South Carolina teachers inch toward walkout over pay raise talks
mounting evidence shows Richland County teachers voted a one week work stop Feb 3 with a Feb 18 effective date pending District One Teachers Assn approval. The move aims to spur a statewide strike through the SCEA while Gov West is blamed for delaying a $1500 demand and public opinion bears the cost as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Richland County
District One Teachers Assn
S.C. Education Assn
Richland
Union County
Charleston County
Honest Mechanics and the Call for a Binding Code
The piece argues for auto shop honesty and efficiency through a voluntary code by independent garage owners rather than government intervention. It suggests a federation could enforce fair pricing and professional conduct, with motorists recognizing and seeking out fair service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Garage Owners Assn
Allende and the West: A Pattern of Collapse and Caution
The column recalls past U S attitudes toward Communist regimes in China Cuba and Chile suggesting a repeat pattern. It argues Allende was shaped by Communist forces and warns that the United States risks relaxation and regret as it shifts ambassadors and reassesses Chilean policy. It notes Nixon's wary stance and Moscow Washington overlap in views of Allende.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
Robin Hood
Batista
China
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
John Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Allende
Dr. Allende
Chile
United States
Nixon State Department
U. S
Edward M. Kerry
Moscow
Pravda
Murder Tale of Graniteville's Bad Boy Bob McAvoy
Broadus Mitchell's notes recount how Bob McAvoy, a prodigy with a distorted mind, killed James Gregg in Graniteville after years of petty crimes and disguise. Captured in Aiken after a train telegraph, McAvoy was hanged following a local pursuit and a patriarchal burial mystery lingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadus Mitchell
William Gregg
James Gregg
William
Graniteville
Bob McAvoy
Bob
Kalmia Station
Gregg
Mr. Gregg
Aiken
Columbia
McAvoy
Ambassadorships Fundraising Row Sparks Debate
A syndicated critique accuses the Nixon administration of selling ambassadorships to big donors citing Arthur K. Watson and Guilford Dudley Jr. as examples. The letter laments disorganization and calls for transparent fixed pricing and public job opportunities lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur K. Watson
France
Nixon
Guilford Dudley, Jr
Denmark
de Gaulle
Watson
Dudley
Letters praise postal service from Austria to Aiken
A reader notes the postal system did an outstanding job after a letter mailed in Austria on January 27, 1971 reached 24 Longwood Drive in Aiken on February 1, 1971. The writer thanks those who helped during processing in New York and eastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Austria
Longwood Drive
U.S.A
New York
J.R. Oldenburg
Aiken, S.C
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Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
Attner Aiken
S.C
SCEA
John C. West
Citizen Smith
the and Tribune
Salvador Allende
Cuba
Kerry
Joseph Kraft
Mussolini
Stalin
Kremlin
South America
YOUR
Dorothy K. Macdowell
Arthur Hoppe
Jaybirds
Ambass
Mbonga
Riviera
William P. Rogers
Aiken County
Aiken County Court House
Joe H. Wessinger
Seminole Ave
Chicago
W.T.C. Bates
Palmetto
Orangeburg
Aiken Rescue Squad
R. K. Limburg
Westmount
Dr. Aiken, S.C
Cambodia
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