Our Astronauts Have Returned Changed
In a reflection on spaceflight effects, PAUL HARVEY notes astronauts show physical and psychological changes after long zero gravity, citing Armstrong and Aldrin as altered figures and several lunar astronauts facing divorces career shifts or religious turns. NASA fears readaptation remains uncertain while Congress debates Skylab amid optimistic engineering success.
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Paul Harvey
Earth
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Air Force
Annie King Remembered for Pioneering Aiken Newspaper Leadership
Aiken mourns Annie Howell King, longtime owner and publisher of the Aiken Standard and Review. She arrived in 1934 with Benjamin J. King, ran the paper through rapid growth, chaired church and civic groups, earned Woman of the Year honors, and received the city’s key in 1969.
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Aiken County
Annie Howell King
Aiken
Benjamin J. King
Aiken Standard and Review
Unreasonable or Not A Cos of Airport Security Checks
The piece weighs civil libertarian concerns over government ordered airport screening aimed at hijack prevention against passenger safety. It argues Fourth Amendment protections apply, but asserts random searches are not authorized and that screenings become a condition for boarding. It contrasts libertarian fears with traveler acceptance prioritizing safety.
Sidewalk Comments on Wealth and Happiness
The piece argues that wealth corrupts, praising simple living and valuing human relationships over money. It notes a wealthy person becomes fearful and onerous, while true riches lie in family, work, and community. The Aiken Standard invites signed letters to the editor with guidelines.
Nixon address stirs nations divide as he defends peace
Holmes Alexander recalls the inaugural as a mobilizing patriotic showcase. Service bands, the Star Spangled Banner, and 21-gun salutes frame Nixon's speech, provoking sharpened reactions from anti Americans and praising allies. The piece weighs praise and critique of Nixon, framing him as both critic and commentator on peace and justice.
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Holmes Alexander
Richard Nixon
Montezuma
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
America
Salvation of a Child and Parents in a Fatal Crash
The writer discusses whether an eleven year old and adults who died in a plane crash meet Biblical heaven criteria. It emphasizes infant and child innocence, accountable age, repentance and faith, cites Romans 10, and notes God’s grace for those who die suddenly without baptism or church membership.
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Christ
Heaven
Jesus
Aiken in 1928 health warnings amid flood conditions
Dr W G Bodie health officer warns residents in North Augusta Hamburg and nearby areas to avoid flood water sources as typhoid and other illnesses loom after heavy rains. Aiken endured record rainfall flooding Laurens Street and downtown shops. Report notes 35 day trip by H S Tainter traveling 9928 miles with E S Stevens and highlights the Chamber of Commerce Bulletin issue with features on Aiken Preparatory and Fermata Schools Girl Scouts and local map art. Mrs H J Ray returns from New York and Miss Elise reenters Dunnegan Hall Staten Island. Josie King arrives to assist Western Union Telegraph office.
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W.G. Bodie
North Augusta
Hamburg
Aiken
Laurens Street
Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Preparatory School
Fermata School
F.A.M. Tabor
Leon Holley
Girl Scouts of Ai
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James Irwin
Ed Mitchell
Charles Berry
Scott
Worden
NASA
Congress
Aiken, S.C
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Annie H. King
First Baptist Church
Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union
Aiken Nursing Home
King
Aiken Pilot Club
Aiken Business and Professional Women
South Carolina Press Association
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina
Mr. Nixon
Ist
Vietnam
Nixon
Billy Graham
Yesteryear
Dorothy K. Macdowell
Richland Avenue
HS. Tainter
ES. Stevens
Ken
Messrs
John Ashhurst
Alderman Duncan
HN. Schroder
Allen
HJ. Ray
New York
Elise
Dunnegan Hall School
Staten Island, N.Y
Josie King of
Newberry
City
Western Union Telegraph Office
Citizen Smith
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