Praise For Judge Powell In Aiken Recorder's Court
A reader who served as a juror expresses praise for Aiken City Recorder's Court and Judge Marion Powell who has presided since 1956. The letter lauds his fair kind handling of defendants and efforts to explain court workings to lay observers, especially youths and students. The writer agrees the system is in good hands.
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Aiken City
Recorder’s Court
Marion Powell
Powell
Taylor
City of Aiken
James Taylor Aiken
Scripps and PPG Launch Global Herbicide Venture
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation with Pittsburgh’s PPG Industries announce a 15 year joint program to develop a highly selective herbicide that spares crops and wildlife. Researchers at Scripps La Jolla will adapt vaccine tech to isolate weed proteins.
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Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
PPG Industries
Scripps
la Jolla
Calif
PPG
O'Neill Promises Reagan Fair Shot In House
House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill pledged a fair vote for Reagan's economic and domestic agenda in the Democratic House while signaling staunch opposition on defense and Star Wars. He said Social Security changes are on the table but not as a whim, and urged curbing obsolete programs and aid with surplus states. He noted possible House–Senate conference if plans stall.
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Washington
House
Thomas P
Tip'’ O'Neill
Dmass
Reagan
O'Neill
Congress
O’neill
White House
Senate
Leave History To History In Reagan’s Second Term
The author criticizes media bias in judging Ronald Reagan’s presidency while noting his strong early second-term gains. He argues historians should evaluate his legacy only after a term ends, citing debates over his place among U S leaders and the media’s rush to judgment.
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Washington
New York Times
Ronald Reagan
White House
Newsweek Magazine
Columbia University
Mr. Rushmore
Academe
Democratic Party
Reagan
Washington Rost
Readers' Views Praise Aiken Court and Public Service
A letter from James Taylor applauds Judge Marion Powell and the City of Aiken Recorder's Court for fairness and efficiency. A second letter defends the Aiken Highway Department, urging residents to mail renewal forms to reduce trips, delays, and staff burden while noting worker challenges and the need for efficiency.
Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s mailing address and handwriting. Anonymous submissions will not be considered. All letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Address letters to Letters to the Editor at P O Box 456 Aiken S C 29801.
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Aiken Standard
P.O. Box
Aiken, S.C
Auschwitz cannot be forgotten a sorry story of human inaction
Survivors return to Auschwitz and reflect on the unexplainable ferocity of the Final Solution. The piece traces Hitler’s 1941 decision, Wansee’s plan, and the world’s slow response, noting FDR and Churchill’s mixed actions and the eventual creation of the War Refugee Board.
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Auschwitz
Hitler
Europe
Alfred Rosenberg
Hermann Goering
Heinrich Himmler
Reinhard Heydrich
America
Cordell Hull
Brackenridge Long
Franklin Roosevelt
FDR
Chaim Weizmann
England
Manders
Paul Johnson
Harpers
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South Carolina Highway Department
Aiken Highway Department
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Churchill
Tomer
Wansee
Adolf Eichmann
Heydrich
Rudolf Hoerrs
David Wyman
Peter Berksen
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