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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1981
Page
4
The piece reviews President Elect Reagan born 1911 health notes from Dr John Reynolds. It lists hay fever managed by allergy shots hearing loss a chronically painful right thumb past surgeries leg fracture 1949 and jaw soreness 1977 with cortisone relief. It predicts media scrutiny and notes economic concerns.
Alexander Haig asserts control over foreign policy for the incoming Reagan administration. He cut loose transition staff who spoke for official policy, signaling a cautious, restrained approach as the new government forms. The move follows concerns over statements by others about Taiwan and human rights.
Billy Graham answers a teen's letter about doubt. He says many doubt the personal faith required to accept Jesus as Savior, noting some misunderstand who Jesus is and why he came into the world.
In 1969 Libya’s Idris I was overthrown by Muammar Qadhafi’s coup, a CIA blind spot noted by Frank Church. The piece traces Idris’s pro Western rule, Libya’s oil rise, and Qadhafi’s later genocidal and destabilizing actions across Africa and beyond.
A columnist riffs on a groaning man, a plastic surgeon, and a cabinet joke about Dr Jim Edwards. He jokes about porn and cookies, noting shifts in satire and public taste, then mocks rude restroom graffiti and media nudges toward vulgarity.
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