This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1987
Page
4
The South Carolina House adopted a dress code requiring dresses or skirts for women on the House floor. The Rules Committee passed a bill allowing female guests and visitors to wear pants. The measure passed 105 to 2, amid debate sparked by scantily clad past appearances linked to a named House member.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith releases Instructions on Respect for Human Life in Its Origins and on the Dignity of Procreation stating that only married couples should produce babies and that life begins at conception. It urges governments to follow the stance while acknowledging America's pluralism and urging conscience.
Alexander M Quattlebaum died March 10 at his home Arundel Plantation near Georgetown He founded Harlee Quattlebaum Construction Co in Florence and built a large philanthropic legacy He funded Clemson University Presbyterian College Francis Marion College and the College of Charleston He supported Spoleto Festival USA Brookgreen Gardens and served as trustee emeritus at Clemson PC and South Carolina State He was first vice president of the South Carolina Historical Society and left a lasting impact on his state and its institutions
A Boston Globe columnist extols a Beethov en Mendelssohn violin concertos CD by Yehudi Menuhin and Wilhelm Furtwangler. The piece links decades of history from London and Berlin performances to 1929 Berlin and 1946 Geneva meetings, praising the disc as a compact miracle of art. The writer evokes Einstein and spiritual threads, urging readers to grasp the disc’s extraordinary nature.
A Mobile Alabama district judge ruled that secular humanism qualifies as a religion for First Amendment purposes and ordered 44 state textbooks removed for promoting its beliefs. The decision sparks sharp criticism from the ACLU and People for the American Way, sparing no one in a clash over teaching religion in schools.
The piece warns Illinois and other states plan to raise taxes despite federal tax reform returning 5.6 billion to states. Illinois Gov. Thompson proposes a half percent income tax hike and new taxes to harvest 18 to 20 million annually while expanding welfare cash aid to 862000 on welfare.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.