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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1973
Page
4
The UN plans an eminent panel to draft guidelines for multinationals and consider an international body to oversee conduct. A 10 day session begins Sept. 4, with talks on home country screening and a global tax policy body to aid developing nations.
Analysis argues that a U S bombing pause in Cambodia weakens Lon Nol and risks insurgent gains. It warns that Sihanouk's return would burden allies with debts and invite further conflicts, leaving the United States in a painful, limited position without decisive action.
In 1974 on what became Black Friday the Dow Jones Canned Goods Average fell below 200 as investors fled stocks for food. Panic on Wall Street spread to supermarkets with big money in canned goods and rising prices.
A traveler questions repeal of the Constitution and a shift toward an English parliamentary system. The discussion cites Senator Fulbright and President Nixon, contrasting unwritten charters with constitutional limits and noting a push toward subservience of the presidency to Congress. The piece frames a drift to a Commonwealth style governance while recalling 1776.
A humor piece contrasts resort puffery with blunt truth. It exposes double talk in vacation ads and guest testimonials, noting roof pools tiny rooms long stays and clashing expectations with blunt, comic translations.
A reader argues about marital infidelity and sexual conduct, noting tension between permissiveness and biblical teachings. The letter discusses gender behavior, responsibility, and moral standards in light of changing social norms.
The Aiken Ore Standard notes Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor with Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor for the newspaper dated Tuesday August 21, 1973. It highlights the editorial leadership and corporate roles guiding the historic publication since 1867.
Dorothy K. MacDowell reviews a history of Crosland Park in Aiken County past and present. The Laird Agency and the FHA fostered a major retirement boom since 1962 drawing 550 retired families from 38 states five foreign countries and Canal Zone residents.
Rufus W. Gosnell argues private firms must prioritize profit as the core public duty, stating wealth and social progress depend on profit incentives. He links labor, taxes, and social benefits to sustained profitability and defines prosperity as the span between loan payments for old and new cars.
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