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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1978
Page
4
The piece critiques consumer protections and government overreach including mandated car safety features and airbags. It imagines a citizen revolt device in Congress that would flash red and emit a loud noise whenever lawmakers raise taxes or impose new restrictions.
The piece recalls the 1972 Soviet grain purchases and 1977 short harvests, noting Soviet secrecy through European agents and private buying as a breach of US Soviet grain agreements. It cites higher bread and meat prices and calls for tighter monitoring under SALT II.
Kirk Brown urges the Aiken County Delegation and Board of Education to fund repairs at Kennedy Junior High School after repeated heating failures and paint neglect. Parents already helped with painting and repairs, aiming to improve the facility and education program.
The Aiken Community Hospital plans a room-rate increase of over nine percent citing higher base salaries for staff due to the new minimum hourly wage. The move, critics say, could fuel inflation and contradict government guidelines as costs rise nationwide.
A teenager asks if only God knows who is saved. The reply urges scripture as authority, citing Acts 16 30 31 Mark 16 16 and John 10 9 to show belief leads to salvation and urges reading more verses until conviction.
In a reflective piece, the Burpee family led by David Burpee and Ellwood S. Pickering urge Maryland gardeners to plan for spring. The author recalls seed catalogs, the lure of diverse Burpee hybrids, and the challenge of timing, pests, and records while imagining a bountiful garden season.
An in depth look links U S drug authorities and Mexican growers to the illicit heroin economy centered in Sinaloa. Hal Bernton reports on absentee landowners, wealthy traffickers, and police corruption fueling violence in Culiacan while a joint crackdown and pesticide spraying disrupts the poppy fields. The article notes a high murder rate and state security measures amid the narcotics crisis.
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