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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1970
Page
4
The piece urges politicians to give straight talk to teachers about pay raises, arguing that funding is unavailable this year. It contends the election-year excuse misleads and calls for honesty about when funds may be available and considered with other taxpayer claims.
New Morality Human Events notes that unmarried mothers will receive maternity benefits under a labor contract with three Philadelphia food chains. An official warns that teachers may face pay limits, as legislators resist education funding without broader tax increases, while shoppers may bear higher prices.
Nixon pledged to end the draft and move to an all volunteer force after the Vietnam conflict. The Gates Commission urged swift abolition and a transition to volunteers with pay increases, but Defense Secretary Laird said he doubts it would work.
A Vietnam era opinion argues that American news coverage misleads, praising Thieu’s government for removing immunity from National Assembly members charged with aiding the enemy. It defends legal due process while condemning media bias and calls for supporting the Republic’s wartime actions.
At Nellis Air Force Base Nevada reports describe the December 22 crash of an F-111 on gunnery range five. The grounded fleet, about 80 on base, is being moved to Fort Worth Texas for airworthiness investigations. The piece argues the aircraft’s potential impact on national security and critiques defense leadership and public perception.
In 1901 Aiken’s government included Mayor P A Emanuel and aldermen J Glass J W George H H Hall L M C Oliveros E A Sommer F Wessels and treasurer James R Jordan. The population stood at 3500 with artesian wells water works electric lights and sewage. The climate was dry and agreeable with numerous large churches graded schools and refined society. The Journal and Review charged 1 50 yearly, alongside three weekly papers advertising county life.
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