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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1979
Page
4
The excerpt lists Samuel A. Cothran as Publisher and Scott B. Hunter as Managing Editor in 1867, with A. B. Cubedge serving as Advertising Director and Charles O. Grice as Classified Advertising Manager.
Rep J J Pickle argues Carter's proposed Social Security cuts are too controversial to move in 1979 as lawmakers face re election campaigns in 1980. The piece defends reform as prudent and warns against postponing needed changes amid rising costs and political pressure.
Senators quietly revised ethics rules to allow extra outside income up to 16,375 annually. The cap was lowered to 8,625 two years earlier to justify a 12,500 raise to 57,500, prompting criticism of ethics and fiscal responsibility.
A Santa Cruz disaster in 1976 showed exhausted crew on a Boeing 707 freighter after 23 hours on duty caused a fatal takeoff error. Investigators blamed fatigue for improper controls, while FAA officials defend lax rules and limited funding for fatigue research.
The piece argues the U S energy program failed over five years to reduce dependence on foreign oil. It criticizes anti nuclear lobbyists and environmentalists for stalling nuclear and coal projects while urging rapid development of nuclear plants coal fired plants and domestic petroleum production. It calls for action on sun wind geothermal energy.
The piece weighs Taiwan's options as U S China ties shift. It cautions against Moscow ties, nuclear gambits, or courting U S abandonment, and suggests formal independence as a long term goal while sustaining economic links with Washington.
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