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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1972
Page
11
President Nixon's remarks on busing to achieve racial balance pleased neither extreme. He offered a measured approach that calmed tensions and framed desegregation as a gradual, nationwide issue. In Aiken County South Carolina unitary schools show progress with limited or no bussing.
President Nixon’s party noted in China that 200000 Peking residents including many elderly women rose before dawn to sweep away a heavy snowfall. The piece argues Americans could benefit from similar citizen effort to keep cities orderly without relying on municipal trash pickup.
The piece notes the yellow jessamine as the state flower and a marker of spring. It recalls youth and aging, suggesting the garlands brighten woods and hedgerows each year, with March as the bloom time and the plant seen as a reward of growing older.
The Huntsville Times reports Mayor Lindsay pledges to speak for the neglected in the United States while facing questions over whether he will press investigations into alleged New York police corruption after three years of appeals from concerned citizens.
From Chillicothe Correctional Institute Convict No. 129 606 Lou Torok writes to his son sharing how early theft drew him into crime. He recalls temptations from a young age, warns of easy gains from wrongdoing and urges his son to avoid breaking the law, ending with a plea from a repentant dad.
The writer details boarding TWA Flight 63 amid bomb scares at Dulles, noting guards, a friendly captain, and a surprisingly calm transcontinental trip. He jokes about the security, recalls companions, and ends with a travel tip praising the airline seen as a target of extortionists.
Billy Graham notes how fame can corrupt a once humble kid and recalls an astronaut quote about immortality and a wife’s sacrifice. He questions whether public success brings true happiness and warns of the price paid by families and spouses.
The piece notes Spiro Agnew won a vast write-in surge in New Hampshire ahead of the 1970 primary, totaling about 45,000 votes, far surpassing rivals like Lodge and Nixon in past contests. It also mentions Peter Booras as the Agnew catalyst and contrasts aims of aides Ashbrook and Kennedy amid broader GOP and Democratic dynamics.
The article recounts the discovery of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Best in 1921, their collaboration with Professor Macleod, and the move to purify and mass produce insulin at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, detailing early medical challenges and moral debates over animal research.
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