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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1971

Page

4

Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor

Samuel A. Cothran serves as President and Editor with Eugene J. Oyler named Executive Editor at the headline level of the paper.

Samuel A. Cothran

State Farm to refund over 30 million in 1971 rebates

State Farm Mutual, the nation's largest auto insurer, will return more than 30 million dollars to about 8.5 million policyholders after strong profits in the first half of 1971. President Edward B. Rust calls the turnabout puzzling, noting reduced driving and fewer accidents as profits grow.

State Farm Mutual State Farm Edward B. Rust Mr. Rust Washington Supreme Court Arthur Goldberg George Washington Richard Nixon Wilson Mitchell Richard Kleindienst Nixon FDA The Boondocks J. Holt Byrne Virginia

Teens read more newspapers with higher intelligence study finds

University of California Los Angeles researchers report that teens with higher IQs read newspapers more regularly. Sixth and tenth graders show boys read more than girls, with newspaper reading rising across IQ brackets and peaking among tenth grade girls at 78 percent.

University of California, Los Angeles Shreveport

Nixon Peril Letting Go Too Soon

A column argues Nixon seized wartime economic powers during Congress recess, drawing parallels to Washington's leadership. It cautions two dangers: creeping dictatorship through economic controls and caving to labor or foreign pressure, urging Nixon to hold power until a true emergency passes and then restore it.

Nixon Peril Richard Nixon Congress Treasury John Connally Texas Nixon Connally George Washington Howe Philadelphia Continental Congress Washington

District gains non voting Congress member Rev Walter Fauntroy

The Rev Walter Fauntroy a 37 year old Baptist pastor was elected to serve as District of Columbia non voting delegate. He will vote in committees and draw a 42500 salary though he cannot cast a House floor vote. District residents push for full voting representation in Congress.

District of Columbia Congress Walter Fauntroy Richard M. Nixon

Letters policy for readers at the Aiken Standard

The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer's mailing address and rejects anonymous and pen name submissions. Letters must be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. There is no limit on subject matter.

Mayors of Aiken Through the Years Listed

The article compiles a historical roster of Aiken’s mayors from 1842 onward, noting Odell Weeks as long serving mayor and detailing successive leaders by year. It cites the Toole work as the source for the full list and marks key transitions such as vacancies and mayor pro tem appointments.

Odell Weeks Aiken Aiken County G. L. Toole II William Peronneau Finley James Tupper J.F. Schmidt Charles G. Wagner H.F. Schmidt J.0. Steadman Salles Randall Evans Prothro I. H. Cutter William Hickson Jacob Knure J.F. Cutter G.D. Mims W.J. Moseley W.A. Schmidt L.C. Duncan E.H.A. Oakley W.M. Schmidt P.G. Rockwell John McKay John Wigfall Henry Hahn W.Q. Davis John N. Wigfall F.E. Sommers H.H. Jordan

Bicycles a Fact or a New Future

A survey of bicycle demand and urban change traces rising bike use from Europe to the United States. Builders output 5 million bikes last year, 7.5 million this year. prices reach $500. Traffic, parking, theft, and roads shape a shifting city landscape with bikes as possible future transport.

Europe United States New York Lindsay Chicago Daley Koch Congress Britain Ledger Paris Bob Richardson

Thrift and Frugality in Biblical Life Lessons

A pastor argues thrift is a virtue and warns against overspending. He cites Proverbs and Jesus on gathering leftovers and living frugally, noting debt harms couples and that greed harms families while frugality supports stable homes.

Jesus

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eugene J. Oyler Citizen Smith Rufus By Rufus W. Gosnell New York Times B. J RAND _ CORPORATION Fink Dorothy K. Macdowell J.B. Salley Herbert E. Gyles D.W. Gaston, Jr Frank P. Henderson W.H. Weatherford E.H. Wyman Dr. Wyman H. Odell Weeks Mandie Surasky Charles M. Jones Billy Graham
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