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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1978
Page
4
The Aiken Standard presents the eighth annual Triple Crown special supplement titled Where The Horse Is King. It highlights equine activity in Aiken and reflects on the spring festival launched with the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce.
The Aiken County Family Court judgeship drew two candidates, Irene Rudnick and John W. Harte Jr. The Aiken Bar Association backed Harte with 81 percent voting, and four legislators urged lawmakers to consider the bar endorsement. Harte’s extensive courtroom experience as public defender is highlighted as decisive.
Voters stayed home in Nicaragua's Feb 5 municipal elections to oppose President Anastasios Somoza's repressive rule. Opponents largely withdrew, and amid strikes and the Chamorro murder unrest, the boycott signals growing resistance while the United States坚持 nonintervention stance via Ambassador Mauricio Solari.
The text argues that high black teen unemployment is a major economic blot and rising gaps between black and white youths are linked to minimum wage laws. It cites 1940s and 1950s equality in teen unemployment and higher black labor force participation then, attributing current disparities to artificial minimum wage laws.
The piece argues minimum wage laws harm teenagers by limiting entry level jobs. It cites unions as strongest supporters and 61 percent of academic economists as opponents. It links unemployment to delayed experience, reduced self respect, and increased risk of idleness leading to substance use and crime.
Temple University economist Walter E. Williams argues the minimum wage eliminates entry level jobs for teens and especially black teens. He calls to abolish or amend the law and to allow substantial wage differentials for under 21, suggesting earlier schooling exits to start work.
Citizens urge accountability as readers question legislator salaries and session stipends. Letters attack Panama Canal treaties, urging preservation against Torrijos and Soviet influence, while praising local educators and community leaders for service and mentorship.
A compilation of satirical observations and anecdotes from Ashley Cooper and others. The piece riffs on language barriers gender roles and quirks of everyday life from fashion to misled headlines and a humorous bear in the backyard prank.
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