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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1976
Page
4
A Christmas gift catalog predicts rapid gadget advances including miniaturized computers in pens, desk-top embossing devices, and smart TV games with memory and a chess-playing capability. The piece notes dramatic price drops and next year’s even more refined devices from electronics research.
The Aiken Standard, dating back to 1867, lists Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor in its official masthead.
The essay discusses a U S move to reassure Turkey with aid after a major earthquake that killed about 3600 and left 10000 homeless. It notes President Ford directing Commerce Secretary Elliott Richardson to deliver relief, the need to preserve Western alliance, and the impact of Greek lobby on U S policy toward Turkey and Cyprus.
Two highpriced lawyers at a luncheon discuss White House job applications showing the pull of federal service. The piece notes Carter era staff hiring, the revolving door between government roles and private firms, and public suspicion of post‑office employment in aerospace, oil, and defense industries.
The Richmond postal worker earns about $13 000 annually yet donates 1000 yearly to Hampton Institute and 1000 for prison inmate rehabilitation. He sent 50 bicentennial checks to every state and three territories and gave 1000 to a teenager who found 40 on a bus. He calls giving his form of religion in action.
President-elect Jimmy Carter met with congressional leaders in Washington after his election win. He stressed close communication and a cooperative approach to reorganize the federal bureaucracy, promising to work with a Democratic Congress and even sharing his private phone number with committee chairs to ensure access and accountability.
Files show former Chilean diplomat Letelier received $1000 monthly via a Havana channel linked to Beatrice Allende and the Chilean Socialist Party in exile. A May 1975 note promised $5000 upfront to support his work, with Cuba and East Berlin as routing points. The case connects Cuban intelligence figures Julian Rizo and Emilio Brito to the payments and accepts that the money moved with Cuban government involvement.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters from readers with full mailing addresses. Anonymous submissions are rejected. Handwritten or typed letters should be legible and may be edited or condensed for space clarity and libel concerns.
The December 19 1776 issue of the Pennsylvania Journal prints the first of Thomas Paine’s The Crisis tracts. Paine, author of Common Sense and aide to General Nathanael Greene, wrote to lift morale as Washington’s army fled through New Jersey.
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