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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1982
Page
15
The piece discusses congressional pay increases tied to the consumer price index, noting public backlash against automatic raises since 1977. It argues for repealing the COLA, urging members to seek raises only by voting on record before constituents.
The Health and Human Services Department reports welfare reforms enacted in 1981 are reducing caseloads. In the latest fiscal year 10.4 million adults and children received aid, down 700,000 from the prior year. Combined federal and state expenditures for Aid to Families with Dependent Children declined 13 percent, allowing some states to boost benefits for remaining recipients. Linda McMahon says those cut off are surviving on other resources, and the safety net remains intact a year after Reagan vowed to cut welfare costs.
The article argues that Gen. Jose Efrain Rios Montt must curb army abuses in counterinsurgency to win continued U.S. support. It notes a decline in politically motivated killings but cites refugee reports of massacres. It rejects extermination claims as unfounded and stresses civilian protection amid a brutal conflict.
Newly elected South Carolina state Rep. Mary Miles says she will not join the Legislative Black Caucus. She argues for limiting filibusters and insists on working with all legislators regardless of race to pursue what she calls equal treatment and overall good.
Washington argues over MX missile basing and fratricide while ignoring the core issue MAD. The piece contends the ABM treaty should be junked and a broader space and air defense program pursued, arguing for missile defenses and a shift from deterrence by obliteration.
The piece contrasts Billy Graham's gospel mission with his stance on a global nuclear weapons freeze. It notes state ballot votes in nine states and D C that show fear rather than policy, discusses World Peace Council influence, and quotes Reagan on a mutual freeze tied to parity and on-site verification. It argues the nuclear club remains the only hopeful deterrent despite fear.
A guidance letter urges a high school student to seek God's perfect will in career choice. It recommends prayer for wisdom and guidance, using personal abilities and interests to inform vocation, and consulting trusted others while aligning priorities with Biblical teachings.
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