Gravel Embarrassment Hums At Democratic Convention
Sen Mike Gravel of Alaska drew bipartisan attention as a public figure and potential vice presidential candidate at the Democratic Convention. The scene amused some and frustrated others as political minds considered a McGovern Gravel ticket and its implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Alexander
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Robin Hood
Pentagon
Gravel
George McGovern
Scoopackson
Miami Beach
Peter Dominick
Jackson
McGovern
Alligator
Scoop
Ervin
North Carolina
GOP
Republican Senatorial Committee
Senate
Perhahs
Dominick
McGovern- Eagleton
Indiana
Florida
Texas
Illinois
California
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Spiro Agnew
Nixon
Winton Blount
Alabama
Sparkman
Navy
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Pell
Supersafe 747 Dominates Civil Aviation View
A British Concorde rival 747 is praised for safety and reliability. The piece notes 25 billion miles flown without a fatality, 102 accidents with eight deaths, and strong performance with high passenger haulage, low costs, and broad U.S. airline usage. It also touches on political context around aviation policy and the 1972 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skyway
Boeing
United States Airlines
Aiken Standard Staff Roster
Samuel A. Cothran serves as President and Editor while Robert D. Cathcart is the Executive Editor at the Aiken Standard in Aiken South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Cothran
Old Post Office in Aiken Amid Bureaucratic Delays
The idle Laurens Street post office in Aiken has stood vacant for months as GSA and the postal service delay action while TEC seeks space in a former church. The piece contrasts public honesty with a $500,000 ransom reward to a farmer who declined a $10,000 reward, questioning value of honesty and bureaucratic efficiency.
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Laurens Street
Park Avenue
American Airlines
Indiana
Lowell Elliott
Elliott
GSA
Aiken Technical Education Center
TEC
First Presbyterian Church
Post Office
Aiken
City of
Farmer Elliott
Tulsa
Okla
Daily World
Cutting remarks to end friendships from a satire guide
A humorous list of biting lines designed to turn friends into enemies. It catalogues quips about money, appearances, age, and abilities implying social rejection and mockery. The piece reads as a social satirical guide on how not to speak, warning of feuds and vendettas.
Correction on Cleft Palate Care and Genetics guidance
Dr. Alvarez discusses patient support for cleft palate repair, highlighting a new Parents Guide to Cleft Palate Habitation and the role of genetic counseling. He outlines the multidisciplinary team needed, including surgeons, orthodontists, audiologists, speech pathologists, and psychologists, and stresses parental involvement as central to successful habilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Alvarez
M.D
Aaron H. Bleiberg
Harry E. Leubling
Bernard E. Simon
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York City
Simon
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters for publication. Letters must include the writer’s mailing address and cannot use pen names. legibility and adherence to space and libel rules apply with no subject limits.
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Paul Harvey
Congress
Queen of
Aiken, S.C
Robert D. Cathcart
General Services Administration
The
Postal Service
Citizen Smith
Hal Boyle
Fred
Hairy Ape
Fred Darling
United States
Alvarez
Walter ¢. Alvarez
Dept. Ats
Des Moines
Iowa
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