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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1985
Page
4
In Columbia Lt. Governor Mike Daniel attends a mock low mood soup celebrating 50 years of unemployment insurance. He recalls his father’s mill layoff in Gaffney and notes his textile background while balancing a busy campaign for governor.
The article assesses Uganda's repeated tribal factionalism under Amin and Obote, noting mass violence and plunder by security forces. It argues that unity is unattainable while hard economic times fuel conflicts and calls for redrawing borders to address underlying tribal tensions, though impractical.
The Education Department hires the IRS to collect on $5 billion in defaulted federal student loans. Delinquents will have 60 days to pay. if unpaid, 1985 and 1986 refunds may be seized. Officials call the move a strong pressure to recover funds for taxpayers.
Paul Harvey argues AIDS risks rival historic plagues, citing experts in Brighton and London. He warns stigma, calls for a cure and for rethinking immigration and disease control, noting rapid spread across heterosexuals and by international travel, and questions public reaction. He invites suggestions.
Washington inquiry reports White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan pushing for a Cabinet reshuffle with Margaret Heckler possibly leaving Health and Human Services. Jack Svahn eyed as a potential successor but remains unsure, amid tensions with Alfred Kingon and ongoing White House routing of staff.
The piece critiques Roth Moynihan style giveaways like a $4000 retraining for displaced workers funded by a 1 percent import duty. It argues tough smart trade policy is needed and cites Sen. Grassley support and broad industry job losses to foreign competition.
A Thoreau quotation notes that many people live in quiet desperation. The line from Walden underscores personal struggle and introspective reflection.
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