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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1983
Page
4
Banking groups react to a government plan that withholds income tax on interest and dividends, arguing it will create mass confusion and raise costs for banks, savings institutions, mutual funds, and brokers. Exemptions exist for seniors and low earners but require filing, while critics push for repeal or a simpler reporting system.
West Germans recall Hitler's rise as The Winds of War airs in the United States. Chancellor Kohl cites January 30 1933 as the road to catastrophe and urges memory and responsibility. The six part series draws six times the wartime audience, with Robert Mitchum earning 1.5 million.
The Joint Chiefs chair says they were not consulted on the pay freeze. Gen John W Vessey Jr urges cuts in weapons buying instead to raise troop pay. Weinberger ignored advice, arguing for a freeze to trim defense costs and protect morale and patriotism.
A reflective line quotes John Barrymore noting a man ages only when regrets replace dreams. The saying highlights the link between ambition and outlook, attributed to the actor born in 1882 and died in 1942.
The piece denounces a proposed 558 billion dollar five year cut in federal spending while warning that welfare Social Security Medicare and other programs will still rise by 14.2 billion. It singles out HUD FHA leadership flaws cites Moon Landrieu as an effective HUD administrator and argues the housing program created slums and wasteful social programs persist under federal policy.
A teen adviser warns against hitchhiking amid rising violence and cites a state pen letter on long jail terms. A West Virginia governor’s wife stops serving shrimp due to high prices. A personal riff on weekdays ranks Monday as dreadful and Friday as hopeful, while Tuesday remains bothersome. A columnist notes Californians’ reactions to a Southern accent and a jibe about Yankee peers.
In a New York City piece, Reagan likely runs in 1984 on his record and personality, facing Mondale or Glenn, while Bush Baker Dole Kemp vie as alternates. Barber’s cycle theory is debated as the piece argues politics blends war desire, conscience, and conciliation.
The Aiken Standard accepts signed letters with the writer’s handwriting and mailing address. anonymous letters are not considered. Letters should be legible preferably typewritten and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Address to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard P O Box 456 Aiken S C 29801.
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