War of the Steppes and Sino Soviet Peace Talks
The piece analyzes Sino Soviet border tensions and stalled peace talks in Peking and Paris. It contrasts Russian and American negotiating styles, notes troop dispositions near the border, and discusses normalization as the goal amid mutual distrust and possible conflict.
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Paris
Peking
Red China
Red Russia
Mongolia
Korea
Vietnam
Napoleon Bonaparte
Sinkiang
Kremlin
Far East
Vladimir F. Tolubko
Nixon
Curtis LeMay
Tolobko
Kosygin
Chou En-lai
U.S
South Vietnam
Steppes
Defense Department
Russia
China
Professors propose tax exempt retirement contribution for teacher raises
Two University of South Carolina professors suggest making contributions to teachers retirement funds tax exempt to fund a $100 pay raise. They estimate state lost income tax about 284000 and federal about 1.5 million. critics warn it could create a privileged class and lead to broader exemptions. They call for reducing existing tax privileges instead.
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University of South Carolina
John Q
South Carolina
United States
S.C
Call for statewide fireworks ban gains support from fire chiefs
Fire chiefs and law enforcers push for a comprehensive South Carolina ban on all fireworks after deadly and injurious incidents. Past bills failed in the General Assembly due to limited support, but renewed efforts in 1971 aim to unite professionals with experience to persuade lawmakers that dangers outweigh any benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
General Assembly
Kershaw
Julian Mishoe
S.C. Fire Chiefs Association
Mishoe
Path to Christian Conversion and Faith
The letter asks how to honor parents and understand their ways. The reply urges accepting Christ into life, asserts forgiveness requires faith, and cites Hebrews 11 6 about pleasing God. It emphasizes that believing in God and His words, then acting on them, strengthens the believer to overcome sin.
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N.A
Christ
God
Memory Tales From A Bygone Era In The City
The piece recalls nostalgic vignettes from the past including song legends McCormack Caruso Lauder, home comforts, and social habits. It notes how memory buffers hurts, the role of burial insurance for children, and 1920s radio moral debates. It reflects on aging, pride, and schooling as pathways to success.
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New York
Hector
John McCormack
Enrico Caruso
Sir Harry Lauder
P. T. Barnum
Jenny Lind
Sweden
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters for Publication
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor for publication. Letters must be signed with the writer's mailing address. Anonymous letters will not be considered. Pen names are not permitted. Letters should be legible and preferably typewritten. Editing is possible for space clarity taste and libel. There is no subject matter limit.
Drunk driving push and voting rights letters stir SC readers
Readers urge harsher drunk driving laws with automatic jail terms and challenge election procedures as unconstitutional. Letters also praise Aiken hospitality from a cross country motorcycle trip, calling it among the nicest towns in the region.
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Aiken
The Sukhomlinov Effect and a Scruffy General
A satirical tale from a 1971 Horizon piece traces the Sukhomlinov Effect. Officers with the plainer look win wars while ornate uniforms boost enemy morale, prompting a Pentagon reaction and public shock over unsoldierly appearance.
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Roger A. Beaumont
Bernard J. James
Horizon Magazine
V. A. Sukhomlinov
America
Higgins
Pentagon
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Urals
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Communist Party In
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Mikhail Suslov
Vladivostok
Pacific
Tibet
Inner Mongolia
Mexico
Canada
Europe
Mideast
Si UK
Ai SY
Leon
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
Billy Graham
Hal Boyle
Citizen Smith
Wratio
National Safety Council
Union
Richard S. Young
Wyman Street
Aiken, S.C
H.L. Mundy
Graniteville
Akron
Ohio
Miami
Fla
Robert J. Smith
White Ave
Mark R. Grebelsky
Arthur Hoppe
Sukhomlinov
Willie
Joe
Hiram Higgins
General Higgins
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
France
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