Youth vote age clash shows up in constitutional debate
A Senate passed amendment to lower voting age to 18, citing fewer dual election rules. critics blame Congress for prior overreach and say states should decide. The piece notes Satch Paige Hall of Fame nod and reflects on youth political engagement and state prerogative.
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Congress
Senate
Supreme Court
Satchel Paige
Satch
S. C. General Assembly
House
South Carolina
U.S
Readers thank Red Cross and praise Bell feature
Letters to the editor express gratitude for March blood drive coverage that helped collect 298 pints in Aiken. The page also notes appreciation for Mrs Garvin and Southern Bell on a Bell article and includes strong local views on courthouse site and funding.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Aiken
Elric S. Pinckney
Aiken County
Red Cross Chapter
Alexander Graham Bell
Senator McMillan
Letter Against Reducing Aiken Magistrates to Four
Wallace F. Alexander argues against proposed legislation to cut Aiken County magistrates from thirteen to four. He urges referendum control, warns that local magistrates better serve residents, and notes crime trends justify more magistrates rather than fewer. He cites cost savings from local case handling and asks representatives to heed public wishes.
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Aiken County
General Sessions Court
Aiken
Wallace F. Alexander
A Widow’s Pension Rule Change Takes Effect
A new law effective January 1 allows widows to restart VA pension after a remarriage ends by death or divorce. The note cites Alexander Magoun on purposeful action and includes anecdotes about misaddressed letters and sayings about effort and time.
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Veterans Administration
Economy and war budgets reshape US economy study
A March release discusses a 600 page study by 12 economists titled Adjustment of the U S Economy to Reductions in Military Spending. It analyzes Phantom A B and C budgets, showing military spending has limited macroeconomic impact while peace offers room to grow.
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Joe Jackson
Nixon
Gallup
U.S
White House
Phantom
Minutemen
CONUS
Continental
USA
Lawrence Klein
University of Pennsylvania
Kei Mori
Keio University
Tokyo
Aiken Standard masthead note
The Aiken Standard announces Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor with Eugene J. Oyler serving as Executive Editor, reflecting leadership roles at the historic newspaper.
Aiken Trotting Life Echoes From Historic South Carolina Site
Thirty years ago E Roland Harriman praised Aiken South Carolina as a prime winter training ground for trotting horses. The area offered a fast regulation mile track, sandy perimeter, loamy jogging roads, and congenial surroundings for both young horses and older runners. Colonel Roosevelt once visited and lauded the locale saying it was horse morning noon and night with humans sharing the world.
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E. Roland Harriman
American Trotting Association
Southland
Aiken
South Carolina
Dunbar W. Bostwick
Elbridge T. Gerry
Fred Post
Roosevelt
More Tired Cliches
A New York AP piece catalogs receptionist quips about trying to reach a distant boss. The jokes feature lines about money, paydays, and flirtation in a dim office setting with satire on office life and romantic advances.
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New York
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Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wilma Croft
Rollingwood Rd
Callrgaln
Altri Mines
Whiskey Road
New Ellenton, S.C
Rufus
By Rufus W. Gosnell
Alexander Magoun
Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
Alice Chalmers
Wis
Alice
Texas
Allis Chalmers
Camden
Lionel Spellman
Vietnam
Russia
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
Dorothy K. Macdowell
Hal Boyle
Myrtle
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