Excellent choice for Small Businessman of the Year in Aiken
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce selects Lionel Smith of Lionel Smith Ltd. as Small Businessman of the Year. Smith, a downtown Aiken menswear clothier, leads Laurens Street revitalization efforts and chairs United Way campaigns. He serves on the Aiken Community Hospital board of trustees and backs numerous community projects.
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Lionel Smith
Lionel Smith Ltd
Greater Aiken
United Way
Aiken Community Hospital
Chamber
Smith
TV's Toll on Children Grows With Weekend Violence
A National Institute of Mental Health study finds children see up to 18 violent acts per hour on weekend TV and links this to aggressive behavior. The report, aligned with the 1972 surgeon general's findings, criticizes networks and advertisers for prioritizing profits over content. It offers no firm policy recommendations, but urges industry responsibility.
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National Institute of Mental Health
Surgeon General
Lesbian as a label for women loving women and language choices
Ashley Cooper discusses feminist terms for female homosexuality, weighing the acceptance of Lesbian and other synonyms, and critiques political figures like Norma Russell and Caldwell Hinson while insisting on fair debate. The column touches ERA support and hotel tax votes amid partisan clashes.
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Caldwell T. Hinson
Lancaster
Charleston
Is Killing Always A Sick Act
A Washington court room presents a tense debate on the insanity defense in John Hinckley’s case. Parents recount a son tormented by mental illness as experts argue whether the act against a president stems from sane intent or ill knowledge, shaping beliefs about moral responsibility and the value of life.
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South Carolina
Hinson
Washington
John Hinckley
Not Laughing Matter as Armenian Groups Kill Diplomats
The Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim credit for the May 4 assassination of Orhan R. Gunduz, honorary Turkish consul general to New England, in Somerville Massachusetts. The group’s second U S assassination in months follows the Jan 28 death of Kemal Arikan, Turkish consul general to Los Angeles. The piece surveys Armenian Turk history, goals to liberate eastern Turkey lands, and notes Armenian diaspora of about 2.5 million, with France and the United States as large communities.
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Justice Commandos
Armenian Secret Army
Armenia
Orhan R. Gunduz
New England
Somerville
Mass
Los Angeles
Kemal Arikan
James L. Dozier
Italy
Turkey
Syria
Mesopotamia
East
Germany
Secret Army
Austria
Britain
France
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
United States
Gunduz
Europe
Trying To Appease The Wolves And Corporate Kidnapping
A verbose analysis argues multinational corporations may fund and enable terrorism through ransom payoffs and protection money. It cites Geoffrey Williams of WA Institute of Technology estimating 200 exec kidnappings annually with half a billion dollars paid in a decade. The piece links ransom culture to broader political violence and questions the complicity of governments and firms in altering international morality.
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Geoffrey Williams
Strategic and Defense Studies
Western Australian Institute of Technology
Williams
Europe
Italy
Nies
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Arafat
Begin
Israel
Zionist Organization
Irgun
United States
Irish Republican Army
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