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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1979
Page
5
An Erma Bombeck column humorously chronicles the enduring ordeal of parenting braces in the 1960s. Mothers share orthodontic misadventures from retainers to melted plates, while humor signals the era’s dental status symbol and family dedication to straight teeth.
A reader asks about using her husband’s brother Gene as a sperm donor to conceive. Abby advises Gene’s wife must approve or opt for an unknown donor. Other letters defend atheism and respond to recent guidance on atheist neighbors.
The Red Cross in Aiken promotes blood donation with a mobile unit visiting St John’s United Methodist Church and Aiken Technical College. Donors register, are screened, and give about seven minutes of blood letting, with the entire process under an hour.
In Columbia Governor-Elect Richard Riley tops a statewide gala titled the people’s inauguration featuring James Brown Brook Benton and others from across South Carolina at Township Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 25 dollars. The next day includes a prayer service parade a 11 30 a.m. inaugural ceremony and multiple receptions followed by an inaugural ball at the Carolina Coliseum with 10 dollar tickets.
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