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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1972
Page
4
Holmes Alexander argues the Elisberg and Russo Pentagon Papers case hinges on public opinion not law. He recalls Zenger’s Not Guilty victory as a precedent and stresses the role of press freedom amid enduring national prejudices and passions.
The article analyzes Speaker Blatt’s call to restructure the Budget and Control Board into a full-time executive budget bureau. It notes aging leaders, potential loss of legislative checks, and questions whether shifting powers like industrial revenue bonds to an executive body would improve or weaken financial governance.
A 1971 report from the American Hospital Association shows hospital daily costs rose to 92.31 dollars last year, up 13.9 percent from 81.01 in 1970. The piece argues rising costs threaten access and may prompt government intervention to curb expenses.
Billy Graham answers questions about God's foreknowledge and free will. He explains God planned to redeem humanity through love, not force, and that Adam and Eve's choice allowed sin yet led to the crucifixion and reconciliation through Jesus Christ. The plan neither failed nor negates human responsibility.
HAL BOYLE lampoons summer ills and petty irritations from heat waves to spoiled milk and loud critics. He skewers front page romances with pandas and celebrity happiness schemes, quarterly coin weights, veal prices, and overconfident armchair strategists, ending with a wishful Amen.
Cadet Julius M. Efron of Aiken, junior class, is appointed to Sergeant in Company F of The Citadel Military College. He is active in Gold Stars and Junior Exhibition Platoon and part of the BI Officers Training Corps. Efron academically strong and noted for campus involvement. E.T.H. Shaffer spoke in Aiken on Coastal Shrines of South Carolina at the home of Mrs. Huger T. Hall. He is an authority on old South Carolina and has a forthcoming book on the gardens of the state. Mrs. Walter Duncan hosted. Shaffer and wife attended. Post Office officials see slim chance of returning to two cents postage when the three-cent rate expires next summer.
A collage of comments and anecdotes includes reflections on freedom, faith, and government, plus a humor piece about an elderly mountain woman and her cart. The unsigned letter thanks donors to a kidney transplant fund and notes ongoing recovery and gratitude. It mentions Ben F. Mauldin of Route 1 Box 56 Aiken.
A reader criticizes the Southwest Bypass for rising costs from 600 000 to about 950 000 and predicts heavy tax impact. They argue the road will carry few cars, worsen Whiskey Road traffic, cut off a natural area, and mainly serve a new real estate development.
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters for publication. Letters must be signed with the writer’s mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered and pen names are not allowed. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space and taste.
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