Aiken Standard Masthead and Publishing Details
Aiken Standard established in 1867 is published every afternoon Monday through Friday by Aiken Communications Inc at 124 Rutland Drive. Offices list Samuel A. Cothran publisher Scott B. Hunter editor A.B. Cubredge advertising director Charles O. Grice classified ad manager Sue S. Brown production manager Rodger Ragan circulation director. Post office box 456 serves Aiken South Carolina 29801.
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Aiken Communications, Inc
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Aiken, S.C
Carter shifts ties with Taiwan and China amid storm of reaction
The piece reviews President Carter's decision to recognize the People's Republic of China while severing official ties with Taiwan. It notes broad public and congressional opposition, including a lawsuit led by Senator Goldwater to stop ending Taiwan’s defense treaty. It warns of broader security implications and urges cautious policy moves and Senate involvement.
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Carter
United States
China
Taiwan
Harris
Congress
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
U.S. District Court
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Peking
People’s Republic of China
U.S. China
Capitol Hill
Goldwater
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
HEW to Visit South Carolina Colleges on Desegregation Review
The HEW plans January visits to state-supported colleges in South Carolina to assess desegregation progress. The critique argues HEW seeks quotas and campus transfers, targets predominantly black campuses, and misuses federal funds while ignoring open enrollment and state heritage.
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South Carolina
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
North Carolina
Georgia
HEW
University of South Carolina Aiken
South Carolina State
Orangeburg
State College
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters for Publication
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor signed by the writer with a legible mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Letters may be edited for space and clarity and should not exceed 200 words unless editors decide otherwise.
Colonial homes and hardship mark early American life
Colonial Williamsburg rebuilds a vision of the era while noting 17th and 18th century life was harsh. Ben Franklin breakfast rarely mattered to historians, yet daily meals were simple bread and milk in clay bowls. Life expectancy hovered around 27 years with fragile families and primitive housing.
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Williamsburg
Virginia
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin
America
Spiritual battle behind workplace tensions with alcohol issues
A reader asks how to handle drug and alcohol abuse at work while facing resentment to Christian witness. The reply frames the problem as spiritual, warns anger as a weapon of the enemy, and urges fighting on the spiritual level using the armor of God from Ephesians 6:12.
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DR. Graham
H.A
Satan
Christ
Paul
God
Woody Hayes under fire for Clemson hit and TV commentators silence
The piece condemns Woody Hayes for grappling Clemson’s Charlie Bauman from behind after an out of bounds play. It criticizes officials and TV announcers for leniency and calls for Hayes's expulsion, arguing malice aforethought and a dangerous conduct standard. Clemson beats Ohio State, with strong emphasis on broadcast coverage and public reaction.
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Woody Hayes
Hayes
Clemson
Ohio State
Woody
Charlie Bauman
Charlie
Bauman
Woodrow
Howard Cosell
Howard
Frank Gifford
ABC
Giff
Frank
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