Mechanical Men Replace Flesh In Tough Jobs
Paul Harvey reports on current adoption of industrial robotics transforming labor. Robots perform dangerous, dirty, or monotonous tasks across industries while unions seek fair wages from productivity gains. United States lags in per hour output growth compared with peers, urging broader robot adoption to stay competitive.
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Paul Harvey
General Motors
Lordstown
Ohio
America
John L. Lewis
United States
Japan
Two Christmas Fund Drives In Aiken County Commended
The Aiken Standard highlights two annual drives by the Salvation Army and the Jaycees. Salvation Army funds buy food and clothing for the needy at Christmas while Jaycees organize shopping tours for underprivileged children, providing toys and clothes.
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Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Salvation Army
Jaycees
Aiken
Dulge
Aiken Jaycee
Jaycee
Santa
Gressette consolidates power as South Carolina Senate leader
Senator L Marion Gressette assumes president pro tempore helm and adds the Highways Committee to his chairs, with Senator Rembert C Dennis leading the Finance Committee. Rural allies dominate major panels signaling continued conservatism but potential reform. The pair vows to push progress within SC history.
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S.C. Senate
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Sen
Rembert C. Dennis
Finance Committee
State Budget and Control Board
Dennis
Fish, Game and Forestry
Senate
Grossette
Two Reforms to Restore Health in Government System
Lowell Ponte argues for radical reform to curb government growth. He proposes a transparent tax breakdown on every price tag and a constitutional amendment to let taxpayers direct how money is spent, via a tax ballot attached to tax forms.
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Lowell Ponte
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Congress
Sidewalk Plate by Hal Boyle on mail clues and modern contrasts
The columnist riffs on mail insights and global pressures as scientists warn on population growth. He notes astronaut suit costs and micrometeoroid speeds, then ponders uranium in Santa orders, youth capitals, and quotes a Chinese proverb about conscience and ambition.
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Santa Claus
Aiken’s social code and horses in Liberty essay
Dorothy MacDowell recounts Grace Robinson's Liberty Magazine reflection on Aiken, noting that wealth alone does not grant entry to its circle. A glittering polo horse trainer crashes the colony, loses favor when the Northerner cannot ride his own ponies, and departs to New York leaving a lesson in social nuance.
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Grace Robinson
Liberty Magazine
Aiken
Social Register
Shore Swagger
N’ Yawk
Taking a Stand for Belief in a World of Problems
Billy Graham argues that individuals must act on their beliefs due to poverty crime race and moral issues. He asserts no neutral ground with God and that Christ demands a clear stance rather than denial or apathy.
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Billy Graham
W.H
Christ
God
Vote Opposed to Aiken Bond Proposals Until Plans Stand Clear
Aiken resident W P Bebbington urges voters to reject bond measures for drainage and new public facilities without long range planning. He cites flood risks in Hitchcock Woods, warns against relying on Corps study promises, and calls for coordinated action among city county and school district.
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Hitchcock Woods
Horse Show Ground
Corps of Engineers
New County Commission
W.P. Bebbington
Whitney Dr
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