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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1970
Page
4
The South Carolina unemployment rate eased from 6.5 percent in June to 6.4 percent in July, described as seasonal and a modest improvement amid broader economic concerns. The state listed 67,300 unemployed, with manufacturing down 3,300 and nonagricultural payrolls off 1,800, amid vacation and summer curtailments.
The piece notes how the 35 550 entry Department of Labor occupational dictionary includes strange job labels that mislead about duties. It cites frog shaker donkey-puncher crabber night club dancer and a railroad track layer as examples and attributes quirky names to possible origins.
The speaker argues that perceived contradictions in the Bible are not real, citing sayings like losing and finding life and weakness becoming strength. They urge readers to seek truth rather than bias, comparing to Michelangelo where flaws exist but beauty remains.
Portland memories a clash between youth and authorities as Governor McCall declares a free outdoor rock show 30 miles out of town to curb campus unrest. The piece notes protests by long haired youths and a staged police response with tear gas from a Hog Farm truck.
A veteran column recounts dramatic near death cases to question when life ends. Stories span a Vietnam cor p corporal revived after morgue time to a stillbirth and other recoveries, highlighting lack of a universal death definition amid organ transplants and abortion laws.
A reader criticizes Aiken High School for conformity and a textbook focused approach, praising some teachers but calling the atmosphere stifling and detrimental to independent thought. The letter references National Merit Finalists and broader debates on medical ethics and organ transplantation ethics from Dr. Denton Cooley.
A collection of quips and sketches contrasts courage with doubt and daily life. A Baptist woman at a post office provokes a joke about denominations, while a sleepy tenant warns he cannot pay rent, prompting a late night exchange with a startled landlord.
The 1916 founded Aiken Preparatory School grew from four students to nineteen by 1938 with five masters. Headmasters included Frederick A. M. Tabor and Harold A. Fletcher, while trustees featured Seymour H. Knox and others. The school seeks disciplined, supervised development of boys in physical, emotional, and spiritual growth.
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with the writer’s mailing address. Anonymous letters are not considered. Pen names are not permitted. Legibility and potential edits for space, clarity, taste, and libel are noted. No subject matter limit.
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