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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1986
Page
4
Advertising director is A B Cubbedge with Sharye Whisenant as retail ad manager. Production director is Sue S Brown and Jill Eddins handles bookkeeping.
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce annual Citizens of the Year honors Patsy McManaway Woman of the Year for developing the Tri-Development Center while earning Phi Beta Kappa honors. Dr. Robert E. Alexander named Man of the Year for expanding USCA ties and Etherredge Arts Center. Youth of the Year Mary Beth Clayton, senior at South Aiken High, praised for service and versatility. President Hosang lauds a vibrant year as Jim Harrison entertains.
The piece notes Gorbachev's call to ban nuclear arms by century's end and how it resonates in Aiken and Barnwell counties, home to Savannah River Plant materials. It warns that NPR plans may falter under Gramm Rudman Hollings and urges local leaders and Gov. Riley to seek new industry and missions for the region.
Donald Kaul criticizes the two week buildup to the Super Bowl as overhyped and tedious. He satirizes media obsession, praises the huddle artistry, and notes the clash of fanfare with the expected dull game, ending with relief that spring training follows.
The administration contemplates a covert to overt shift in Nicaragua aid with a proposed 30 to 50 million dollar arms program for the contras. Lawmakers who once resisted may re consider funding to undermine the Sandinista regime amid fears of totalitarian control and broader regional impact.
The article argues that American culture now centers in New York, not European capitals, with writers shaping the state and politics. It contends writers must wield freedom as central in their craft, while disciplined imagination guides truth, citing Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln and others as examples, and noting totalitarian regimes corrupt imagination into power.
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