Aiken Standard Publisher and Staff Directory
A brief listing of the Aiken Standard staff and publishing details. Samuel A. Cothran is publisher, Scott B. Hunter is managing editor, and the paper is published weekdays by Aiken Communications Inc. at 124 Rutland Drive P.O. Box 456, Aiken South Carolina 29801.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Cothran
Scott B. Hunter
A.B. Cubbedge
Charles O. Grice
Sue S. Brown
Rodger Ragan
Aiken Communications, Inc
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Aiken, S.C
Carter presses anti inflation pledge amid budget deficit debate
President Carter repeats his commitment to fighting inflation as the 1980 budget projects a $29 billion deficit, with the CBO estimating up to $41 billion plus potential off budget borrowing. Critics warn wage insurance and uncontrollable entitlement programs undermine deficit reduction and inflation control.
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Carter
Washington
White House
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
Mr. Carter
Congress
North Korea Threat Sees Carter Korea Pullout Criticized
A presidential critique argues that U S withdrawal from South Korea risks war as North Korea builds invasion tunnels and fields a large fighting force. Kim Il Sung seeks unification, while Beijing and Moscow weigh Korea’s future and the fate of Japan.
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South
Pyongyang
Demilitarized Zone
China
Soviet Union
North Korea
South Korea
Kim Il Sung
Vietnam
Peking
Korea
Pentagon
United Nations
Paris
le Monde
U.S
United States
Japan
Unlimited Interest Raised By South Carolina House Vote
Letter to the editor argues the January 30 1979 South Carolina House vote removed the ceiling on real estate mortgage loan interest claiming it enables a semi monopoly to set rates and accusing Rep Marshall Cain of a conflict of interest while urging fair competition and a cap on usury. Martha Long P.O. Box 1475.
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South Carolina
House of Representatives
Marshall Cain
Savings and Loan Association
Cain
Forrest Kirby
Kirby
Aiken
Martha Long
P.O
Reader defends 20 year military retirement in letter
Donald C. Skinner CMSgt USAF (Ret) argues 20 year retirement offers varied benefits and career opportunities including relocation, combat, diverse roles, and potential second careers. He questions why enlistment centers are not crowded and notes hardships of service versus civilian life.
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Donald C. Skinner
Cmsgt
USAF
Gregg Ave
Courts Improving Under Burger
The article notes gains in the U S court system under Chief Justice Warren Burger with more federal and state positions filled, faster case handling, and new arbitration pilots. It highlights expanded judge appointments, reduced delays, and efforts to curb abuses in the judiciary. It cites Pound Conference reforms and automation in case assignment and monitoring.
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Warren Burger
ABA
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor and requires the writer to sign in handwriting and include a mailing address. Anonymous submissions are rejected. Letters should be legible, preferably typewritten, and may be edited for space clarity and libel. A 200 word limit applies unless editors grant exceptions.
Ambassadorship in Moscow Strains Ties With Dissidents
The career diplomat Malcolm Toon, 62, now in Moscow, has strained State Department links with dissidents and provoked complaints from dissidents and senators by tightening contact rules. While Toon is a hardline anti Soviet figure, his approach contrasts with the warmer conduct of Soviet envoy Anatoly Dobrynin. White House hesitates to challenge Dobrynin while Toon appears to be positioning for a post retirement move.
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Washington
Malcolm Toon
Soviet Union
State Department
Kremlin
Toon
Foreign Service
Europe
Robert Bernstein
Random House Publishers
Moscow
Bernstein
S.J. Hayakawa
R-Calif
Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
Walter Stoessel
Lyudmila Alexeeva
Russia
Alexeeva
Tom Rosenstiel
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
White House
Dobrynin
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
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Jimmy Carter
Korean Peninsula
Kim
Reader
Paul Harvey
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Atlanta
Kansas City
Los Angeles
National Center For State Courts
Federal Judicial Center
By Jack Anderson
Anatoly Dobrynin
Capitol Hill
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