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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1976
Page
4
The Aiken Standard reports regional updates with Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor. This edition covers community events, announcements, and notable local figures for Thursday.
A columnist argues the murder of two U S Army officers in Korea exposes weak U S resolve and question the effectiveness of force gestures by the Ford administration. The piece warns that without rebuilding conventional forces the United States risks a nuclear option or inaction in future crises.
Billy Graham explains Judas Iscariot acted willfully in betraying Jesus. He notes Judas had advantages as a chosen disciple, but his love of money and fear led to betrayal, fulfilling prophecy yet not absolving guilt. Remorse drove Judas to his own death.
Phyllis Schlafly critiques a New York Times piece arguing the US faces a Soviet strategic advantage and potentially MAD risk. The piece questions deterrence theory, cites Kissinger, and urges policy debate and antimissile civil defense commitments before the election.
Paul Harvey argues the South has transformed socially and economically over 25 years, with growth in cities and manufacturing. He credits Carter’s rise to regional pride while noting tradeoffs like smog and crime, and he asserts the South’s emergence was inevitable and lasting.
A columnist analyzes Gerald Ford's disciplined steady rise toward the 1976 nomination, contrasting his calm, trusted campaign gait with Ronald Reagan's flashes of energy. The piece notes party dynamics at the Kansas City convention scene, Ford’s perceived advantage, and his cautious strategy amid GOP negotiations.
The Diken Standard invites letters to the editor for publication. Letters must be signed with the writer’s handwriting and include a mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Typed letters preferred and may be edited for space and libel. Limit about 200 words unless editors decide otherwise.
A critical profile accuses Anastasio Somoza Debayle of running Nicaragua as a private estate. It cites vast wealth, control of industries, forced poverty, and decades of U.S. aid enabling his regime. Government cables describe political prisons, cattle smuggling, and intense state repression.
An unpublished 1827 account by Alexander Brevard details his early schooling and service in South Carolina against Tories, joining Col Polk at Cape Fear, cadet to ensign, with campaigns near Baldhead, Long Island, Halifax, Wilmington, and Hadrel’s Point near Charleston.
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