Stay Out Of Fast Lane With New Highway Bill
An editorial argues against raising South Carolina interstate speed limits to 75 mph. It warns current enforcement habits would let speeds climb to 80 mph or more, risking more accidents. The piece urges maintaining 65 mph in rural and 55 in urban areas with stricter enforcement and no costly sign upgrades.
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Letters to the Editor on Santa Claus and UN history
A reader denounces James Roland Smith for claiming Santa Claus comes from Columbia and argues taxes hinder state revenue. The letter collates UN founding history, naming figures such as Alger Hiss and Dean Acheson, labeling them secret communists. It argues to remove the U N from the United States and to end U S involvement abroad.
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James Roland Smith
Santa Claus
Columbia
Aiken
United Nations
San Francisco
State Department
U.N
Treasury Department
Alger Hiss
Harry Dexter White
Virginius Frank Coe
Dean Acheson
Noel Field
Laurence Duggan
Hen
Ry Julian Wadleigh
John Carter Vincent
David Weintraub
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
Harold Glasser
Victor Perle
Irving Kaplan
Solomon Adler
Abraham George Silverman
William L. Ullman
William H. Taylor
Hiss
Office of Special Political Affairs
FBI
FDR
Yalta
General Assembly
United States
Ukraiian Ssr
Byelorussia Ssr
Texas
California
U.S
Aiken Standard Publication Details and Contact Info
The Aiken Standard published weekday afternoons and Saturday, with Sunday mornings, is printed by Aiken Communications Inc. Mail address P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Phone and delivery lines list subscription and re-delivery numbers and hours, switchboard, and tips for news ideas.
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Grave concerns over Kevin Garnett future in pro basketball
Tribune column argues about an 18 year old high school star entering the NBA. It weighs youth, college, exploitation risks, and money. The piece notes Kevin Garnett, a celebrated 1995 prospect, and compares paths to other professions while questioning the need for college. It ends with satire on what maturity and money mean for teen athletes.
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Kevin Garnett
Kevin
Galaxy
Farragut High
Dullsville Junior College
Harvard
Yale
Bulls
Ling Wang
Lack Of Evidence For Extremism In Abortion Debates
Washington observers note Republicans who won control in 1994 push to limit abortion rights. They cite House bills banning abortions in military hospitals abroad and criminalizing late term procedures, plus curbs on counseling and federal funding. Voters' support for limiting government influence in abortion is questioned.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
America
House
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Christian Coalition
United States
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