Postal chief seeks postage hike amid rising costs
Postmaster General William F. Bolger proposes raising stamp rates from 15 to 20 cents next year and increasing charges for second and third class mail and parcel post. He calls the move conservative but notes financial needs persist. Critics urge cost cuts and junk mail limits, with Saturday delivery under congressional review.
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Postal Service
William F. Bolger
Bolger
Postal Rate Commission
Congress
Death Of A Genius Alfred Hitchcock Dies At Eighty
Bel Air marked the passing of Alfred Hitchcock at age 80 ending a six decade career in motion pictures. The renowned director of 54 films known for suspense and humor created classics like The Birds Psycho Jamaica Inn and Lifeboat. He had recent arthritis and planned to shoot Short Night before his death. He became a U.S. citizen in 1955 and earlier led Alfred Hitchcock Presents television anthologies.
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Bel-Air
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Elizabeth II
Leytonstone
England
U.S
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Isabel C Howard first woman officer of Farmers and Merchants Bank
Isabel C Howard known as Belle rose to be the bank's first woman officer after starting in 1942 and retiring in 1970. A charter Pilot Club member and longtime volunteer, she led family responsibilities after her father's death in 1925 and supported the Red Cross and local institutions. She died April 24, mourned by friends and relatives.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Isabel C. Howard
Belle
Farmers and Merchants
Pilot Club
Aiken
Miss Howard
Aiken Nursing Home
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Veterans Hospital
Augusta
First Baptist Church
Aiken Standard
Timid gestures and tough action urged in hostage crisis
The piece argues that shouting diplomacy has failed five months into the Iran hostage crisis. It urges immediate sanctions including blocking Iran through US banks, prosecuting Iranian criminals, and mining Kharg Island to pressure Tehran. It notes Iran faces multiple internal problems and warns only decisive steps will free the hostages.
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Tehran
Cyrus Vance
Washington
Iran
Carter
U.S
Kharg Island
United States
Khomeini
Revolutionary Council
Iraq
Letters Highlight Band Program Support And Public Safety Concerns
Readers praise the Aiken public schools band program and North Augusta High School clinic under Ellis and Scott, while urging next year’s site at South Aiken High. A letter by Michael L. Gilden questions license suspensions and safety, and Claire Pugh urges community action against drugs and youth risk.
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Aiken Public Schools
Brooks
North Augusta High School
Ellis
Scott
South Aiken High
Thomas C. Walker, Jr
Huckleberry
Dear Dr Graham Hell Is Real Not Just a Symbol
A reader asks about hell and its reality. The response affirms hell as real and eternal, a place of conscious punishment, described by Bible passages and linked to judgment for sin. It concludes with a call to repentance and faith in Christ for salvation and eternal life.
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DR. Graham
Hell
A.M
Satan
Christ
Jesus
Judgement
Heaven
Aiken Standard Reminds on Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Legibility is preferred, ideally typewritten, and all letters may be edited for space and clarity. Limit is 200 words unless editors permit longer.
Christians Demand Right to Speak and Defend Faith
A reader letter debates free speech for Christians against secular factions and abortion issues, arguing separation of church and state is misapplied and that Christians must be heard alongside atheists and infidels. The missive cites a Washington rally and urges broad listening in a tense public debate.
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National Mall
April Alliance
Washington
Bill Gregory
Barnwell
Unsuccessful rescue debate stirs letters to editor
Readers weigh in on the aborted rescue mission. Lt Elmer Hunt questions judging outcomes without full facts. Albert S. Thomas Jr. calls the failure lucky at a point. Lillie Schuster argues missions succeed with joint force efforts.
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Elmer Hunt
USN
Carter
Defense Brown
Albert S. Thomas Jr
Lillie Schuster
Eastwood Ave
Hanahan
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Roodger Ragan
South Carolina
Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Michael L. Gilden
P.O. Box
Claire Pugh
North
Billy Graham
North Augusta
Ashley
Enanes
Vance
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