while acknowledging the potential to ease suffering from disease and birth defects. It encourages decisions based on sound ethics rather than fear of the unknown.
The League of Women Voters marks August 26 as a milestone in granting voting rights and urges informed participation. It notes the 58th anniversary of the 19th amendment and cites South Carolina’s 1969 approval, promoting voter education pamphlets and urging women to exercise their vote.
The article argues that voluntary cost containment efforts by hospitals show promise in curbing rising hospital costs, with the Federation of American Hospitals reporting a 12.7 percent annualized increase in the first four months under a voluntary program. It notes Carter administration's shift away from mandatory controls and the House Commerce Committee's vote to remove them from the bill.
A syndicated column argues left-handed people face daily obstacles in a right-handed world. It notes leaders, athletes, artists, and presidents who are southpaws, cites doorways, tools, and customs designed for right-handers, and hints at cultural attitudes in Japan toward sinistrals.
Eyewitness accounts describe a society ruled by Pol Pot's regime in Democratic Kampuchea where life is stripped to forced labor, starvation rations, and brutal penalties for minor infractions. Refugees report death for repeated offenses and a total purge of past life, with disease and famine rampant and little reliable news reaching villages.
A reader asks about life after death after a heart attack. The responder cautions that near death experiences do not prove immortality. The key claim is that Jesus Christ’s resurrection proves life after death and offers salvation through faith, repentance, and trust in Christ.
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