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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1972

Page

4

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.

Samuel A. Cothran

Cathcart Named Executive Editor

Robert D. Cathcart is announced as executive editor in a Tuesday, August 29, 1972 report, outlining leadership change and duties in the newsroom.

Robert D. Cathcart

Editorial urges clean campaigns and fair coverage

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.

Aiken Standard

Glory For The GOP In Miami Beach Praise Meeting

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.

White House Nixon Miami Beach Sen. McGovern Congress McGovern

District of Columbia highway enforcement urged after deaths

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.

Gov. West Management Review Commission D. C. Highway Department

Closing In On The Orwellian Society

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.

Ernest Breed Illinois Medical Society Barry Commoner Washington University The American Assn Vancement Breed HEW Robert Finch

Views On Handling Insurgents By Holmes Alexander

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.

Holmes Alexander Collins Avenue Richard Nixon Daniel Shays Massachusetts Benjamin Lincoln Shays Canada George Washington Nixon Seaboard Appalachia Georgia Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Washington Mad Anthony Wayne Mifflin New Jersey Maryland Virginia Miami Beach

Collision Of Nerves By A Doctor

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.

W.C. Alvarez M.D Frederic Gibbs University of Illinois School of Medicine

Aiken County in 1887 Acts and Notices

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.

Dorothy Macdowell Aiken County Spartanburg Colleton Aiken Abbeville York Edgefield Berkeley Kershaw Richland Orangeburg Charleston Chester Union Salley Sic Barnwell A.J. Weathersbee Edisto River Schofield Normal School Madison H.F. Warneke John Jacob Astor New York Thomas S. Gibbs 110Th Ave South Carolina J.C. Hutson Pendleton Street Ashley House J.H. Beckman York Street Richland Avenue

Biblical equality on adultery and gender

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.

Garden of Eden

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