Letter on Shopping Courtesy Sparks Aiken Debate
A reader Mrs James W Phelps criticizes rudeness by Aiken store clerks and urges better customer service. The Aiken Standard argues the town must keep dollars local to support South Carolina businesses and notes the chamber of commerce interest in curbing tax-dollar leakage to Georgia.
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Aiken Standard
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Chamber of Commerce
Letters to the editor on shop attitudes and praising deputies
Aiken readers condemn rude sales staff and advocate better treatment to foster town pride. A second letter commends Sheriff Grant's staff for handling mischievous youths and credits deputies Lewis and Franklin and investigator Mr. Boyd for constructive guidance and neighborhood safety.
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Lewis
Franklin
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What is a Senate Whip and how does it work
Senator Griffin reflects on the role of the Senate whip, detailing duties like rounding up members for votes and transmitting information. He traces the title change to Assistant Leader, notes the historical image of the whip, and emphasizes tact, patience, and courtesy as core qualities. He also discusses party leadership versus administration and the value of healthy internal disagreement.
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Holmes Alexander
Congress
Senate
Capitol Hill
Senate Republicans
Conger
J. Percy Priest
Tennessee
Simon Legree
Sigmund Freud
Dale Carnegie
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Haynsworth
Fortas
Bond Market Worries Dimming the Economy's Expansion
An analysis on how bond demand, labels like the workhorse of finance, underpins corporate funding and jobs. It notes 1969 bond losses surpass stock declines, soaring top corporate rates, unsold issues, and shifting pension and endowment allocations signaling a risky shift away from fixed income.
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Trans World Airlines
U.S
U.S. Treasury
Dow
Security & Exchange Commission
Office of Education
Christians March For Christ Cause Amid Morals Debate
A Miami physician's wife sparked discussion by carrying a sign reading Seven Days For Zero For God in a Sunday shopping center. Adon Taft notes she acts from spiritual discipline against creeping materialism and a sick society, aiming to strengthen moral fiber. The issue, he says, is nationwide.
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Miami
Adon Taft
The
Miami Herald
Russia
Learn to Hope and Local Misfortune Featured in Column
Nor man Vincent Peale urges readers to identify their strongest desire and then test it by imagining an 80 year life with that wish fulfilled. Mel Storey of North Augusta suffered a car crash and a bad fall while horseback riding, leading to a three week hospital stay. The Lion in Winter, an Aiken players production, will be staged in March under Will Cole’s direction.
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Norman Vincent Peale
Mel Storey
North Augusta
Mel
Aiken Players
Will Cole
The High Cost Of Everything And Military Waste
Inflation drives up housing and government costs alike reducing private and public construction. Escalator clauses lift next year’s home price while weapon systems and ships cost far more than estimates. The GAO calls for tighter purchasing and less waste as defense spending contracts rise dramatically.
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General Accounting Office
Pentagon
GAO
George Washington Stein sparks reader ire in Baltimore ad
A local Baltimore brewery promoted a George Washington themed stein in an advertising campaign. A reader from Arlington, Virginia, sent a letter objecting to the image and noting he would not charge for the ad, calling the stein overflowing with beer typical.
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George Washington
George W
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