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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1976
Page
4
The Nixon era reforms failed to halt rising costs and declining service as the 13 cent stamp becomes a symbol of broader mail decline. Advancements in technology, roads, air travel, and the zip code fail to stop losses. Critics urge Congress to reimpose control while subsidies or higher rates loom, with a future 17 cent stamp likely.
The piece warns of rising global material costs and looming inflation as raw material prices surge since January. It notes copper, silver, zinc, tin, coffee and cocoa gains amid speculative pressure, cites OPEC lessons, and mentions cartels forming while urging resilience.
A new South Carolina law requires a public register of all state agency rules and regulations starting January. The act mandates General Assembly approval for new or changed rules, giving citizens and legislators a say, but could burden lawmakers and risk letting regulations die through neglect.
A Paul Harvey column imagines Jimmy Carter as a Nebraska wheat farmer running for president and asks if Dixie would vote for him. It contrasts Southern perceptions, party loyalty, and policy stances including civil rights, education aid, health care, and federal reform.
The piece profiles Libertarian candidate Roger MacBride and running mate David Bergland, noting their launch from Virginia and California and plans to appear on 40 state ballots. It discusses MacBride’s background, libertarian doctrine, and the party platform ahead of the Washington convention. It quotes Robert Ellsworth and contrasts views on governance, foreign policy, and civil liberties with mainstream politics.
Billy Graham responds to a reader asking if the Bible is the only guide to morality He argues the Bible is God's Word and cites II Peter 1 20 21 and Matthew 27 22 He urges studying the New Testament to learn who Jesus Christ is and to accept His teachings.
A CIA 1974 report warned of a detrimental global climatic change and drought risks threatening food stability. Soviet authorities reportedly pressed their own experts to study weather shifts after reading the projections, with Budyko leading the Soviet effort.
200 years ago in South Carolina the Richardson lineage began with Richard Richardson born in Virginia in 1704 who settled Craven County and married Mary Cantey then Dorothy Sinkler. He served as a militia colonel and brigadier general in the Continental Army, held offices in colonial and state government, with descendants continuing public service. Richard Richardson Jr born 1741 fought in the Cherokee and Revolutionary campaigns, was captured at Charles Town, escaped, served under General Marion, and also sat in the South Carolina House and Senate before dying in 1818.
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