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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1973
Page
5
The UN plans a 10 day session starting Sept 4 with an eminent panel to consider guidelines for multinational corporations and an international body to administer them. Proposals include tighter screening by home countries and a worldwide tax policy body to warn developing nations of risks from multinationals.
The piece argues Lon Nol's regime, Cambodia under siege, may collapse as US bombing ends. It warns Sihanouk’s return could become a puppet role and alarm Vietnam and Thai leaders. It says the United States faces weak negotiating options and possible loss of credibility without Congress action.
A satirical look at January 11 1974 when canned goods prices surged and the Dow Jones Canned Goods Averages crashed under panic. Investors dumped stocks for food as government guarantees failed and households watched price shocks. The piece mocks market mania and inflationary fears.
A dialogue on constitutional reform and presidential power criticizes moves toward an unwritten charter and a parliamentary system. The Traveler mistakes Fulbright driven shifts as abdication of the Constitution and foresees Nixon veto power at risk amid 1974 Congress gains.
HAL BOYLE skewers resort double talk with examples and honest translations. The piece notes summer tourism language masks real conditions such as hidden roof views, tiny pools, rainy weekends, off season crowds, and aging singles.
In a letter response Billy Graham discusses a brotherly dispute over premarital sex. He cites social trends toward permissiveness but urges adherence to biblical standards, defining premarital sex as fornication that harms genuine love and marriage bonds.
The Aiken Standard announces Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor with Robert D. Cathcart serving as Executive Editor in a leadership update dated Tuesday August 21, 1973.
Dorothy K. MacDowell summarizes a section from Aiken County History noting Crosland Park's growth into a large retirement community since 1962. The Laird Agency and FHA catalyzed sales drawing 12 000 visitors, with 550 retired families relocating, many to Crosland Park. Homes were three bedrooms and cheap.
Rufus W. Gosnell argues private enterprise must prioritize profit as its core public duty, asserting profits drive jobs taxes and social progress. He links relentless work for profit to faster happiness, warns excessive pursuit of pleasure dulls enjoyment, and defines prosperity as the span between old car payment and new one.
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