USC stadium expansion moves forward with 5 million bond
The South Carolina General Assembly is poised to approve USC funding for a 15 000 seat expansion via a 5 million revenue bond backed by athletic receipts. The plan adds a 75 cent seat tax hike and possible student fees to cover interest and amortization, while avoiding pledging state credit. The piece lauds USC for taking initiative and notes football’s public nature and cost burden on taxpayers.
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University of South Carolina
General Assembly
USC
S@ITGES
School of Business Administration
Population Growth Problem Prompts Call for Population Limits
The piece argues pollution mainly stems from overpopulation and urges limits on family size. It cites government and industry pollution efforts in California and nationally, notes Earth Day as momentum, and warns of land loss and famine as populations grow. Dr. Wayne Davis warns of land loss exceeding a million acres per year.
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Wayne Davis
School of Biological Sciences
University of Kentucky
Davis
Aiken Institute's Early Roots and Enduring Legacy
The Aiken Institute on Chesterfield Street began as an Educational Society in 1888 with charter date February 23, 1888. Founders formed the corporation for a school to confer diplomas and awards and to build and own property. The current roll shows descendants of those early founders still connected to the school.
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Aiken
Chesterfield Street
Aiken Institute
United States of America
W. H. Jordan
South Carolina
The
Wall Street Journal
Vote Of Confidence In Lowering Voting Age
The piece compares Kennedy and Goldwater on extending voting rights to 18-year-olds amid youth unrest. It notes both see youth as capable while warning against broad political enthusiasm, arguing reforms rely on civic sense rather than age alone. The author questions logic of expanding suffrage and reflects on generational attitudes.
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Massachusetts
Arizona
Kennedy
Goldwater
Ted
Peace Corps
Vista
Barry
George Washington
John Quincy Adams
George Wallace
Litter debates and high school effort in Aiken
Letters to the editor discuss litter near Aiken High School and Rutland Drive with blame on adults, praising teen volunteers. A second letter honors the Senior Class of 1970 for building a new baseball field with help from C. M. Baldwin and Mackey Scott, praising their teamwork and donations.
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Crosland Park
Aiken High School
Rutland Drive
Rutland
Aiken High
Aiken Senior High School
C.M. Baldwin
Ronnie Abney
Prayer in the Voting Booth A Tribune on Divine Guidance
The author argues it is not sacrilege to pray silently for divine guidance while voting. He cites scripture to support prayer before during and after elections and urges resisting moves to remove religious elements from national life by both prayer and casting ballots.
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P.H. J
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