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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1975
Page
4
Billy Graham encourages overcoming pride after wavering faith. Jesus forgives Peter and invites return to church. If you love Christ, you will serve and obey His commands, and your church should welcome you with open arms.
The article traces how Spiro Agnew's bribery investigations and Nixon's internal rivalries shaped the 1973-74 crisis. It notes Colson reporting, Nixon discussions about replacing Agnew with Connally, Camp David sessions, and Nixon finally redirecting to Gerald Ford as a potential new vice president amid investigations and political pressure.
Local newspaper page lists staff with Samuel A. Cothran as president and editor and Robert D. Cathcart as executive editor. Identifies morning edition contributors and page layout for Tuesday publication.
The article discusses the 1972 enactment of revenue sharing returning federal taxes to states and thousands of local governments, its aims to reduce misalignment between funding and local needs, and the April 25 request by President Ford for a five and three quarter year extension costing 39.85 billion dollars. It notes local government demand for more funds, opposition from some Congress members, and the administration's stance that revenue sharing is now a fixed budget reality needing a proper budgetary place.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with a readable mailing address for publication. Anonymous letters are rejected and all submissions may be edited or condensed for space and taste. Letters should be about any subject and kept to about 200 words unless editors permit longer remarks.
Secretary of State Kissinger made a dry joke at a press event but Ford prefers broad humor. He told reporters he does not answer his telephone on Sundays amid a Schlesinger scheduling incident. Aides say Kissinger’s job is safe for now.
A letter thanks the Aiken County Rescue Squad for services on Oct 28 and Nov 7 1975 and praises the squad as a dedicated elite unit. The writer commends Com. Ashley Sam McIntosh William Vickers Julian Young and urges local support for the rescue group.
Holmes Alexander defends President Ford against liberal attacks by Schlesinger Lewis and The Washington Post. He rebuts claims on Meet the Press remarks about the Mayaguez rescue, Solzhenitsyn, and city bailout, arguing liberals are harsher than McCarthy-era critics and urging defamation suits for false charges.
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