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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1977
Page
4
National welfare trends rise, but Texas cuts aid and debt. Texas spends far less on welfare, limits cash assistance, and keeps recipients off benefits with strict rules. Speaker Bill Clayton notes high support payments dampen work incentives, while Texans leave welfare for jobs after about 11 months.
Census figures show the United States population at 214.659 million with 1.63 million more people in the last year. The South and West now total 107.417 million, surpassing the North at 107.242 million, a shift driven by retirees and workers moving to faster growing industries. The piece warns of potential downsides like unemployment and higher taxes as Northerners move south.
HEW, the second largest US bureaucracy after Defense, spends 45 billion this year. A team will tour the country for 45 days to hear public complaints and suggestions. The public hopes the Washington report is read and acted upon.
The article argues Cruise missiles define leverage in SALT negotiations. It notes supporters like Humphrey Kennedy Javits favor halting cruise R&D, while critics warn abandoning the weapon risks peace by concession. It contrasts Soviet defense with American miniaturization and fleet-based launchers.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s handwritten signature and mailing address. Anonymous submissions are rejected. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity fact taste and libel. The typical limit is 200 words, subject to editors’ discretion.
Aiken officials address city concerns as residents await updates on public works and schools. Local figures outline new policies and upcoming events in the ongoing coverage from the Aiken Standard.
James Mason declares that press freedom is a major bulwark of liberty, immune to restraint except by despotic government, highlighting enduring defense of journalistic rights.
A counselor describes immature patients who mistake fantasy for reality. A man fears a non existent mouse in his stomach, undergoes a deceptive procedure, and later believes a rat has appeared. The piece contrasts childish fears with a mature view of the real world as learnable and trustworthy.
Schlafly critiques the 1976 Tax Reform Act, detailing its complexity and hidden costs. She warns that the reform promises little real tax relief, increases legal fees, and risks higher taxes on estates, wills, and capital. She urges readers to study effects on income tax, estates, and wills before endorsing reform.
A 38 page secret memo from Rep. Ben Rosenthal accuses Rep. Clement Zablocki of fronting for South Korean and Chinese Nationalist lobbies, voting with Republicans 84 percent, and opposing Democratic positions on Korea, Rhodesia, the Middle East, Vietnam, and human rights. The document urges waiving seniority to replace Zablocki with a stronger foreign policy leader.
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