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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1976
Page
4
A House vote on a postcard registration bill would allow federal voter registration at post offices. Critics warn it invites fraud and favors special interests. the measure, backed by Democrats and urged by Jimmy Carter, awaits Senate action and a possible signature by President Ford.
Observations note revival of G and PG films as a counter to violent and adult content dominating cinema. While welcoming family friendly trends, critics urge theater managers to preview not scare audiences by bluntly displaying objectionable R or X material. An announcement of titles could suffice.
A North Christian believer says the Eastern Establishment cannot accept Jimmy Carter as a professing Christian. He notes Carter does not hedge on religion and is driven by faith, illustrating how religion still influences political choices and views of the Church in politics.
Holmes Alexander delivers a sharp critique of the 1976 Republican Convention. He notes growth in delegates without broader demographic gains and mocks witless quips while praising gravity and principle. The piece surveys leadership, the vice presidency, and the convention system amid Watergate fallout.
Billy Graham explains that the Sermon on the Mount applies to Christians and urges mastery over the impulse to retaliate. He clarifies the teaching does not bar self defense or war and calls for readiness to aid the unjustly attacked.
The Ohio representative Wayne Hays retires after a sensational exposure of his relationship with Elizabeth Ray and a related payroll ruse. The Washington Post investigation, coupled with public scrutiny, prompted his exit amid personal and political turmoil.
Grady Steele of Warrenville writes of kindness from admission through rooms and staff at Aiken Community Hospital noting pleasant nurses and proactive problem solving on July 30. W C Guy Sr questions PSA plans to fund a wastewater treatment plant with no cost to Aiken County taxpayers and cautions about “free gifts” on tax notices.
The article profiles Capt Samuel Earle a Revolutionary War ranger and planter who helped shape state and U S constitutional foundations. It notes his brief Congress tenure illness return and later sheriff appointment in Pendleton district. It lists fellow Upcountry soldiers including Benjamin Perry Col Benjamin Cleveland John Brisham Joseph B Reid David Humphries John Verner and Arthur Craig and mentions Perry’s Massachusetts birth and Virginia wife Anne Foster.
An 1776 Chronicle notes Dunmore’s hour long shore cannonade driving out loyalists from Gwynn's Island and his march to Staten Island. It also reports Virginia’s Council approving 500 pounds of powder for George Rogers Clark to defend Fincastle County amid questions of authority.
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