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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1985
Page
4
Production director is Sue S Brown and Jill Eddins handles bookkeeping for the Aiken Standard. The paper is published weekday afternoons by Aiken Communications Inc with mailing address P O Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801 and second class postage paid at Aiken SC.
James D. McNair retires as senior executive of C&S Bank in Aiken after 38 years and 67 years old. The bank, founded 1906 by his grandfather James Preston McNair, grew from Farmers and Merchants Bank to merger with C&S in 1983, ranking eighth in South Carolina with assets of 141 million at the merger.
A year end assessment notes U S Information Agency plans to expand the Voice of America into 60 languages with new transmitters in Morocco Sri Lanka Thailand Costa Rica and Belize The effort aims to counter Soviet propaganda and Cuba backed stations by widening access to independent news and maintaining Western broadcasts as a trusted source of truth.
A Boston analysis notes two young men died when their Trans-Am flipped as an electric sign touts a Dukes of Hazzard car. The piece argues auto advertising glamorizes danger and calls for cultural change alongside rising highway deaths, comparing film violence to real injuries and fatalities.
The speaker critiques how big cars seem safest and questions studies on injury rates among drivers of older four door sedans. He notes ambulance sirens reveal real danger and calls for reform beyond roadblocks and ads to curb highway casualties and prevent cars from becoming racetracks.
A concise reflection asks when civilization began rather than where, noting the question as a timeless inquiry attributed to an anonymous source.
A retrospective look at ten defining 1984 moments across sports politics and tragedy. Highlights include the Summer Olympics, a Soviet boycott fallout, Mary Decker’s fall, Bhopal and Ethiopia disasters, Israel aiding Ethiopian youths, Thatcher and Gandhi leadership tests, Andropov and Chernenko changes, Reagan's Star Wars stance, Mondale Ferraro hopes, and Tehran hijack and subway shooting reactions.
A reader asks if current events indicate the last days and Dr Graham replies that predicting end times is discouraged yet Bible signs invite daily righteous living. He cites Matthew 24:14 and 24:36 and urges readiness through obedience to God. The exchange emphasizes hope,charity, and living holy lives while awaiting Christ's return.
The piece contrasts Johnson & Johnson and Union Carbide responses after major disasters. It notes Tylenol recalls and tamper proof packaging, Union Carbide's swift aid to Bhopal victims, plant openness, and public relations efforts. It warns against contingency fee lawyers delaying compensation and highlights delayed payouts through 1989.
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