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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1976
Page
4
Aiken's annual Festival of the Hor ses closes with the Triple Crown races completed under favorable weather. The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce led planning for the events, ensuring continuity and community involvement. The piece urges local support to grow the tradition and attract national stature.
The Charleston Evening Post questions the effectiveness of anti strike laws for public workers and the collection of large fines. It argues unions’ growing influence pressures tax funded services, risks service shutdowns, and courts have failed to curb excesses, urging a solution to prevent city shutdowns.
A reader asks about courting honesty. The advice notes that people may show their best, but timing matters and God should guide marriage choices. Be honest about intentions, seek God’s leading, and trust Him to bring the right partner despite imperfect courtship knowledge.
Dorothy MacDowell recounts how Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson earned two monuments for her bravery during the 1780 Waxhaws siege. She aided wounded Americans, helped secure prisoners of war, and died en route home after nursing the sick, with memorials in Washington Park and King Street Extension.
Holmes Alexander surveys political ethics in the Nixon era quoting Madison to argue government requires checks. William Spann Jr. urges original sin limits on power and proposes a stand by prosecutor or a special court of appointments to curb abuse. He notes risks of patronage and political loyalty in law enforcement and cabinet actions.
A House subcommittee backs U S military protection for four mining consortia to extract nickel manganese copper and cobalt from the ocean bottom amid fears of a Group of 77 led cartel. Secret session warns of OPEC like controls and international backlash.
A Washington commentary argues that drinking among lawmakers and officials undermines government. It cites Ted Kennedy and Wilbur Mills, cites HEW agencies funding alcohol, and warns that corruption and a cover up surpass Watergate in danger. The piece decries a moral and tactical threat from pervasive booze.
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