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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1971
Page
4
Governor John C. West proposes sending food stamps by mail with costs deducted from public assistance checks. The plan aims to save time and travel, expand use among 30 000 eligible families, feed about 100 000 people, and may yield state tax revenue. Authorities estimate $200 000 extra admin costs but $50 million in purchases this year.
The piece notes demonstrations in Okinawa over moving nerve and mustard gas to Johnston Island, fears of gas trucks through villages, and a related Alaska incident where 200 cylinders sank in a frozen lake and later required draining and recovery. Officials face public unease amid six more storage sites awaiting disposal.
A commentary argues Americans favor peace and quiet over confrontation. It notes past election outcomes tied to war stance, cites TV trends from Lawrence Welk to Flip Wilson, and says change comes from Main Street while leaders follow evolving public mood.
A witty column on double talk in society argues that people say pleasant things while thinking the opposite. It cites examples showing how such rhetoric keeps social harmony and personal honesty in tension, illustrating the friction of human egos.
A collage of quoted exchanges reveals academic banter about Plato lessons, career competition, and social tension. The snippets mix humorous witticisms with warnings of ambition, self discovery, and domestic intimacies, all framed in a light caustic tone.
Holmes Alexander describes a nocturnal drive through Washington D C noting a safer after-dark ambiance as Lincoln and Greek temple inspired architecture glow. He praises the White House lights, the Patent Office restoration now housing the National Collection of Fine Arts and the National Portrait Gallery, and highlights landmarks along 9th and Pennsylvania Avenues.
David Dows 81 a society clubman sheriff of Nassau County and Republican leader at Green Pastures farm in Bradley. A Yale polo player and racing figure he built iron processes for iron ore and led anti gambling efforts while serving as state racing commissioner and army artillery captain in France.
A wife and I, long church members, found Christ as Savior while our three younger children embraced the change. Our oldest rejects this path. be patient, avoid forcing belief, and trust God to honor our consecration as he watches and tests us. In time, he may see the newer life as superior.
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