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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1981
Page
4
One year after the aborted April 24 rescue mission in Iran the episode is examined for its impact on world history and U S leadership. Critics faulted Carter for faulty planning and excessive caution and question why eight helicopters were sent when six were deemed essential.
Eight-year-old Peter Sweeney Jr writes a letter read to Congress by President Reagan after the 1981 assassination attempt. The note jokes about a speech in pajamas and includes a signed postscript. The boy, who died in Rockville Centre, shares a memory with Grace Bedell and Lincoln about presidential advice influencing history.
Atlanta officials and experts discuss a rising pattern of child homicides amid media attention. Dr. Robert R. Stivers, Fulton County Medical Examiner, says figures are not new and most cases lack solved status, while urging protective action for children and cautioning against sensationalism.
Letter writers urge restraint on imports and urge U.S. shoppers to back American cars. One author notes tax dollars fund his Savannah River Plant job and criticizes fellow workers buying imports. Other letters tackle pay in Aiken County education, college value versus trades, and Gem Lake area vandalism and security, warning residents to respect property and identify guests.
Washington argues the Soviet Union still rejects truth about Nazi crimes and seals off sites to prevent commemorations. Walter Laqueur's The Terrible Secret argues the Final Solution was open knowledge long before 1942, with widespread evidence from witnesses and civilians. Commemorations pressure liberal societies to confront uncomfortable realities.
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