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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1981
Page
6
A reader praises her parents as unsung heroes who endured hardship and illness to care for eight children. The letter contrasts their work in coal mining and farming with a mother’s care and a father’s endurance, then cites a renowned verb usage correction and requests a stronger stance on language.
Reader asks about the adverb hopefully and the columnist cites E B White The Elements of Style noting the term should express a hopeful frame not meaning I hope Clarification favors the replacement I hope to finish the report tomorrow The note ends inviting personal letters to Abby with a self addressed stamped envelope.
Lt. Gov. Nancy Stevenson told the Junior Student Club of Aiken that the state faces a bleak economy and clashes over school funding and personnel cuts. She warned gas tax revenues are dropping, with anticipated new revenue of 176 million and agency requests at 516 million, while needs are at least 210 million. She cited reapportionment and the Court of Appeals as volatile issues.
Elizabeth Baron will address the Aiken Psychic Study Group tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the USC Aiken Classroom Building on How to Tune in to Your Own Psychic Powers. The event follows Baron's appearance on the Phil Donahue Show.
Airman Robert J. Brewer completes basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and is the son of Earl and Barbara Brewer of Aiken. Pvt. Sandra D. Collins arrives for duty at Fort Campbell Kentucky. John C. Porter promoted to airman and assigned at Malmstrom AFB Montana. James R. Stewart III completes recruit training at Orlando NTC Florida and is a Jackson High School 1980 graduate. Bruce A. Webb, a Jackson High School 1979 graduate, joins the Navy from Orlando Florida in October 1980.
Multiple families announce New Year births in Aiken Graniteville Langley and Williston. Kevin Harold Campbell Scott Crawford Simmons Jena Daniel White Scott Cameron Page Rhett Harvey Fulmer Ramey Howard Ronnecame Shay Brown Thomas Delleney Holley Jr. and siblings are named with grandparents and homes in Aiken Langley Williston McCormick Huntsville Texas and New Ellenton.
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