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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1977
Page
4
Samuel A. Cothran serves as President and Editor while Robert D. Cathcart is Executive Editor on page 4 of the February 8, 1977 issue.
Senator Strom Thurmond denounces a proposed 29 percent congressional salary rise from 44000 to 57500 as taxing the public. He warns the plan, backed by a 30 day clock to enactment, risks inflation and constitutional questions and urges immediate public response before February 17.
Holmes Alexander portrays the Returning Traveler discussing Mondale credibility abroad and Western Europe’s NATO role. He notes American taxpayers funding via IMF and questions about alliance unity, France’s exit from NATO, West Germany’s pro American stance, and arms sales abroad. He cites Carter era policies and domestic discontent with fuel and draft issues.
In a Labor Day speech at Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Warm Springs home Carter likens today’s mood to 1932. The piece reviews John T. Flynn and America First to argue Roosevelt’s tactics and warns Carter may imitate FDR’s suppression of critics using executive power.
Billy Graham responds to a reader who asks if a faith partner can convert a nonbelieving spouse. He notes many try this but few succeed, citing biblical examples where interfaith marriages led to spiritual lukewarmness or disbelief and warns against knowingly marrying unbelievers.
A column reviewing California’s living will and the fight over when life support may be withdrawn. It notes the two doctor certainties required, the two non related witnesses, and the legal ban on mercy killing while highlighting the unsettled definition of imminent death and the potential impact on other states. It mentions the doctor patient family dynamics and malpractice fears guiding policy.
Washington column recounts Gerald Ford's scrapped farewell speech and the two drafts by Patrick Butler and George Denison. It notes his desire for a modest departure and a message urging less government and more respect for individual rights, plus Califano's oil lobbying and private correspondence.
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