Aiken County School Board Faces High School Plans
The Aiken County School Board seeks three new high schools amid rising costs and a $13 million bond cap from 1976. Low bids total about $18 million, with construction contracts set for Aiken Horse Creek Graniteville Jackson New Ellenton Beech Island. The board urges public understanding and continued citizen support.
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Beech Island
T.B. Willis
Mother of Convicted Killer Speaks on Spenkelink Execution
The mother of John Spenkelink has taken time on nightly news with prepared statements to protest her son's impending execution. Little has been heard from the victim's family about the case and the planned method of justice.
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John Spenkelink
Letters debate solar energy and praise band uniform drive
A reader challenges the notion that solar energy is distant and overly technical, supporting passive solar use today. The same issue critiques Harold C. Gordon's nuclear critique. The second item commends the Aiken High School Band Uniform Drive, noting goals met, volunteers, media help, and upcoming uniforms for fall games.
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Harold C. Gordon
Henry Higgins
Fair Lady
Mr. Gordon
Aiken
Aiken High School
Arciene Tilly
Aiken Standard
Wlow
Mills Fitzner
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s mailing address and rejects anonymous submissions. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. The length limit is 200 words with possible exceptions at editors discretion.
Property values near nuclear plants show no decline
Pennsylvania State University researchers prepared a study for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission covering homes within 20 miles of Ginna Millstone Oyster Creek and Pilgrim. The study found sale prices of single family houses not noticeably affected and noted tax revenue from plants spurred local growth and kept residential taxes comparatively low.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Ginna
New York
Millstone
Connecticut
Oyster Creek
New Jersey
Pilgrim
Massachusetts
Frank A. Shallo
Hartwell
In The Rain Forest And The Mystery Of Science
A columnist reflects on science journalism in the New York Times, Einstein and Rabi quotes, and the value of understanding nature. He considers public fear of science, memory, and the interconnectedness of life with ancestral remains.
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New York Times
Einstein
Edison
I.I. Rabi
Loren Eisley
Old Warriors Call for Immediate Military Draft Revival
The piece argues Gen. Bernard Rogers and other defense leaders urge restarting the draft with a lottery and penalties for evaders. It criticizes reliance on mass manpower and calls for updated tactics, warning against returning to obsolete methods while noting current force levels and Vietnam era memories.
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Bernard Rogers
Army Chief of Staff
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