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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1970
Page
4
Readers letters show appreciation from the Aiken Artist Guild secretary Nancy Church for local art show coverage and support for the organization in the community. A separate letter from W C Guy challenges coverage of the textile import debate and the President’s actions to stop partisan bickering.
A column-borne critique discusses potential Commonwealth dissolution, U.S. and Soviet roles, and South Africa Rhodesia as bulwarks against communism. It also analyzes Terry Sanford's New York Times op-ed on Spiro Agnew, noting factual errors and political maneuvering around the 1972 ticket.
The piece argues dollars shrink in value as workers face rising costs despite pay increases. It cites figures like wage hikes and car price boosts, quotes UAW leader Leonard Woodcock, and weighs policy options from voluntary guidelines to freezes and a 3 percent federal sales tax. It notes adviser divisions and historical echoes from 1837 Illinois price protests.
A rural chapter shows Jud Joad a veteran poverty fighter hearing that Nixon welfare reform may fail in the Senate. Maude questions help, prices and morality, while economists press inflation worries and politics mix with daily life in Appalachia.
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor for publication. Letters must be signed with the writer’s mailing address. Anonymous letters are not accepted and pen names are not permitted. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. There is no limit on subject matter.
State Senator E N Zeigler calls for a probe into spending by top 1970 candidates and a full disclosure law for future elections. Lieutenant Governor Morris seconds, citing his $25 000 campaign costs, while Democrats may spend $500 000 to $750 000 for governor or U S Senate. A disclosure rule on donors over 1000 could curb buying elections and curb influence by business and industry. Without safeguards, politics risks becoming the province of the rich, harming South Carolina's democracy.
The Vaucluse cotton mill changes hands from William Gregg to General McDuffie and Col. John Bauskett by 1837, then to Gregg via James Jones, with production of Osnaburgs rising to 6,000–8,000 yards weekly. Jones becomes sole owner in 1848, Gregg gains full control in 1843, and by 1859 the plant resumes after idleness under J. J. Gregg and Company.
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