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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1975
Page
4
President Ford pushes a first step toward a national energy policy with a higher fuel price to deter consumption and spur domestic production and new energy sources. Congress delays with political maneuvers, while Democrats resist higher fuel costs and veto threats loom over a debt ceiling bill.
A report on Bangladesh under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after declaring a state of emergency. Parliament loses power, one party rule is formed, and opposition groups are banned from speaking. The piece condemns the move as a setback for freedom and warns authoritarian rule is hard to reverse.
Samuel A Cothran served as president and editor of the Aiken Standard since 1867 with Robert D Cathcart as executive editor, shaping the paper's editorial leadership into the mid 20th century.
Billy Graham addresses the question of why a loving God permits rape murder and violence. He asserts God is love and humans exercise free will, which allows evil acts. He notes scripture links sin to humanity and that God’s power respects human choice, leading to ongoing innocent suffering while offering salvation through Christ.
A letter from John Smiley of St Albans WV argues for replacing gas guzzlers with fuel efficient compact cars amid an oil crisis. He predicts rising prices, urges Congress to ban gas hogs, cites cost savings and national security, and appeals for a national emergency to restrict oil use.
The piece argues a sustained drive to undermine the CIA and FBI through public exposure and congressional friction. It cites claims of blackmail via files, CIA domestic interference charges, and Agee's book, framing the attacks as a dangerous shift aiding Soviet interests.
Two planeloads of South Carolinians led by Thurmond and Hollings returned from the Far East to attend commissioning ceremonies for the USS L. Mendel Rivers and Patroness Day for the USS South Carolina. The event featured Navy officials including Admiral Holloway and a Charlestonian crowd, with attendees from politics, business, and academia.
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