Erma All Those Statistics May Break Records
A humorous monologue on obsession with sports stats and household records. A wife argues statistics rule life while her husband dismisses them as myths. She cites playful examples from sports to domestic chores and notes a personal record of silence from her spouse.
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Charlie Fuggs
Orson Spitt
Curt Gowdy
Moses
Curt
Johnny Unitas
NFL
Brenda Claptree
Hiltons
Cain
Abel
Genesis
Mystery Poet Slow Me Down Lord Author Revealed
Dear Abby recalls Wilfred A. Peterson as the writer of Slow Me Down Lord, a poem once labeled author unknown after being circulated in a church bulletin. Readers sent 92 letters claiming authorship, prompting Abby to publish the piece. A Montana reader requested the reprint.
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Abby
Anna
Montana
Capital Times
Madison
Wis
Wilfred A. Peterson
Alcohol And Teen-Agers And Parties Create A Dangerous Holiday Mixture
Statistics from the South Carolina Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse highlight alcohol as the major youth problem with more than half of young drug and alcohol users under 69 thousand. Local figures in Aiken report 34 percent of clients are 24 or younger. The School Intervention Program ScIP aims to intervene early as it expands to 17 counties.
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William J. McCord
South Carolina
Sccada
Aiken County
Columbia
Greenville
Terrance D. Brown
Local
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Aiken
McCord
Melanie
Travis) Hutto
Kennedy Junior High
James A. Taylor
Aiken High
Taylor
Mental Health Association
Alcoholics Anonymous
Abuse Problems Shift From Drugs To Alcohol Among Teens
Teachers note rising teen alcohol use as parents tolerate drinking and peer pressure grows. Principal James Taylor cites income-linked patterns, a mid 70s shift from drugs to alcohol, and more disruption in class from first-time users. Intervention programs and family church support urged.
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Taylor
Aiken High
Schofield
Aiken
Clemson students win penny-powered car contest
Four Clemson University sophomores built rubber band powered cars for an eight week project. Their design which carried pennies out of a five foot circle beat 27 entries to win a $46 Christmas bonus and top recognition from Mechanical Engineering professors Bradbury and Huey.
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Clemson
Clemson University
Doug Bradbury
Cecil Huey
Mom
High Roller
Professor Bradbury
David Stokes
Inman
Laird Staley
Lancaster
Ed Speed
Aiken
Mark West
Spartanburg
Thomas Glen Powell
North Augusta
Rodney Lee Rabon
Bradbury
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