Doctored House Reports Target Republicans Over Misquotes
Aide to Rep. Robert Walker says a committee document printed him as saying he would not participate in hearings about the EPA, when he actually supported reasonable hearings. Six other Republicans were similarly misquoted, suggesting a partisan staff manipulation. The piece notes potential felony penalties and urges a federal probe.
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House Energy and Science Committee
Robert Walker
Environmental Protection Agency
Walker
Pennsylvania
House
Congress
House Ethics Committee
Justice Department
Readers urge protests against gas rate hike
In a public notice readers urge action against June 13 filing by South Carolina Electric and Gas to raise natural gas rates effective August 1. They ask citizens to protest by August 12 with the Public Service Commission in Columbia, referencing Docket No. 83-2176.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
South Carolina Public Service Commission
J. H. Still
P. O. Drawer
Columbia
S.C
Draft Registrationgate and the push for private subsidies
Opinion piece links Draft Registrationgate to other gate nicknames and argues the Supreme Court may decide the constitutionality of a federal student aid cut. It notes the fall enforcement, Harvard Dartmouth Yale Princeton subsidies, and calls for truth to resolve the controversy.
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Supreme Court
Minnesota
Supreme
Return To Sender Dear Congressman Hornblower Letter
A reader requests removal from a congressional mailing list and questions the cost of free mailings. The letter contends the privilege overlaps with campaign uses and calls for an explanation of taxpayer-funded newsletters.
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Congressman Hornblower
Protectionism Returns as Tariffs Hit Specialty Steel
The Reagan administration raises tariffs and quotas on imported specialty steel plates rods and billets from Japan Europe Canada and South America. Domestic steel may be undercut by subsidized foreign rivals, with critics arguing higher costs for consumers and pure protectionism.
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Japan
Europe
Canada
Thank God For People Who Care About Lester
A local family thanks the community for support after a May 20 motorcycle accident on Dibble Road. Son Lester survived after emergency care, multiple surgeries, and weeks of hospitalization, aided by prayers and volunteers from churches and neighbors.
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Lester
Mike
Dibble Road
Guy
Talmadge
Ratliff
Aiken Community Hospital
Laddie
Maureen Hutto
Williams
Hilltop Drive
Tribute Honors Retiring Teacher Jean Norton
Aiken County Schools bid farewell to Jean Norton a dedicated teacher whose expertise and sensitivity shaped many students. Her retirement marks a significant loss yet her influence will endure through student accomplishments and the many lives she touched in education.
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Aiken County
Jean Norton
Jean
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with writer's handwriting and mailing address for publication. Anonymous submissions are rejected and all letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Brevity and directness are preferred and letters should be mailed to Letters to the Editor P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29801.
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Alken Standard
Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
It Is Another Watergate Debategate Debate Analysis
The piece argues that the Carter briefing book controversy mirrors Watergate in structure, not crime, driven by opposing power systems. It contends the liberal counterculture uses media influence to undermine the elected government, noting Reagan’s 1980 context and public focus on taxes, spending, and Caribbean concerns.
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Watergate
Academy
McGovern
Carter
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Bog
Roosevelt
Johnson
Caribbean
White House
Reagan
Eugene McCarthy
Jesse Jackson
John Anderson
Tip O’neill
The Isms of the Future and 1988 Politics
The piece argues that Reagan era fiscal restraint and managerial energy shape future isms with liberal Left losing touch. It cites Mitterrand’s confession and warns Democrats like Mondale and Cranston risk by courting special interests. It envisions a centrist Glenn challenging Reagan and predicts conservative winds in 1988.
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Reagan
Thatcher
Kohl
Nakasone
Walter Mondale
Alan Cranston
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New York City
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Mitterrand
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Paris
Saayy
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