Mail Bey Red Knowledge By HAL BOYLE
A HAL Boyle column blends trivia on ice, home remedies, and longevity with quips from notable figures. It notes Antarctica holds most ice, plant derived medicines gain regard, Braille's invention links to a battlefield code, and quotes from Jules Podell. It closes with Chekhov on human dignity.
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Hal Boyle
Antarctica
Antarctic
Earth
United States
Matthew Arnold
Louis Braille
Jules Podell
Copacabana
Anton Chekhov
The Possible Presidents In The Bullpen
The piece argues that many politicians are grooming for the presidency including Percy Connally Church Wallace Brooke Kennedy Reagan Rockefeller Agnew and Lindsay. It frames Nixon as a model and notes the era’s self made political ascent and ongoing jockeying for position in a competitive field. It compares political ambition to athletes preparing for majors highlighting persistence planning and public image.
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Dick Nixon
Frank Church
Idaho
U.S
David
Goliath
Sen. Church
Alabama
George Wallace
Democratic Party
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
New
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Spiro Agnew
Richard Nixon
John Lindsay
Roses
Watergate shadow darkens Nixon Inauguration night
Holes in the pomp of the inaugural mood are filled by Watergate headlines as Nixon’s eventful day blends with the seven defendants’ court ordeal. E Howard Hunt’s courthouse plea frames a patriotism viewed by some as noble, while critics see a tarnished national image.
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Holmes Alexander
Watergate
Kennedy Center
Sheraton Park Hotel
Potomac River
Washington
Teapot Dome
Democratic National Committee
Richard Nixon
White House
United States
America
E. Howard Hunt, Jr
Hunt
Marcel Proust
Col
Waller B. Booth
Princeton
OSS
Maquisards
Wally Booth
Booth
Nixon
Aiken Notes Include Social Moves and Upcoming Events
Mrs. Marguerite Zubi in Aiken Hospital after a fall from a horse. Findley Peter Dunne arrives in Aiken and stays at Willcoxes. Winter visitors Grace and Mead depart for Manassas and New York. Mrs. R.N. King visits Fermata daughter. Leases of Kalmia and Evergreen cottages announced. Hartford residents Pitkin arrive for winter season. Charles Bohlen of New York visiting Aiken at Three Oaks Cottage. Leonard Williamson wins inter-society oratorical contest at USC. Miss Josefa Hofmann to marry Howard Fair December 24 at Tea Cottage Hitchcock Woods. New Year’s Eve dance planned at Highland Park Hotel with dinner, dance, and bridge.
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Dorothy Macdowell
Marguerite Zubi
Huston Rawls
Aiken County Hospital
Findley Peter Dunne
Mr. Dooley
Aiken
Willcoxes
W.R. Grace
Manassas
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem
George H. Mead
New York
R.N. King
Dayton
Ohio
Fermata
Mattie Hail
Kalmia
Bertha Stevenson
Miss Stevenson
Colleton Ave
Clarence Laird
Evergreen
Chesterfield St
W.T. Pitkin
Hartford
Three Oak
Newberry St
Leonard Williamson
Thomas Williamson
U. of S. C
Josefa Hofmann
Howard C. Fair
Kingston
Ontario
Hitchcock Woods
William Johnson
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Miss Hofmann
Marie Eustis Hofmann
Mr. Fair
Royal Military College of Canada
Aiken Preparatory School
Highland Park Hotel
Aiken Standard Names Samuel A. Cothran President and Editor
The Aiken Standard announces Samuel A. Cothran as president and editor. He leads the historic newspaper founded in 1867, guiding editorial direction and operations.
Robert D. Cathcart Named Executive Editor
The newspaper announces Robert D. Cathcart as executive editor effective immediately, with plans to steer editorial direction and newsroom operations.
Aiken County Intensifies War on Drug Abuse
The Aiken County Commission for Alcohol and Drug Abuse commits to a long range plan for treatment and counseling of addicts and alcoholics. Chairman W J Coleman urges immediate action as drug traffic rises and court cases increase, urging public support and funding for the campaign led by Coleman and Paul Hyer of the county hotline.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Court of General Sessions
C. Marshall Cain
South Carolina
Coleman
Paul Hyer
McMillan Proposes Daily Attendance Record Plan
State Sen. Gilbert E. MacMillan of Aiken introduces a bill requiring Senate aides to log daily attendance and deduct 25 dollars per day subsistence from members absent. He argues current 23 percent absence justifies withholding reimbursements, noting subsistence covers meals and lodging beyond salary.
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Gilbert E. MacMillan
Aiken
Senate
Sen
McMillan
Sen. McMillan
Sclons
Letters to the Editor Standards at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters for publication with the writer’s mailing address. Anonymous messages are not considered and pen names are not allowed. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel with no subject limit.
Billy Graham on church role and Bible influence
The speaker argues organized church is not essential for Bible impact on society. He cites Shimabuku Okinawa in 1945 where a lone Bible and a single convert preceded healthful, educated village life, suggesting faith can work without church institutions.
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Shimabuku
Okinawa
Shoesei
Japan
God
Paul
Christ Jesus
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Bey Red
Charles Percy
Illinois
Saigon
Texas
John Connally
Belfast
Yesteryear
Leonard
Euphradian Literary Society
Aiken, S.C
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Billy Graham
Clarence Hall
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