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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1982
Page
4
The 97th Congress closed in a divisive lame duck session with no Social Security reform on the agenda. A 5-cent fuel tax for transport funding passed amid wrangling, while pay raises for members drew scrutiny. PMID
A Navy environmental impact statement endorses burying worn out nuclear submarines at sea as environmentally negligible and cheaper by at least two million dollars per sub. The Savannah River Plant is named as a graveyard site, with about 100 subs expected to be disposed of in 20 to 30 years, prompting a call to pursue the ocean burial option.
A concise reflection citing George Bernard Shaw notes that liberty carries responsibility and explains why many people fear its weight.
Aiken history columnist recalls Cousin Sarah Rutledge not a cook but connected to the Rutledge family. The text traces Sarah's brief ownership of a house for Octavius and Caroline Dawson, links to Henry Ravenel, and notes on Vanderhorst and others, with Civil War era journal excerpts and unrelated local anecdotes.
Arbutus DiGregorio of Rt. 1, Box 149 A laments the world’s grim Christmas landscape. She urges unity beyond religion, condemns violence and excess, and calls for enlightenment to preserve life and the Christ light amid global despair.
The Washington Post op ed by Richard Perle critiques anti MX critics for muting arguments and embracing herd behavior. It compares activist sentiment to a hypnotic collective will, cites Princeton rallies on South Africa, and notes bishops and liberals blurring lines between U.S. and Soviet interests.
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