Gas Shortage Sparks Call for FTC Probe Through Jackson
U S Senator Henry M Jackson chair of the Senate National Fuels and Energy Policy Study urges the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the petroleum industry structure and its relation to shortages and rising prices. The piece notes earnings gains for the five biggest oil firms and describes local impact in Aiken County as government contracts with Exxon shield agencies from shortages while motorists face higher costs and tougher belt tightening.
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Aiken
U.S
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
National Fuels and Energy Policy
Federal Trade Commission
Sen. Jackson
FTC
Aiken County
Exxon
Tax Reform Debate Sparks Bicentennial Reflections
The piece reviews Freeman’s Loopholes: the Legend and the Reality, arguing the U S tax system is more a redistributive fight than revenue tool. It notes half of personal income taxed, proposes a flat 10 percent rate on all income, and links tax policy to constitutional fairness and political reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Alexander
Roger A. Freeman
Hoover Institution
American Enterprise Institute
House of Representatives
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Ervin
Freeman
Congress
United States
You
Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Tle
Investigations Must Be Halted By Arthur Hoppe
An argument urging immediate halt to all 42 Watergate investigations. The piece praises an unnamed undercover agent X for exposing corruption and pushing reforms, claiming the agent’s identity must remain secret to protect national security and ongoing revelations. It mentions connections to Abplanalp, Dean, and high level figures.
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Arthur Hoppe
Rufus Here's Rufus by Rufus W Gosnell
A reflective piece contrasts choosing good over bad with a trader’s sign and a widow’s loss. The peddler tale toys with roles and daily risks while a New Hampshire man avoids a Sunday drive only to face a car crashing into his living room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus W. Gosnell
New Hampshire
1924 County Convention Echoes a Steamroller Vote
Dorothy MacDowell reports a 1924 county convention at the Court House where an arranged plan quickly selected temporary officers and eight delegates to the State Convention. The slate favored William Gibbs McAdoo for the presidency with nominations alternating among Byrnes Henderson Crouch Baker Buckingham Jackson Weeks and Brodie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Macdowell
Court House
William Gibbs McAdoo
James F. Byrnes
P.F. Henderson
Aiken
E.L. Crouch
Graniteville
W.E. Baker
Langley
E.R. Buckingham
Elenton
E.B. Jackson
Wagener
O.L. Weeks
White Pond
W.H. Brodie
Kitchings Mill
beliefs on pain and providence in christian faith
Billy Graham explains that pain and heartache do not come from God. Suffering results from the fallen world and Satan. Providence guides believers toward spiritual well being, with Romans 8 28 cited to show God’s overruling of events for good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
God
H.D
Paul
Satan
Christ
Give and Take in Marriage: A Humorous Look at Spouses
A humorous brief examines the give and take of married life with examples of wives and husbands joking about insecurities and quirks. It ends noting that as long as nobody wins, nobody loses, the balance remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casanova
Letter policy for submissions to the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard accepts letters to the editor with signed real names and a mailing address. Anonymous communications are excluded and pen names are not allowed. Legible typewritten letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. There is no subject matter limit.
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