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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1970
Page
4
The Chicago 7 contempt sentences spotlight the need for order in court. The piece notes how defendants and lawyers disrupted proceedings, the judge’s restraint, and the signal this behavior sends about faith in the judiciary and the dangers of courtroom confrontation spreading from streets to courts.
Modern dogs enjoy luxury with average annual spend of 115 dollars per animal across 26 million pets totaling about 3 billion. Dog food outstrips baby food and many pets dine better than their owners. The piece ponders dogs' intelligence and a generation growing up on pizza.
A satirical piece warns of a supposed French plot to lower American women hems citing a mock study by Webley McBean Associates. It links fashion to stock markets and employment, mocks political figures, and urges Americans to resist mid calf and long skirts amid partisan humor.
Letters from Marcus Rosenberg of Bronx and Marjorie C Radford of Aiken defend cigarette industry against anti smoking arguments citing job livelihoods while challenging assertions and praise youth involvement in city beautification efforts and call for broad civic responsibility to curb litter.
A survey of Aiken at the turn of the century highlights key local players. R W McCreary ran a Dry Goods Emporium for two decades, George Brothers built with Standard Oil ties, J W George sat on the City Council, J I Linier sold jewelry and optics, B Cato dominated bicycles, M S Polter and J D Weatherford barbered, Walker and Co offered stylish rigs, George S Scott plumbed briefly, Wessels Florist operated with a wood yard, M L Carson sold stationery and daily papers.
The article notes Okinawa’s return after eighteen years of war era construction and a shift of U S Marine forces from Hawaii. It highlights a transformed economy with dollar wages, new hotels, factories, and trade, plus a labor union strike over military spending cuts and a clash between Lt Gen James B Lampert and local politicians over workforce reductions. It questions why Washington manages policy and argues Japan’s financial contributions since 1962 predate formal treaty changes.
Daily snippets reflect reflections on happiness found in helping others, the humor of a Texas versus Africa quip, the calm of walking for mental and physical health, and a note on temper tantrums from a four year old to a political protest by a 20 year old. BENNIE NEWMAN of the Aiken Lions Club comments on doing good without seeking credit.
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