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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1980
Page
4
NASA faces a pause after Voyager’s Saturn feats with few plans for planetary probes into the late 1980s. JPL urges Reagan to fund a Halley’s Comet interception using Voyager and Viking hardware to revive the U S space program and push for new giant steps.
Tokyo and Washington face a tough choice as South Korea orders the death sentence for dissident Kim Dae Jung. With appeals pending and pressure from human rights groups, commutation may occur, but allied powers fear public protest and potential fallout in trade and security arrangements.
The column blends local reminiscences and a chaotic arson anecdote about a warehouse fire blamed on arson with street chatter about Massachusetts license plates. Woody Britton laments missing Veterans Day events and urges honoring veterans, while a football coaching tale mocks officials over motion penalties.
Paul Harvey argues selectivity in media can mirror religious and political powers without state censorship. He cites Moral Majority figures and boycotts of TV shows as evidence that Americans may choose which content to support or reject without government control. He notes historical crusades against alcohol and tobacco as precedents.
Readers challenge church giving norms and medical claims on textile workers. Clara B. Lewis of Bath cites lifelong non smoking exposure to cotton dust as causing advanced brown lung while disputing Duke University doctors and state officials.
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