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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1970

Page

4

Eugene J. Oyler Executive Editor Page 4

Front page byline notes Eugene J. Oyler as executive editor with page four content highlights and editorial approach.

Eugene J. Oyler

South Carolina House shelves tax exempt National Guard pension bill

The House Ways and Means Committee killed the measure to allow guardsmen to retire with a tax exempt state pension atop federal retirement. Rep. Baldwin Jr. led the floor fight against it, with support from pension official Tatum Gressette. Opponents argued the plan would burden taxpayers and dilute the national force's purpose amid Vietnam era concerns.

S.C. National Guardsmen House Ways and Means Frank E. Baldwin Jr Jasper Tatum Gressette S.C National Guard South Carolina

Clouds Over Social Action Programs Delay Jobs Push

Clouds cut light from social action efforts as industry zeal fades under economic pressure. Tight money and recession fears stall big business and industrial plant moves into slums face zoning and residential opposition. The hard core unemployed work goal remains distant, attracting interest but not progress.

Look Back Think It Over Ambition's Ladder for Wold

A Wyoming columnist argues Republican John Wold of Casper should reconsider his bid for the Senate seat held by Gale McGee. The piece notes Wold’s youth, GOP service, and 1964 defeat, while critiquing McGee’s liberal drift and past pacifist funding, urging Republicans to focus on long-term party momentum for 1972.

Shakespeare John Wold Casper Wold House Senate Gale McGee Congress Nixon Rocky Mountain Teno Roncalio Wyoming U.S. Congress McGee Johnson Vietnam Foreign Relations Committee ADA Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace Agnew Ronald Reagan

Murray Home Beech Island House From 1832 Wedding Gift

The will of David Bowers Jr mentions a new house and adjacent acreage bought by Richard J. Hankinson as a wedding gift for his daughter Georgiana upon her marriage to Dr. John Milledge Galphin in 1832. The home features original 20-foot rooms, hand-hewn panelling, pegged floors, and imported hardware from England. A magnolia tower legend ties the site to a former belle and a suitor.

David Bowers Jr Richard J. Hankinson Georgiana Georgia John Milledge Galphin

Old Myths New Realities on Indochina Policy

A political column condemns Fulbright and current US policy toward Laos and Southeast Asia. It argues NATO Britain and the Soviet Union hinder a realistic approach to stopping Communist aggression, labeling calls for neutralization as surrender and urging independent U.S. action. The piece blames Fulbright for shaping failed 1962 Geneva outcomes and warns that US restraint has prolonged war.

Nixon Laos Britain Soviet Union State Department United States Indochina J. William Fulbright Senate Southeast Asia Fulbright South Vietnam North Vietnam Eastern Europe Russia Latin America Czechoslovakia

Noted Presidents Try For Principled Statesmanship

The speaker defends politicians as serious, nonpartisan decision makers driven by national duty and prayer rather than expediency. He contrasts real statesmen with mere politicians, noting many Congress members recognize the nation faces tremendous problems.

The Unmaking Of A Liberal Student And Will Durant

A reflective survey traces a leading liberal critic from radical youth to mature historian Will Durant. It outlines Durant’s shift from socialism to evolutionary views on society and morality, noting cultural decline in arts, education, and public life as civilization faces internal barbarians.

William New York Evening Journal Newark Will Durant

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