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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
4
The California Superior Court labeled Charles Manson a whining delinquent after his second murder trial, where his life sentence was confirmed for seven murders. The first trial lasted ten months and ended with a death verdict. the second added two more murders.
President Nixon commented on the British-French supersonic transport used by Pompidou at summit talks. He mused about building an American SST and quipped about avoiding renewed debates during a monetary conference.
Critics deride plastic tombstones as mass resistant and erosion proof. The government owned firm experiments with acrylic memorials, signaling a clash between youth critique of plastic culture and advances in cemetery technology.
Researchers say new devices will broadcast loud noises back to their source creating an invisible wall of silence. The Oklahoma City article notes a breakthrough in echo-based stealth technology and interaction with sound waves.
Police Chief George Kramer notes Archbold Ohio population 3047 has a ``nightmarish'' traffic problem yet is proclaimed the safest village in the United States after 54 years with no pedestrian fatalities. A 24 hour traffic count at the main corner shows 22 000 vehicles and 8 800 pedestrian crossings.
A satirical postcard dialogue questions Nixon's dollar devaluation, explaining the plan as raising the official gold price to mislead foreigners. It cites gold at 43 per ounce, a 38.50 benchmark, and claims Americans could gain while foreigners lose. The punchline ties to football and a playful shot at personal risk.
Paul Harvey argues for managed forests and continued timber growth. He contrasts ecologists and lumbermen, noting 16 million acres preserved since 1900, 197 billion cubic feet cut versus 246 billion grown in 15 years, and emphasizes forests as vital to oxygen, carbon balance, and pollution control while acknowledging the need for restraint.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird bids farewell to Deputy Secretary David Packard at a Washington press conference. Packard, from Hewlett Packard, led the defense complex through cuts and layoffs as Nixon moves to replace him, hinting the next secretary may come from the defense complex itself.
A Belvedere resident complains about a grocery checkout where food stamps were used to pay for tobacco and cigars. The letter urges a tax payer funded investigation into stamp misuse and notes the author’s husband works hard to earn a living.
The text argues that troubles and adversity are for the good of God's children citing Romans 8 28 and notes we should not assume this applies to all people, prompting a distinction between believers and others.
The message explains that God’s promises apply to the called and that Christians gain a special ability to endure hardship. It cites Dr Edward Wilson on pain as a sign of divine truth and emphasizes trust in God's wisdom through trials as part of a divine healing process.
N L Bush of 442 Williamsburg St NE writes in thanks for the December 14 editorial Misguided Sympathy. The letter argues that murder elsewhere saddens but local killings shock the community and warns that a permissive society sows its own destruction.
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