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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1989
Page
4
A national survey finds rising willingness among geneticists to provide prenatal sex diagnoses for abortion. The piece contrasts autonomy with social responsibility, notes religious defenses, and urges moral leadership as science outpaces ethics. Florence Seeley Allenford funds UCSD library humanities to address such moral issues.
A guest editorial reflects national sorrow after Pan Am Flight 103 crashes in Lockerbie killing 258 people. It notes anger at a Finland tip about Abu Nidal and shock that warnings were not publicly shared, urging anger directed at terrorists.
Moody Bible Institute started in 1886 and remains rooted in Chicago, serving 1,500 students, many focusing on urban outreach. The center funds community programs for Cabrini Green, with tuition-free study and 6,000 graduates in 108 countries. Plans include a multi facility gym and pool to boost recreation and spiritual renewal for both students and neighbors.
The piece critiques Michael Dukakis amid a New York Times crime statistic and housing program debates. It accuses him of liberal policy views, labels his State of the State address as abusive, and argues the Massachusetts miracle is exposed as fraud while he trails in spirit and popularity.
A collage of letters praising belt law logic, criticizing insurance prices, urging clean town efforts, and supporting paper bags at Food Lion. Also thanks to K Mart and CSRA Lodge No.6 FOP for charitable projects and community service, with holiday generosity noted and prayers for officers' safety.
A letter urges the Aiken Standard to launch a campaign to tidy up roadside trash across Aiken County. The writer cites Vaucluse Road and Croft Mill Road as especially littered sections and laments the Public Works Department’s limited resources. The appeal seeks broader community action to restore the area’s beauty.
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