Sterilization Uproar Over Medicaid Birth Policy in Aiken
An Aiken physician demands sterilization for a Medicaid patient as a condition to deliver her baby, prompting uproar. The article surveys legal, ethical, and public reactions, noting doctors’ belief in limiting births among taxpayer-funded patients while weighing moral implications and Hippocratic duties.
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Aiken
Clovis H. Pierce
Aiken County
Mrs. Brown
United States
Brown
Exporting Pollution Attracts Global Controversy From Nippon
The Manchester Guardian reports Japan exports pollution as it expands industrial power. Asian neighbors protest Japanese petrochemical and aluminum projects amid fears of fluorine damage and smog. Okinawa and Thailand face refinery plans while others warn against new plants at home. The piece notes Minamata, Yokkaichi cases and echoes warnings over environmental costs alongside tax and job gains. It also recalls Kennedy and Wallace sharing a Fourth of July platform in Decatur, Alabama, on unity amid political tensions.
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Manchester Guardian
Nippon
Thailand
South Korea
Okinawa
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
George Wallace
Alabama
Gov. Wallace
Decatur
Ala
Sen. Kennedy
Nixon
Mr. Wallace
Teddy
America
Congress shifts toward Nixon after recess gains
After the mid summer recess the 93rd Congress appears more pro-Nixon. Melvin Laird negotiates two way compromises and wins four budget bills. Congress accepts August 15 Cambodia bombing cut-off date and favors no deadline. Lesser White House aides Baroody and Buzhardt gain respect amid closer ties with Congress and the Administration.
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Holmes Alexander
White House
Melvin Laird
Capitol Hill
Congress
Cambodia
Bill Baroody
Fred Buzhardt
Johnson
Henry Kissinger
Watergate Saturation Fades as New Focus Emerges
The piece surveys how Watergate has crowded front pages and campus anger, noting a shift as public interest moves to other events. It discusses Nixon's image, Kissinger successes, Cambodian air war, and Congress’s divided stance, predicting a tempered political climate by year’s end.
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Iceland
Maryland
Haiphong Harbor
Missouri
Kissinger
Peking
Congress
Humphrey
Case
Church
Fulbright
Eagleton
Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
White House
Nixon
Hanoi
Ervin Committee
Julie Eisenhower
A Call to Reconcile Family and Friends Through Faith
Dr. Graham counsels J.J. to recognize change in friends and mother as normal, urges immediate prayer for healing, and stresses honoring a mother as an obligation under God. He warns against pride, promotes a new life of faith in Christ, and urges a purposeful, loving effort toward all relationships.
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Dr. Graham
J.J
So Downright Pushy
A lighthearted dismissive office sketch centers on twins Fred and Florris Frisbee applying to Megabucks Conglomerated Inc. for a joint interview. Personnel Director Homer T. Pettibone parries with jokes about women in the workplace before the twins clash over job roles and gender expectations ending with Pettibone lamenting that "they're so down right pushy."
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Arthur Hoppe
Fred
Florris Frisbee
Megabucks Conglomerated, Inc
Miss Frisbee
Homer T. Pettibone
Frisbee
Mr. Pettibone
Letters About Letters Policy for Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters for publication with the writer’s mailing address. Anonymous or pen name submissions are not allowed. All letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel with no subject limit.
Rufus Gosnell and Faherty on sleep and resilience
Rufus Gosnell speaks of bearing loss and grief to stay strong and hopeful, urging perseverance and faith. Don Faherty adds a quip about singing to plants, comparing it to Dr. Chatelier’s formula. Sleep is described as both relief and a test of emotional control.
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Rufus W. Gosnell
Don Faherty
Dr. Chatelier
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