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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1982
Page
5
The article profiles Sue Ann Hanlin a part time registered nurse at Aiken Community Hospital praising its modern facility while recalling experiences at a underfunded rural hospital in eastern Kentucky. She notes community distrust of outsiders and reliance on traditional remedies as barriers to timely care.
The hospital faced foreign-born doctors with communication gaps and a range of illnesses from unclean living conditions to coal miners COPD and accident victims. Nurses endure 12 hour shifts, with few night nurses, while Helping Hands volunteers aid patients before crises. Dr and Mrs Hanlin contribute through USC Aiken teaching and ICU work.
Ridge Spring teacher Ed Asbill recalls a 28 day transcontinental bicycle journey starting in South Carolina and ending in California. He rode a 14 speed bike with 50 pounds of gear logging about 400 miles weekly in good weather. The trip cost 450 dollars outward and 99 dollars back by bus.
The census counts 1,560,000 unmarried couples living together in 1980 reflecting a shift in honeymoon norms. Some couples marry later or before marriage while others take extended or delayed honeymoons. The trend shows honeymooning outside traditional paths across ages and contexts.
The syndicated columnist notes honeymoon rituals since the 1930s 40s and 50s at Niagara Falls and nearby Canada with games and views of the falls. She contrasts past quiet getaways with modern adventurous trips and argues the enduring romance of the honeymoon regardless of style or length.
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