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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1970
Page
4
Official figures show 310 million in new investment by Dec 1, 128 new or expanded plants and 9 600 jobs added versus 214 plants and 18 000 jobs a year earlier. The slowdown portends lower state and county revenues and a delayed mid Seventies impact as tax rebates and school levies respond.
Atty General Daniel R. McLeod urges changes to strip dormant or fringe parties of charter based on voting thresholds. He questions current 10 000 petition rule and suggests requiring about 80 000 signatures to reflect 10 percent of 900 000 registered voters. The piece argues for more realistic standards to prevent fragmentation and preserve voter clarity.
Speculation swirls over why Interior Secretary Wally Hickel was fired by President Nixon. The narrative cites his strong Cabinet record and a pivotal meeting after Cambodia before Hickel was summoned to the White House.
A row over the FBI list of tiresome people includes actress Jane Fonda and figures like Jerry Rubin Timothy Leary H. Rap Brown and Angela Davis. The column questions motives behind dismissals and argues about workplace dynamics and politics in a satirical critique.
G L Toole II notes early Montmorenci Baptist Church meetings on Saturdays before preaching Sundays the first and third in each month. Wednesdays hosted prayer, with business at church conferences. drinking and dancing prompted expulsions. Revivals in 1871 and 1886 expanded membership. baptisms in 1886 near Greenberry Redd Mill Pond. The church expanded in 1959 with stained glass, parsonage built in 1946, and a Protestant Fellowship Hall repurposed from a former schoolhouse in the 1940s.
Four South Carolina counties Beaufort Colleton Hampton and Jasper join the Savannah air quality control region. The move advances interstate regional coverage and triggers a multi phase process before standards take effect. If delays occur federal oversight and funding support will help enforce compliance and may allow court action against polluters.
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters for publication. Letters must be signed with a mailing address and cannot be anonymous or pen named. Legibility and potential editing for space and libel are stated.
A letter argues that businesses violating Sunday closing laws erode law and order and morality. The writer warns that open Sunday operations harm employees and public ethics, linking worship, trust, and social conduct, and cites editorial debates on Christmas terminology. Clinton D. Henderson signs the letter.
Robert Alex Baron argues noise is a weapon and a design flaw in industry and transit. He cites Slattery’s construction pressure on New York residents 1964 67 and notes GM Ford and federal contracts pushing quieter tech amid regulatory inertia.
A passage discusses whether Bible believers reconcile science and scripture. It cites Thomas Huxley and Sir James Simpson praising faith and Savior, arguing belief is will driven, not intellect, and that many great minds were Christian while others rejected faith. It asserts no real Bible conflict, noting opposition stems from unwillingness to change.
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