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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1981
Page
4
The piece compares chain letters to Social Security and argues the program, now a major budget item moving $100 billion yearly, faces sustainability gaps. It cites longer lifespans, inflation, and broader benefits as pressure points and outlines proposed reforms to restore original aims and raise retirement age.
Aiken County faces mounting garbage piles as urbanization and new materials strain disposal. The county council ended county pickup, signaling that a county system often raises costs and lowers efficiency. The piece urges improving the current contractor or seeking a new firm to restore vital service.
At the Atomic Industrial Forum conference in Los Angeles 1981 W Creighton Callaway of General Atomic argues Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant is essential for near term plutonium supply and breeder demonstration funding. He suggests acquiring Barnwell could be funded with revenue opportunities and completed within a year.
A reader column criticizes rising taxes and deficits, arguing that federal programs for health and addiction face budget cuts. The author urges local governments and charities to fill gaps as public aid funds shrink and questions TV networks for blaming Reagan budget cuts.
Bahrain has emerged as a cosmopolitan financial hub in the Persian Gulf with 64 offshore banks and $37.5 billion in assets, while diversifying its oil-based economy. The island plans a $2 billion four-lane causeway to link with the mainland within four years and maintains a tolerant social scene amid regional tensions.
A Graniteville reader argues against a bill H.2653 mandating seven day handgun waiting periods. The writer claims such laws presuppose guilt, cites existing checks, and echoes President Reagan about enforcing swift justice to curb crime.
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