Move To Repeal Hatch Act Faces Aiken County Reader Watch
Aozes concern over a House bill to repeal key Hatch Act provisions. The piece notes the act limits political activity by federal workers to prevent machine politics and protect merit, taxpayers, and employees, while unions push for change. It references Congress in 1939 and Supreme Court reaffirmation in 1973.
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Aiken County
Congress
House
U.S
William Clay
Missouri
U.S. Supreme Court
Afl-Cio
Trade Surplus Touted as Agricultural Export Boom
The Commerce Department reports a $9.5 billion trade surplus through October, driven by agricultural exports. The article notes the contrast with last year’s $2.3 billion deficit and stresses the role of food and fiber in prosperity and foreign sales. It calls for recognition of agriculture’s importance, especially in regions like the South Plains, to prevent shortages and economic woes.
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United States
Commerce Department
South Plains
New York
Lubbock
Tex
Aiken Standard Front Page Summary 1976
Not enough readable content to determine a full news event. The fragment shows newspaper masthead listing Samuel A. Cothran as president and editor and Robert D. Cathcart as executive editor of the Aiken Standard dated Friday January 2 1976.
Moynihan’s tough talk on Angola shocks U S policy
The piece lauds Daniel Patrick Moynihan as a fearless UN ambassador who brands the Angolan conflict as Soviet Cuban aggression. It argues hardline U S action and detente limits, criticizes Senate restraint, and questions Moscow’s claim to peace and trade incentives amid Cuba’s involvement.
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Holmes Alexander
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
United Nations
Moynihan
Pat
Soviet Union
Angola
World Organization
Soviet Russia
Ussr
Hubert Humphrey
Ted Kennedy
South Africa
Zaire
Senate
United States
Sen
Clifford Case
Foreign Relations Committee
Kissinger
Europe
Mayaguez
Cuba
Faith in God and Bible as revelation not mere belief
Billy Graham explains that evidence exists through God’s self revelation in Jesus Christ. He cites Romans 1 and Hebrews to show people suppress truth, and asserts knowing God comes through faith in Christ for a personal relationship as shown in John 1.
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
God
C.L
Jesus Christ
Christ
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters with Address
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor for publication. Authors must sign in their handwriting and include a return mailing address. Anonymous letters are not considered. Legibility and potential edits for space and libel are noted. Letters should be under 200 words unless editors allow longer submissions.
13 Year Old Drinking Atop The Social Ladder
Paul Harvey notes a 13 year old drinking trend in Tulsa and across the U S. A national survey of 13 000 students in 450 schools finds 28 percent of teens are problem drinkers and 68 percent have tried alcohol. Experts say alcohol and marijuana use is epidemic among school aged youths with 25 Alcoholics Anonymous chapters in Los Angeles entirely teen.
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United States
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Ruth Rich
Los Angeles
John McDonald
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
Texas
Alcoholics Anonymous
Massachusetts
Navy in Crisis As Collisions Spike and Ships Struggle
The piece cites 17 Navy collisions last year, with three carriers the Independence Saratoga and John F Kennedy colliding with other ships. It accuses Admirals of neglect mismanagement and budget skew toward brass, noting rusting hulls and poor shipyard upkeep.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Independence
Saratoga
John F. Kennedy
Ionian Sea
JFK
Belknap
Navy
San Clemente Island
California
Ford
White House
Pentagon
Hammonds of Campbelltown a Patriot Leader in Edgefield
Dorothy MacDowell recounts LeRoy Hammond founder of Campbelltown around 1770 on the Savannah River. Born 1728 in Richmond County Virginia, he became a merchant farmer ferry operator and public figure. A Patriot, he led embargo tea resistance and aided Revolutionary efforts alongside Col. Andrew Williamson and George Galphin.
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Dorothy Macdowell
Carolina
Savannah River
Campbelltown
LeRoy Hammond
Hammond
John Hammond
Katherine Dobyns
Richmond County
Mary Ann Tyler
Virginia
George III
Ninety
Augusta
New Richmond
Edgefield
Revolutionary Party
George Galphin
Silver Bluff
Col
Andrew Williamson
We Hold These Truths A Chronicle of America
Lord North condemns General Richard Montgomery's death at Quebec as a public loss. He praises Montgomery as brave able humane generous yet calls him a rebel and curses his virtues for undoing his country.
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Chronicle of
America
Lord North
Quebec
Richard Montgomery
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Robert D.cathcart
U. S
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Merce
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Panama Zone
Paul Harvey
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Merry
By Jack Anderson
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