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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1972
Page
4
The Aiken Standard reports Friday editions dated February 18 1972 with local news updates and community notices for Aiken South Carolina and surrounding areas. The issue highlights city events, school happenings, and regional developments.
A long analysis notes South Carolina shifts as union membership grows from 8.4 percent to 9.6 percent of non farm jobs, while farms shrink by nearly half and acreage falls 16 percent in a decade. It highlights urban migration, industrial growth, and rising corporate farming alongside persistent poverty with 628000 workers earning under 4000 dollars yearly.
The Shreveport Journal argues that public spending is a forgotten target in Phase II of Nixon's economic policy. It urges a Phase III to curb waste by officials who dispense tax money with limited initiative or innovation.
Paul Harvey critiques Western intervention as he reflects on the 1971 Bangladesh tragedy and the Vietnam conflict. He argues Western morality should not dictate Muslim nations while noting the brutal human costs and the missteps of foreign aid and policy. He suggests the mothers of 47 000 dead deserve questions about why their sons died.
An American observer notes bleak Japan views on Nixon diplomacy in Pek ing and possible China links. Merchants, LDP policy, and fears of detente shifts threaten Tokyo's ties with the West as Okinawa and Kurile issues loom amid growing defense costs.
Jeanne C Walker argues for better park maintenance in Aiken, urging trimming, sod replacement, tree thinning, street repairs, and drainage fixes. She cites Madison Georgia’s landscape plan as a model and offers her volunteer help, recalling Mrs. R. R. Mellette and USC landscape studies.
The Aiken Standard details how to submit letters for publication. Sign letters with a real mailing address, no anonymous or pen names, legibility is preferred, and all submissions may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. There is no subject matter limit.
Billy Graham argues that true neutrality toward God is impossible for a nation or government. He cites founding documents and presidential references to God, warns agnosticism as a religious viewpoint, and warns of potential secular erasure of religious symbols and practices if the court rejects God.
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