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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1985
Page
4
An ad hoc committee approves redrawing Aiken County School District lines to increase black influence in electing a County Board of Education member. The plan shifts Governor Aiken Park development to District 7, raising black share from 62 to 63 percent, prompting debate on progress and race in elections.
The piece contrasts illegal gambling with state lotteries noting a 41 million dollar August jackpot in New York and a 4.1 billion annual revenue for lotteries, while illegal betting dominates. It also presents an outlandish counterterrorism idea involving spraying pork fat on Moslem holy sites to deter terrorists, and ends with a note inviting reader letters to the Aiken Standard.
A discussion on comparable worth compares nurse pay with rubbish collectors pay, noting disparities and gender dynamics. It cites Judge Kennedy's Washington ruling, AFSCME and NOW reactions, and argues for market-based redress through bargaining rather than broad civil rights litigation.
A reader asks whether to drop friends who belong to a group labeled a cult. The reply says friendship need not require agreement but warns against being pressured to adopt beliefs. It urges guarding against false teachings, knowing one’s Christian stance, and sharing faith calmly, suggesting church materials for study.
In a critical examination of the abortion dispute, CAL THOMAS highlights the 1982 Woodland Hills discovery of 16,500 fetuses stored in a shipping container and a court fight over their disposal. The piece praises S Rickly Christian’s book and recounts witness accounts from responders to the gruesome scene.
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