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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1980
Page
5
A reader from Maryland voices frustration over perceived discrimination against tea drinkers. She cites being served last on airplanes and fewer refills, urging acceptance with a playful campaign like Look for Tea Spoken Here and warnings about coffee’s effects, while hinting at social tension and cultural jokes.
Dear Abby counsels readers on handling unchanging guest-room linens and awkward social misreadings. A reader worries about sleeping on used sheets. Abby suggests direct tact, offering to help or supply fresh linen. Other letters cover a widowed man's matchmaking bait and a widow seeking male introductions, with advice to prompt action from friends.
Local summary page notes events in Aiken County on Thursday January 10 1980. Includes brief notices and community items relevant to residents of Aiken and surrounding areas.
Willie J. Boyd, director of the Aiken Recreation, discovered his future in a playground summer job with the Columbia Recreation Department. He moved to Aiken in 1974 to lead the Smith Hazel Recreation Center and rose to Director in 1999. He plans field progress, trees, and new classes while overseeing growing park facilities including a jogging track and safety improvements.
Edward F. Sheldon, a senior DOE engineer at Savannah River Plant, was on the NASA launch team for Apollo 7 through 14. He recalls Apollo 13’s oxygen tank explosion, the 1967 fire that killed Grissom White and Chaffee, the intense shifts, and the personal costs to families, plus his view on future space goals and the Space Shuttle.
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