A White Way proposed by Aiken Kiwanis in 1923
In fall 1923 the Aiken Kiwanis Club approved a plan for an electric White Way through the business district from the depot to Highland Park Hotel and along Main Street to Richland Ave, also including Curve Street. The Chamber of Commerce discussed it, Ludlow would supply power, and the project was estimated at 7000 to 8000 dollars. A council presentation committee was formed.
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Aiken Kiwanis Club
Aiken
Depot
Highland Park Hotel
Main Street
Main
Richland Ave
Curve Street
Chamber of Commerce
P.F. Henderson
Hastings Wyman, Jr
G.A. Milner
Messrs
E.C. Lowe
James Verenes
D.M. George
Return to Payoff Place spoof lampoons Wa tergate hearings
The piece parodies a soap opera with rumors about Mayor Dick, Sheriff Sam, a burglar named Jim and a psychiatrist scene. It lampoons hearsay, love intrigue, and the mock-news surrounding political scandal in a comedic, fictional Middle American setting.
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Arthur Hoppe
Jim
Sam
Mr. Caulfield
Honest Jim
Mayor Dick
Old John
Maurice
South America
John
Martha
Helms
Ephram Zimbalist Jr
Aiken Standard Leadership Names
Samuel A. Cothran serves as President and Editor while Robert D. Cathcart is named Executive Editor at the Aiken Standard.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Reading on nuclear energy by Aiken Standard
Tomorrow's Aiken Standard presents an in depth study of nuclear energy and its by products prepared by G O Gus Robinson former Savannah River Plant executive. The feature explains nuclear industry aims for a lay audience and highlights ongoing research in the region.
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Arkenites
G.O
Gus) Robinson
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
Networks to Rotate Watergate Hearings
Headlines last Saturday highlighted a plan to rotate Watergate hearing coverage among ABC NBC and CBS when hearings resume June 5. Networks had aired full daytime coverage, responding to complaints from housewives about cancelled soaps and game shows.
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ABC
NBC
CBS
Legislature backs budget office idea in state reform push
State Budget Bureau and House Republicans push a federal style general accounting office to oversee state and federal funds. The plan heads to Ways and Means after months of inaction with no action expected in 1974.
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House
General Accounting Office
Ways and Means
C. Marshall Cain
Aiken
State Budget and Control Board
General Assembly
Bible appeals to intelligent readers, says Billy Graham
Billy Graham argues the Bible offers transformative power through forgiveness and love, explains human origins and moral order, presents Jesus as God incarnate, asserts its ultimate authority, and notes societies have built laws on its precepts. He adds that intelligent readers seek their need and listen.
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God
Jesus Christ
John
E.T
Ellsberg as Martyr and Hero in Subcommittee Hearing
Holmes Alexander argues Ellsberg mirrors Whittaker Chambers, a self worshiping figure driven by grandiose messianic delusions. He notes Ellsberg’s claims of national defense stakes, his death toll estimates, and his Pentagon Papers theft framed as a redemption arc toward a second coming.
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Holmes Alexander
Daniel Ellsberg
Whittaker Chambers
Ellsberg
Daniel Ellisberg
Chambers
Muskie
Homer
Coleridge
Circe
Pentagon
Los Angeles
George Washington
Letters to the Editor on water waste and pet adoption in Aiken
Readers urge water conservation pointing to waste near the park and unsightly stand pipe. They suggest mini fountains or bird baths and advise consulting the Aiken County Soil Conservation District. Also praised are animal welfare pleas and adopting dogs from the Aiken Pound with proper vet checks.
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Aiken County
Rufus and Neckties and Quotations in a Patchwork Note
A collage of light notes on neckties worn by presidents and a famous song authorship claim. It includes jokes about Nixon’s tie habit and a tossed quip about a Con Ed billing error, plus a social slogan about doing good across many contexts.
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Yesteryear
Aiken, S.C
Robert D. Cathcart
State Budget Bureau
South Carolina
Ancquaintance
Watergate
Billy Graham
White House
Nixon
Ally
Elisberg
Water Department
William Post
Arbutus DiGregorio
Aiken Pound
Augusta Labs
Rufus
Rufus W. Gosnell
United States
Anne Powell
Con Ed
Citizen Smith
Rich van
City Hall
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