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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1971

Page

4

Aiken Standard Leadership Names

Samuel A. Cothran serves as president and editor while Eugene J. Oyler is named executive editor at the Aiken Standard.

Samuel A. Cothran Eugene J. Oyler

Dollar Value Of A Degree And The High Cost Of College

A syndicated column argues that college degrees do not guarantee high earnings and cites Conference Board and Carnegie Commission findings. It notes only about 31.7 percent of high earners over 15k hold degrees, while many with high school diplomas or no degrees reach that level. With rising education costs, parents and lawmakers should reassess the push for universal degrees in South Carolina.

South Carolina General Assembly Virginia Payette The Conference Board Carnegie Commission On Higher Education

Uninvited Cuban Delegates at New Orleans Conference

The piece argues against permitting the 22 Cubans who arrived uninvited at a private sugar conference in New Orleans to stay. It stresses visa regulations should apply equally and warns against strangers dropping in without notice, even from friendly nations.

U.S New Orleans Libs

Traffic Jam Potential as SC Vehicle Count Grows

The piece notes South Carolina’s registered vehicles have tripled since 1950 and projections show numbers may exceed 2 million in twenty years, highlighting escalating traffic jam risks.

South Carolina Num

Nixon Doctrine Echoed in Soviet Strategy Across Seas

The piece argues the USSR already uses a Nixon Doctrine style approach by keeping forces home, building a global merchant marine, and maintaining an all ocean navy to secure sea lanes and support allies. It warns the US must match this sea power to sustain foreign policy and mentions Suez, Vietnam, and broader naval competition.

Richard Nixon Ussr Korea Vietnam India Nixon George H. Miller House Armed Services United States Republic Suez Canal Egypt Suez Straits of Florida Straits of Malacca Russia China Red Britain Memorial Cadden Faron Aiken

Aiken 1888 notes include land sale auction and political talk

The column reports a January 2 1888 public auction of 1200 acres near Hollow Creek and Town Creek with mill site and crafted terms, announces George F Edmunds visit to Sunny Side, and discusses defense posture praising naval power and Nixon Doctrine implications.

Aiken Hollow Creek Town Creek Aiken County Gasper T. Ramsey J. C. C. Hankinson Jacob Polatty Charles Holley Kattie Holley James Turner Sand Bar Ferry Road G. W. Croft J. E. Murray George F. Edmunds

Letters to the Editor Reflect on Christmas and Youth

The letters discuss Christmas as a Christ centered season and contrast with secular gift giving. Aiken voices praise for local youth from Memorial Baptist Church and criticizes mixed holiday practices urging separate Christian reverence and a secular winter celebration.

Scott Box Route Warrenville S.C

Secret Kennedy Theory At Banquet Stirs Debate

Arthur Hoppe reports on the National Association of Ted Kennedy Run ning for President banquet in Washington. The event highlights splits within the group over Kennedy's 1972 bid while a satirical theory is proposed and then tragically loses its papers in a truck accident.

Arthur Hoppe National Association of Is Ted Kennedy Delphic Hilton Washington Augustus J Augury Association Kennedy Hubert Humphrey Augury Sybil President Augury Senator Kennedy

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Aiken, S.C And Ber Leheb Admiral Miller Be Yesteryear Dorothy Macdowell A. D. Atkinson Beech Island Bank of Aiken F. B. Henderson C. Klatte C. K. Henderson James Powell Henry Schroder H Hahn Andrew Simons Journal and Review Elizabeth I England America United Kingdom John L. Ford Alfred St Faron Cadden Memorial Baptist Chuged Christ Santa Claus Jesus Citizen Smith Isaiah N. Sybil
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