Lesson From History Nixon backs Youth Conservation Corps plan
President Nixon signs a three year pilot law creating a Youth Conservation Corps for ages 15 to 18 to work in national parks and forests. The program costs 3.5 million dollars and aims to expand similar projects to 3,000 youths next year, echoing the Civilian Conservation Corps era while warning against bureaucratic overreach.
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Youth Conservation Corps
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Agnew Dart Game and Voodoo Dolls Stir Social Controversy
Commentary condemns a New York firm for marketing an Agnew themed dart game and planned voodoo dolls with pins, warning that certain segments of society may be sicker than expected.
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New York
The Gluch Story Turned Gludge and Back to Peace
A fable about Gluch a peaceful land with no patriots until Spencer Spellbinder inspires a name change to United Republic of Goldenland to rally pride. Citizens reject conquest and rail Spellbinder out, then restore Gluch to simple contentment with a moral about loving country over blind patriotism.
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Gluch
Spencer Spellbinder
United Republic of Goldenland
Gluck
Cane Brake House Reveals Mead Estate Past On Coker Spring Road
The small Cane Brake cottage on Coker Spring Road, once Mead estate caretaker housing, was moved in 1962 and remodelled before Walter Plunkett Jr. acquired it. The two doors suggest it may have housed two bachelors, while Plunkett attended a Yale commencement quoted with President Kennedy.
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Walter Plunkett Jr
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Prescott Bush
George Herbert Walker
Louise Mead
Letters on morals TEV translation and arts center proposal
Readers debate pornography and moral values with references to the Presidents Commission on Pornography and the TEV Bible translation. The column also discusses pursuing a community arts center in Aiken to showcase history, culture, and events like a Masters Week gala, urging local support and historic pride.
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Commission On Pornography
Charles R. Dorsey
Ward Circle
Aiken, S.C
Aiken
Cheekwood
Nashville
Tennessee
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters For Publication
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor for publication. Signed letters with a mailing address are required, anonymous submissions are not considered, and pen names are not permitted. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space, clarity, taste, and libel. There is no subject matter limit.
Becoming a Christian Requires Repentance Belief and Obedience
Billy Graham explains salvation hinges on repentance belief and obedience. He notes repentance clears sins through Christ, then belief on Jesus as Lord follows. The message clarifies that faith goes to Jesus first, not solely assent to the historical Jesus.
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