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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1971
Page
4
The University of South Carolina withdraws from the ACC citing disagreements over entrance requirements and athletic scholarship limits. Trustees favor a bigger football and basketball profile, contrasting with Clemson which remains in the league. Public sentiment in South Carolina leans toward athletic success over academic emphasis.
The Senate rejected an amendment to make the adjutant general's office appointive, a stance opposed by Marion Gressette and others who fear reduced voter control. Proponents argued appointment wouldn't alter militia command, while critics urged standards and questioned electing the top military officer. The piece notes Greenville Senator Riley on standards and raises the rarity of electing the post. An 18 year old laments the voting age delay, suggesting he will be 21 before he can vote.
The piece critiques President Nixon's waning public and congressional support as of mid March, noting polling that shows most Americans want Congress to take control of Indochina policy. It cites opposition from groups like the Black Caucus and Ripon Society, plus shifts in policy and party allegiance. It urges discovering better presidential candidates for 1972 rather than reforming elections.
A letters page collects views on whaling quotas and endangered species. Readers discuss the International Whaling Commission goals, U S Interior list of endangered species, and global conservation efforts.
A historical outline traces Aiken County’s courthouse saga from early meetings in the chairman’s home to the Gregg House purchase amid embezzlement indictments. It notes debates in 1873 74 over converting Gregg House into a courthouse and jail, shifting to a new site by 1879, the 1879 act financing a jail, and the 1923 jail building that became the Aiken County Museum.
The White House now glows like famous city landmarks after Nixon added a new outdoor lighting system on the recommendation of Mrs. Nixon. Previous lighting updates occurred during Theodore Roosevelt era, with electricity installed 81 years ago under Benjamin Harrison.
In this answer Billy Graham counsels a reader with guilt over a sin before marriage. He urges embracing Christ to remove guilt, stressing faith frees believers from penalty and that true Christian goodness comes from God’s view, not personal works. He advises forgetting past sins and surrendering them to Christ.
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