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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1976
Page
4
Aiken's Triple Crown season is near with events from March 13 to March 27 led by the Aiken Trials, Aiken Hunt Meet, and harness races. The festivals include steeplechase and polo, attract many horse enthusiasts, support Helping Hands, and boast ample prizes.
The State Department of Human Resources cut welfare payments to dependent children by 1 to 9 dollars per case, averaging eight dollars per family, during inflation. Commissioner Jim Parham calls the cuts a symptom of an obsolete system and notes Congress and officials fail to act on reform. The Gainesville Times editorial cites Nixon's reform proposal as a potential framework that did not advance.
Local newspaper published in Aiken on February 17 1976 features staff led by Samuel A Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D Cathcart as Executive Editor. Publication details present.
A letter from Ardiene Tilly urges balanced reporting at Aiken High School amid focus on tragedies. She notes positive student activities across academics, arts, sports and clubs, and asks for coverage of these successes alongside incidents.
MPLA leaders told Mark Moran in Luanda that they would remove Soviet and Cuban forces when foreign troops depart. They welcomed U S dialogue on mutual concerns and suggested informal ties could replace formal recognition.
Paul Harvey writes on Oklahoma Governor David Boren, highlighting fiscal reforms that cut state payroll, reduce welfare rolls, balance budgets, pay off bonds early, and aim for debt freedom within three years. He notes federal friction, state savings, tax cuts, and recognition for mental retardation facilities amid broader political debates.
Air Force General George Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, warns that the U S military posture shows weakness with reduced manpower and maintenance, while the Soviet threat remains potent in submarine and deterrent capabilities. He notes inflation and limited procurements strain readiness and questions whether the American soldier will defend the country. He ponders if a day of reckoning is near.
Two centuries ago Thomas Heyward and about 60 Charlestonians, imprisoned in Fort San Marcos after Charleston fell, adapted God Save the King into a noonday patriotic tune on July 4 1781. The words later became My Country Tis of Thee in 1831, after Heyward had died for 22 years.
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