Robert D. Cathcart Executive Editor
A compact note from the Aiken Standard identifying Robert D. Cathcart as the paper’s executive editor on page 4.
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Robert D. Cathcart
Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1972
Page
4
Buzzard's Roost Critics and pay raise debate in S C House
The piece mocks South Carolina House members for a 90 percent pay raise in an election year while teachers and state employees receive much smaller raises. It notes the media portrayal of lawmakers as bumshas sparked controversy and suggests the press gallery earned the nickname Buzzard's Roost for its critical coverage.
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S.C. House
House
Postal hike possible hold as USPS weighs cuts
Postmaster General E T Klassen says USPS is exploring cost cuts to avoid a September rate increase. Mechanization expands as labor accounts for 85 percent of outgo with 700000 employees. If rates rise, first class could jump to 9 or 10 cents, hitting big mailers hardest and affecting November elections.
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United States Postal Service
E.T. Klassen
Mr. Klassen
Miami
Fla
Herald
Rufus Here’s Rufus: Quick Wits and Courtroom Quips
A comic snippet set in a lawyer’s office features a butcher accusing a dog of stealing roast, with a witty charge that the dog's owner should pay. A campus sophomore confesses growing popularity, while Henry Beecher quips about burying faults. A man brags about automatic garage doors provoking fear.
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Rufus W. Gosnell
Burt Poston
Henry Beecher
Ministers view on wealth and spiritual values in Life Magazine
A Life Magazine piece from February 14 1972 notes high school seniors seek security stability and comfort. The reply argues wealth is not condemned and cites Jesus and Paul about wealth and spiritual focus. It urges youths to excel while wisely managing resources and committing life to Christ with reference to R F LeTourneau as an example.
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Life Magazine
S.S.T
Christ
Jesus
Paul
R.F. le Tourneau
God
Panama Canal policy needs careful study by candidates
The canal's strategic importance and U S investments exceed 7 billion dollars since 1903. Dangers include ceding sovereignty over the Canal Zone via a new treaty. Critics cite Soviet influence and Panamanian extremism as risks while urging modifications within the Canal Zone rather than a new treaty.
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U.S
Panama Canal
United States
U.S. State Department
Canal
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
State Department
Panama
You Sit Too Quietly At The Auction
Opinion piece by Holmes Alexander arguing against a strongman solution and warning about political extremism. References to Nixon, race tensions in Maryland, economic controls, and distrust of both major parties. Concludes that voters sit passively whileOthers push for a savior figure.
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Richard Nixon
Washington, D.C
American Commonwealth
Maryland
Deep South
Free State
Congress
Supreme Court
Nixon
Rubbery legs and small-stroke links in elderly patients
Dr. W C Alvarez discusses rubbery legs as a sign of tiny brain artery blockages often following brief dizziness spells. He notes similarities and differences with Parkinsonism and marche a petit pas, cites a case of unilateral leg weakness after a stroke event, and recalls a physician friend who suffered transient aphasia from arterial spasm.
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W.C. Alvarez
M.D
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