Samuel A. Cothran Named President and Editor
Samuel A. Cothran is titled President and Editor in the Aitken Standard. The notice highlights his leadership role and tenure within the publication.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1972
Page
4
Samuel A. Cothran is titled President and Editor in the Aitken Standard. The notice highlights his leadership role and tenure within the publication.
Robert D. Cathcart is announced as executive editor in a Tuesday, August 29, 1972 report, outlining leadership change and duties in the newsroom.
The Aiken Standard vows nonpartisan reporting as General Election day approaches on November 14. It condemns mudslinging and half truths, pledging meticulous balance in news and reserved editorials, with no influence from candidates or parties.
The piece argues the 1972 Republican convention served mainly as a time for delegates to enjoy itself and for national exposure. Nixon appears poised for a landslide over McGovern, but the long-term outlook is uncertain as party unity contrasts with congressional control and labor and minority group dynamics.
Gov. West's Management Review Commission found the D C Highway Department not reducing crashes. The report calls for stricter enforcement especially against drunken driving. Despite warnings, upgrades appear unclear as highways remain dangerous with about one death daily.
Paul Harvey argues that selective breeding and sterilization of defective children could prevent a future where population quality matters more than quantity. He cites Dr. Ernest Breed and Barry Commoner, warning that "no future for man past 2000" and likening current trends to an Orwellian society. He notes calls from officials for smaller families and ethical restraint to ensure human survival.
The essay contrasts historic civil insurrections with modern protests in Miami Beach. It cites Shays’s and the Whiskey Rebellion, Washington’s use of militia, and amnesty politics, arguing current grievances mix economics with deeper discontent. It ends by asking whether President Nixon can respond as Washington did.
A physician recalls diagnosing chronic nervous disorders after many patients faced see-saw symptoms. He describes spells of fear, mood swings, abdominal pains, and social withdrawal tied to a condition he links to episodic, Jekyll-Hyde like behavior and long misdirected treatments.
A retrospective view notes 1887 legislative acts affecting Aiken County including borrowing powers for Spartanburg Colleton and Aiken counties, seed cotton traffic rules, punishment of cockfighting near schools, incorporation of Salley, local school tax in district 19, boundary survey work between Aiken and Barnwell, and property and charter updates. The piece also cites a postage stamp tip, an 294 acre Kaolin bed for sale near Aiken, Astor death in New York, J C Hutson cottage for sale, J H Beckman brick stores, and fire insurance adjustments with a new fire cistern at York Street and Richland Avenue.
Billy Graham explains that Scripture treats men and women equally in sin and judgment. He cites Acts 10 34 Romans 1 18 and Mosaic law to show both sexes face the same moral standards and duties, rejecting the idea of gender based favoritism.
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