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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1971
Page
4
The Civil Service Commission ruling that alcoholism is a disease could reshape private sector practices. Unions may push for recognition of pathology in hiring and firing, prompting potential rehab programs, tougher screening, and greater employer burdens amid uncertain causes and lagging research.
James Kidd left about 297000 to prove the existence of the human soul. The will asked for a photograph of a soul leaving the body. About 140 applicants sought the money before a judge awarded it to the American Society for Physical Research of New York.
A wire service says junior high schools in Tonawanda New York faced malfunctioning grading after a computer read only two digits on papers showing 100s and wrongly assigned Fs. Students allege bias by teachers, now blaming technology as the latest adversary.
A Mackie of the Sixties era shifts to calmer pursuits as young people pivot from antiwar rebellion to faith. Berkeley and Oakland crusades draw families and students toward Christian renewal, while leaders note moderation and renewed marriage vows. The piece surveys shifting motives, religion, and social aims among youth.
The text asserts that the CIA demonstrated competence across multiple fields in the Pentagon Papers. It recounts CIA involvement in the Diem coup in South Vietnam, including contact with Saigon generals and coordinating with Kennedy. It notes a 1966 CIA bombing assessment and mentions Meo forces in Laos. It concludes noting CIA funding around $500 million yearly and Pravda’s denunciation.
A church dispute over handling a member who has acted dishonestly. The exchange references restoring a fallen brother in the spirit of meekness, urging prayer, counsel, and support rather than judgment. The passage cites Galatians 6:1 on restoring such a person.
An observer points out a misdrawn figure in John Trumbull's Washington painting in the Capitol Rotunda, where a girl appears to have two extra hands. The note contrasts art details with public awe of the Capitol.
Joking about conclusions and daily quirks, HAL Boyle muses on left handed husbands gardening smells television for the elderly purple dresses and breaded veal cutlets in a breezy column filled with wry, light observations.
Arthur Hoppe surveys sweeping draft changes as middle aged executives burn draft cards on Wall Street and Madison Avenue in protest of a law drafting 50 year olds. He argues the draft grew from failed Volunteer Army policy and grew to include police and other public service roles under President driven logic.
In a satirical mockery of policy, the President announces plans to draft 50 to 60 year olds, mail carriers, women, children for labor, claiming the draft keeps Americans free. The piece mocks social roles and the war on crisis, noting scarce mail service and public readiness.
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