Reducing Magistrates in Aiken County Sparks Bipartisan Support
Aiken County's plan to cut 13 magistrates to four draws a standing ovation from The Aiken Standard. Introduced in the State Senate by Sen. Gilbert E. McMillan and Sen. Michael Laughlin, the reform would place magistrate offices in Aiken North Augusta Wagener and Langley or Graniteville with the Aiken magistrate as chief. The measure faces resistance from some current magistrates who fear job losses, while backers push for modernizing county justice.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Senate
Gilbert E. McMillan
Michael Laughlin
North Augusta
Wagener
Langley
Graniteville
Seabottom Treaty Reduces Nuclear Threat at Sea
The Seabottom Treaty aims to bar nuclear weapons from the ocean floor amid rapid underwater tech growth. While U.S. skepticism toward USSR pacts persists, the agreement could eliminate the fear of robot missiles on the continental shelf and curb A-bomb proliferation.
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U.S
Ussr
Antarctica
Support Our Boy In Vietnam Returns To Front Lines
Washington reports sustained air strikes across North Vietnam and neighboring areas to protect Private Oliver Crab 378-18-4454. President asserts resolve while protests erupt at the Washington Monument and Congress blocks withdrawal moves amid assurances from allies and visiting Republicans.
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Vietnam
Oliver Crab
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Asia
Washington Monument
Saigon
Crab
Congress
Rep
B. J. Broadbinder
Lai
You're Down And Nobody Knows You
A satirical portrait of social climbing and decline in modern society. It contrasts the prosperous, connected elite with a fallen figure who loses status as signs of decay appear, from divorce and debt to estranged family and social isolation.
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New York
Sins of the Spirit Versus Flesh in Church Pledges
A reader critiques church pledges banning tobacco liquor theater gambling and cards arguing true sin lies in the spirit. The piece cites Ephesians urging kindness forgiveness and departure from malice as essential. A wartime line notes American bombers in Asia and gratitude to the president for safety.
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Paul
Asia
Aiken Rehabilitation Workshop Builds Employment From Indolence
The Aiken Rehabilitation Workshop helps 75 clients with mental physical or behavioral handicaps gain work. Clients are evaluated by counselors tested and trained in sheltered shop settings with 19 local industry contracts, funded by United Fund state and federal matching funds. Project supervisor Alan J. Coleman oversees a center run by A. J. Sauerborn and a broad board with local and regional leaders.
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Aiken
A. J. Sauerborn
Gyles Road
J.L. Gosnell
R. L. Piech
Barnwell
Edgefield County
United Fund
Alan J. Coleman
Mr. Coleman
Clemson University
General Motors
Lina Keesee
Johnston
North Augusta
Sara Page
Winthrop
Carolyn Nelson
North Augusta High
Stathy Verenes
Harold Mundy
J. L. Gosnell
Nat H. Copenhaver Jr
Bruce Henson
J. Gallagher
C. T. Coleman
Francis Coons
Justin Goodwin
Joseph Harley
Fred Pitts
C. Pierce
Rudy Schmidt
Jim Rushton
Joe Johnson
Denton T. Johnson
M. D. MacDowell
Gary Anderson
Samuel A. Cothran Led Aiken Standards Editorial Line
Samuel A. Cothran served as president and editor of the Aiken Standard, guiding editorial policy and publication operations during his tenure. He influenced local reporting and community perspectives through his leadership role.
Connally Seen as Rejinvigorated Treasury Nominee
Joe Kennedy and John Connally are contrasted as Connally nears confirmation as Secretary of the Treasury. The piece argues Connally has shed ambition, returning to Washington to aid the nation, while likening him to Joe Kennedy in role and financial heft. It notes Treasury as key to Nixon domestic aims and ponders political fate.
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John Connally
Senate Finance Committee
Connally
Washington
Defense
Treasury
Nixon
Treasury Department
Department
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr
Hyannisport
Joe Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Securities and Exchange Commission
Kennedy
SEC
Fox
Wall Street
al Smith
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Aiken, S.C
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