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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1970
Page
4
A Senate subcommittee hearing cites slow progress in curbing pollution from long identified sources. Dr Henry Schroeder of Dartmouth Medical School warns toxic metals pose a subtler yet more serious threat than pesticides, urging measures to slow toxic buildup and prevent degenerative disease.
A Rutgers University researcher touts a slide rule device that uses weight, drinks, and timing to estimate a safe driving limit. The piece also discusses pollution links to cadmium and lead, calling for stronger policy, enforcement, and national resolve to curb toxic exposures.
A collection of light essays contrasts how society labels men and women. It critiques double standards in descriptions of bravery, independence, and relationship choices, showing gender stereotypes as inconsistent and biased.
Two brothers Starlove and Stillwater pursue goodness and leisure. Starlove campaigns for a Goodness Party candidate and marches for peace while Stillwater doubts impact and pursues scrimshaw and puzzles. Both fail to change world events yet Starlove cherishes the time he spent trying. The story ends with the moral that it is the time spent striving that matters.
The piece argues forgiveness as essential to forget past harms. It cites Jesus and biblical verses urging forgiveness and positive thinking, contrasting psychology with spiritual guidance. It blends Christian teaching with reference to an old Greek prayer on forgetting.
Four churches are listed in Aiken around 1900 to 1909. Aiken Baptist served 1900 to 1904 under Rev. Dr. Henry Miller with weekly services and Sunday school. St John’s Methodist led by Rev F H Shuler held Sunday services weekly. St Claire’s Roman Catholic, under Missionary Father Seid, offered Sunday services. St Thaddeus Episcopal, with Rev Theodore Wood Clift IV as rector 1895 to 1909, held services Sundays and Fridays. a parish-house room was named for Clift and he is buried in the churchyard.
Analyzing the Fitzhugh panel on reorganizing the Pentagon, critics argue it would dilute Joint Chiefs of Staff roles and shift civilian control. Navy Magazine calls the proposals revolutionary and dangerous to national security, while others say most changes can be enacted by decree and the Pentagon would remain largely the same.
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