Aiken County Backs Savannah River Plant for NPR Site
South Carolina lawmakers heard strong backing from Aiken County officials and citizens at a Columbia meeting for locating the New Production Reactor at the Savannah River Plant. County leaders praised SRP as a premier, safe, years of operation site and urged bi partisan support to deny western options.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Aiken County
Savannah River
Aiken
North Augusta
Carrol Warner
Warner
SRP
NPR
Strom Thurmond
Fritz Hollings
Butler Derrick
Far West
Hanford
Wash
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Kennedy in South Africa Faces Complex Racial Realities
A fact finding tour by Senator Edward M. Kennedy exposed South Africa’s racial issue as complex. He faced protests from blacks who urged him to go home and criticism from diverse quarters for moralizing on apartheid while acknowledging progress and comparing U.S. history.
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Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
South Africa
Sen. Kennedy
Christiaan Barnard
America
Right to Die Ruling Upholds Patient Medical Refusal
California 2nd District Court of Appeals affirms competent adults may refuse treatment even if it hastens death. The Bartling case illustrates a patient’s right to decline care and seek a natural exit, despite doctors’ and hospitals’ efforts to prolong life.
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California
2Nd District Court of Appeals
William Francis Bartling
Sixty Minutes
Bartling
Hippocrates
Africans Shun Ted Kennedy Campaign Stop
Opinion piece argues liberalism, as shaped by Kennedy supporters, erodes in the United States. It contrasts U S aid to allies like South Korea with criticism of communist regimes and suggests Western media bias. The author criticizes U S liberal rhetoric on South Africa and Africa.
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Ted Kennedy
Washington
AZAPO
Azanian Peoples Organization
Regina Mundi
B’wana Kennedy
Candide
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
United States
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Sen
George McGovern
South Korea
China
South Africa
Tanzania
America
North Korea
Japan
Peoples Republic of
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Angola
West
Undereating and longevity a possible path to 120 years
Dr. Roy Walford of California discusses undernutrition as a longevity strategy. He cites animal studies showing reduced cancer and heart disease with caloric restriction, plus advocates like Pritikin and Atkins. He notes human trials are long and willingness to undereat remains uncertain.
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Roy Walford
University of California
Pluperfect Ending to Scarface Rant Over Language
A reader condemns Scarface for nonstop violence and extreme profanity. The piece mocks Pacino’s repeated use of a single taboo word and riffs on pluperfect grammar with film gossip and cultural commentary.
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Scarface
al Pacino
Miami
Pacino
Weyman C. Wannamaker Jr
Weyman
Hollywood
Rhett Butler
Scarlett O’hara
Rhett
Volcker Sees Early Signs of Price Stability in 1985
Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker told Washington business leaders that inflation may be stabilizing as the economy shows momentum in a gradual recovery. Analysts note the dollar’s strength, budget deficits, and oil costs as key factors shaping the outlook through 1985.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Paul A. Volcker
Volcker
Joel Popkin
Robert Ortner
Commerce Department
Allen Sinai
Shearson- American Express
Sinai
U.S
Ortner
Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with writer’s mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Legible and preferably typewritten letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Return address to Letters to the Editor P.O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29801.
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Aiken Standard
P.O
Aiken
S.C
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