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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1971
Page
4
A three judge panel in Baltimore weighs equal rights for beauty shops and barbers as cosmetologists challenge a state law favoring barbers. A court order bars the State Board of Barber Examiners from blocking men's hair in beauty shops.
An Ohio motorist told the court he was speeding at 80 mph in a 60 mph zone to hurry past the foul odor from a nearby factory. The judge heard his remark with mixed sympathy but did not accept it as a legal excuse.
An executive walking home in New York stopped a mugger by asking for a quarter to ride the subway. The surprised assailant handed over the coin after the request, leaving the executive with $87 and the quarter in his pocket.
The piece decries the March 8 Clay versus Frazier heavyweight bout marketed as a sport but framed as performance. It notes high ticket prices and big profits, contrasts boxing’s image with athletic prowess, and questions the act’s place on the sports page while recalling Joe Louis and promoter tactics.
The Aiken Standard notes Samuel A Cothran serves as president and editor with Eugene J Oyler as executive editor guiding the paper on Page 4.
The push for a $1,500 average teacher pay raise in the opening weeks of the 1971 South Carolina legislative session is seen as a high risk move. Critics warn it could trigger tax hikes amid a recession and rising unemployment while challenging lawmakers and the public.
The poem recalls a gift of a highly equipped knife from James F. Byrnes to James H. Hammond, detailing its many gadgets and the playful warning that such tools could sever ties. It notes their shared legal backgrounds and Ai ken ties, reflecting on friendship and possible quarrel over gifts.
The letter discusses local education topics including potential combining of USC Aiken and the Tech Center, views on a four year college, and the political context of a Republican county and a Democrat governor elect. Betty Abney of 330 East Boundary, Aiken, S C signs the letter.
The piece argues that the Gospel of Jesus Christ offers good news to both the successful and the failed. It cites Ken Chafin on loneliness in leadership and notes that fulfillment comes from spiritual wealth, not worldly gains, illustrated by a parable of a prosperous man who built storage barns but neglected the soul.
The piece contrasts Lewis Strauss and W. Averell Harriman on U S policy toward the Soviet Union. Strauss argues for strict verification and inspection in any disarmament framework, while Harriman favors more trust in negotiations as shown in the Test Ban Treaty and the path toward SALT. The column notes Strauss’s cautions about abandoning verification and Harriman’s support for gradual concessions.
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