Albert M George remembered for decades of Aiken service
After 39 months in Japanese captivity Albert M George returned to Aiken and led civic efforts. As Red Cross chair then blood program head he helped establish a top Southeast service. He shaped the Cotton Festival Chamber of Commerce United Fund Rotary Student Loan Fund and city government reform. He led community groups and aided St. Pauls Lutheran Church with devotion and humor.
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Albert George
Mr. George
Aiken
Aiken County
Red Cross
Southeast
George
Chamber of Commerce
United Fund
United Way
Boy Scout
Georgia-Carolina Council
Yamassee
Aiken Rotary Club
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Alston Wilkes Society
Retarded Children’s Association
George Funeral Home
Security Federal Savings and Loan Association
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
John McCullough
St. Paul's
Albert
Fraternities Reach 200th Birthday Amid Decline
The article notes Phi Beta Kappa founded at William and Mary as the first fraternity and marks two centuries of Greek life in the United States. It discusses activism in the 1960s and 1970s changes, suggesting social emphasis hurt traditional values while highlighting security belonging and peer leadership provided by fraternity houses. Fraternities may stage a comeback on campuses.
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United States
Phi Beta Kappa
William and Mary College
Samuel A Cothran President and Editor Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard notes Samuel A. Cothran serves as president and editor of the newspaper. His leadership shapes the publication's direction and community reporting.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Dear Dr Graham on true church and salvation
Billy Graham explains that no human organization can claim exclusive truth and that salvation comes only through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. He warns against judging other believers while urging active, faith-centered church involvement where Christ is preached.
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
Mrs. AM
Mrs. M
Jesus Christ
God
Christ
Right to Work debate crosses Atlantic lines and parties
The piece contrasts British and American views on Right to Work, noting Barbara Castle’s Labour stance and concerns over immigration, unemployment, and social services. It discusses Thatcher era policy hints, Reagan era austerity, and the potential political shifts hinted by British by elections.
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United States
Britain
Barbara Castle
Labour Party
Castle
Calais
Pyrenees
San Clemente
Siesta
London Times
Carter
Ms Castle
Margaret Thatcher
Ronald Reagan
America
California
Reagan
Looking for Trouble Our Robin Hood Welfare Policy
Paul Harvey argues that U S foreign policy has shifted from clear doctrine to a worldwide welfare expansion. He cites the Monroe Doctrine F D R s good neighbor policy Acheson lines and Churchill fortress concept as contrasts to current flexible self interest. He warns that intervention in Southern Africa is not in our interest and states the policy amounts to looking for trouble.
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Paul Harvey
F.D.R
Dean Acheson
Winston Churchill
America
Vietnam
State Department
United States
Kissin
Ger
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Russia
Kissinger
Africa
Influence Peddling Alleged in Eastland Case at Stirling Homex
Senate veteran James Eastland allegedly used vast influence to aid Stirling Homex Inc in obtaining Farm Home Administration funds for a Mississippi modular home plant. SEC testimony says Eastland pressed agencies, escorted executives via private jet, and arranged meetings with top officials to push the project, which later failed and related indictments followed.
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Washington
James Eastland
D.-Miss
Senate
Securities and Exchange Commission
Agriculture Department
Farm Home Administration
Stirling Homex, Inc
Homex
Mississippi
Eastland
Thurston Little
Harold Yanowitch
SEC
Sen. Eastland
Department of Agriculture
White House
Fred LaRue
Yanowitch
Pal Little
Sen
Mitchell
Butz
Putz
Yanovitch
See Gathe Space 10
Letter praising local hospital choice
A Columbia reader defends an Aiken hospital decision saying the Aiken Community Hospital was well equipped, clean, quiet, and well run. The writer lauds the staff as competent and friendly and states the daughter made the right choice for surgery.
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Aiken
Columbia
Aiken Community Hospital
Angus H. McLendon
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Buzz
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