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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1976

Page

4

CBO predicts steady economic recovery through 1977

The Congressional Budget Office affirms Ford administration targets for inflation recession unemployment and growth. Director Alice Rivlin says a slow steady recovery seems likely through 1977. The article notes CBO’s independence and past scrutiny from a Democratic majority.

Congressional Budget Office Albert Sabin CBO Ford Alice Rivlin Congress Rivlin

Safer Highways Marked By Slight Postwar Improvements

South Carolina recorded 80 740 traffic accidents in 1975 with 821 deaths 19 407 injuries and 190 million in economic losses Yet the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles fell to 4 0 from 4 4 in 1974 Improvements in automotive design seat belts and slower speeds helped cut deaths The State Highway Department and Chief Silas N Pearman warned against complacency as they continued highway safety efforts

South Carolina State Highway Department Silas N. Pearman

Aiken Standard Page Four Overview

The snippet credits Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor for the Aiken Standard dating back to 1867, indicating leadership roles on page four.

Samuel A. Cothran Robert D. Cathcart

Stockpiling debate shows impracticality and risks

A study list from agencies including Brookings and AFL-CIO questions stockpiling as impractical. It argues stockpiles bind a nation to the present and stifle innovation, noting no successful government stockpile operation, fluctuating prices, and the need to boost supply via incentives rather than buildup.

Joint Congressional Committee On Defense Production Brookings Institution Afl—Cio American Mining Congress Federal Preparedness Agency Office of Technological Assessment National Commission On Supplies and Shortages National Security Council Departments of State Treasury Defense, Interior and Commerce Rhodesia Treasury Department National Commission On Congress

Hamptons Ancestors in Early South Carolina History

Anthony Hampton moved from Virginia to North and then South Carolina around 1774. His family participated in the colonial and revolutionary struggles, with several sons and descendants gaining military and political roles in South Carolina, including Wade Hampton I later serving as a notable cavalry officer and public official.

Dorothy Macdowell Anthony Hampton Lunenberg Co North Carolina South Carolina Anthony Elizabeth Ann Preston Greer Ninety-Six District England Preston Edward Bill Cunningham Noah Earle’s Ford John House of Representatives Senate Richard Henry Wade Hampton I Elizabeth Sumter Richland City of Columbia Congress

Letters to the Editor Guidelines at The Likened Standard

The Likened Standard welcomes letters to the editor for publication. Letters must be signed in the writer’s handwriting and bear a mailing address. anonymous letters will not be considered. They should be legible, preferably typewritten, and may be edited for space, clarity, fact, taste, and libel. The limit is 200 words, with editors’ discretion for exceptions.

Olympic Politics And Sports Clash In Synthetic Narrative

The piece critiques political boycotts over Olympic participation noting New Zealand South Africa rugby irrelevance and Taiwan visa denial by Canada. It praises athletes like Bruce Jenner Shun Fujimoto Ed Moses and the Spinks brothers, highlighting records, medals, and a call for politicians to stay hands-off.

Phyllis Red China Taiwan Canada Shun Fujimoto Romania Russia Bruce Jenner Munich Quinn Buckner Peterson Brothers John Peterson Ben Daily Player Spinks Brothers Montreal ED Moses Moses

Spying at the Olympics by Jack Anderson

Washington column alleges Communist regimes train athletes as full time professionals and use the Olympics for espionage. It describes KGB and First Directorate roles, undercover agents within delegations, surveillance of athletes, and suspected rigging of Boris Onischenko with advanced electronics.

Washington Russia KGB Central Intelligence Agency Jewish Defense League Montreal North America FBI CIA Olympic Village Sergei Nemtsanov Boris Onischenko Onischenko Interior Ministry Zulema Bregado Gutierrez

Listen And Think Before Deciding By Rev W L Truman

A hundred years ago Ignaz Semmelweis studied infant mortality in a Budapest charity ward and proved hand washing with a disinfectant cut childbirth deaths. He faced ridicule, was fired, yet printed circulars to urge mothers to demand cleaned delivery. The piece urges listening to unseen voices and using common sense before judging.

Ignaz Semmelweis Budapest Semmelweis Ignaz

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