Drunk Driving Fatalities Highlight 1975 South Carolina Data
State highway report shows 80 740 accidents statewide in 1975 with 821 deaths and 19 407 injuries. Aiken County logged 191 drink powered crashes and 69 under influence. Charleston 827 plus 190 for total 1017 alcohol linked accidents. The message remains: remove the drunk driver from highways.
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Citizens Demand Action as Crime Sparks Distrust in Enforcement
In Washington, citizens blame lawmen for lax enforcement amid high crime and graft fears. SEC official Stan Sporkin urges self help to protect assets while a task force tackles corporate wrongdoing, arguing democracy improves if the people engage.
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Divestiture Debate in Congress Targets Oil Giants
The Bard Hart bill would bar major crude producers from owning refineries and marketing assets, pushing vertical divestiture. Other proposals would force horizontal divestiture and require selling coal uranium geothermal and solar holdings. Experts warn the plan ignores OPEC price power and risks weakening national energy security.
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Dear Dr Graham How media shapes religion and true faith
A reader asks how to explain religion seen through newspapers and TV. The answer contrasts secular “religion” as myth or philosophy with genuine faith, citing Isaiah Proverbs and John 3 to argue that God reaches man through Christ and inner change, not external ritual.
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Noted Quote on Democracy by Fosdick
Memorable comment highlighting democracy rests on belief in extraordinary possibilities within ordinary people stated by Harry Emerson Fosdick.
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Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters for publication. Letters must be signed with the writer’s handwriting and include a mailing address. Anonymous contributions are not considered. Submissions may be edited for space, clarity, taste, and libel.
Playing Too Rough The FBI Under Church Committee Fire
Paul Harvey argues the Senate Intelligence Committee targets the FBI as it condemns countermeasures while ignoring Congress's role in internal security. He cites 1970s bombings, weapon thefts, and militant activity to claim FBI actions were necessary and is critical of antiwar activists and critics.
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CIA and DIA clash fuels posturing and reform talk
Washington roundup details a simmering feud between the CIA and DIA over intelligence control. The Taylor Report urged a single director over both agencies with budget authority, provoking Pentagon pushback and interagency skepticism about reforms and safety of national security.
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South Carolina's 1778 Constitution Proves Disputed
Dorothy MacDowell reviews the 1778 South Carolina Constitution sent to the people for a year. It trimmed the governor's veto power, set Senate seats for Charles Town, tied voting to land or tax, and planned periodic wealth based reapportionment. It limited legislators to Protestants, kept Protestant establishment, and led to President Rutledge resigning rather than endorse full independence from England.
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