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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1996
Page
4
The Lima News describes Timothy Leary as not a hero or scholar. It notes his death from cancer on May 31 and his tumultuous personal life including five marriages and a daughter who died by suicide. The piece condemns his drug message and warns against overinflated posthumous significance.
The piece criticizes the Stand for Children march led by the Children's Defense Fund and allied groups in Washington as a repeat of liberal rhetoric. It accuses organizers of seeking new spending on children, expanded CPS powers, gun control, national health care, welfare, higher wages, stricter regulation, and a broader federal role.
Information for readers includes location at 124 Rutland Drive mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken 29802 and office hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m weekdays Subscriptions can be arranged by calling 649 5315 Delivery problems should be reported by 5 p m weekdays and 7 a m on weekends Circulation customer service hours are 5 90 p m7 90 p m weekdays 7 a m to 10 30 a m Saturdays and 7 a m to 11 a m Sundays Switchboard is 648 2311 FAX 648 6052 Story ideas editors and sports editor can be reached by calling 648 2311 Publisher Scott B Hunter can be reached at 6482911.
Los Angeles memorandum notes that MLB owners led by Bud Selig moved to sanction Marge Schott of the Reds for crude remarks and behavior. The piece praises Reds' on-field success under Schott but criticizes the owners for policing morals, calling it a new era of sport full contact snobbery and warning of overreach.
Readers criticize editorial pages for racist rhetoric about affirmative action and allege political favoritism in a local procurement. The letter expresses concern about SRS officials and university leaders seeking federal dollars to assist their children and friends. The writer also recounts hosting a 14 and under AAU state championship with local support and thanks sponsors. They lament being rejected from Aiken’s Makin Festival after over 12 years of participation, urging fair treatment for local crafters and questioning the chamber’s process. Wayne and Linda Senn.
On May 30 the author, stranded two miles from center, asked two passersby for help. Raymond Green and James Gay quickly helped replace the tire, declining any fee, and the author expresses deep gratitude for their kindness.
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters to the editor with the writer’s signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited and condensed and should be addressed to Letters to the Editor.
The May 29 front page reports city officials approving a $100,000 use of surplus funds to tidy several private junkyards including Pee Wee Willing’s B W Auto Salvage Atomic Wrecking and a Pine Log Road site. Local critic Dr Holly H Woltz questions public money aiding a private business and urges owners to fund site cleanup themselves.
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