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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1976
Page
4
The Aiken Standard celebrates winning the top journalism prize for public service for the second time in three years. The staff notes the challenges, including smear campaigns and threats, but commits to ongoing efforts to improve the community through constructive, civil discourse and continued public service.
Dame Agatha Christie, creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, dies at 85 after a life as one of the world’s best selling authors. Her death follows the passing of Poirot and caps a career publishing since 1920 with acclaimed puzzles and twist endings.
The Aiken Standard lists Samuel A Cothran as President and Editor with Robert D Cathcart serving as Executive Editor in the 1867 masthead, documenting early leadership at the newspaper.
Referee Dreadnaught Jones, pulled from retirement at Uptown Pugilistic Club, calls Michigan Kid Ford versus Roughhouse Reagan a dead heat drawing parallels to political ideologies. He cites equal ambition to reduce federal power and curb welfare while noting experience differences and urging more bouts to determine real championship caliber.
Billy Graham explains that the Garden of Eden is presented as a real place, likely in the Tigris Euphrates basin in the Middle East. He notes four rivers originate there and emphasizes the spiritual message of humanity's fall and the path to reconciliation through Jesus Christ.
Paul Harvey argues for a bold starting point to overhaul the tax system. He cites public calls to shrink government and a Treasury plan to replace deductions with a single rate, projecting a $50 billion annual gain for the federal treasury and broad public support for simplification.
The State Department’s red tape delays operations from poppy field surveys in Thailand to aerial spraying in Mexico and Colombia. Congressmen Wolff and Gilman press for faster action while corruption probes abroad surface amid stalled equipment and planning, signaling mixed cooperation and ongoing effort. Vehicles include US jets and helicopters. Mexico and Jamaica labor issues drive wage impacts.
A sample of letters discusses earthquake relief donations, praise for Salvation Army Captain Fred Carver and local charity work. Another letter questions Buckeye Chemical Industries impact on Aiken air quality, calling for balanced reporting. A third commends a Boy Scouts feature and thanks photographer Murry Sill, noting appreciation for recognizing youth achievements.
A biographical sketch of David Ramsay born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania who moved to Carolina in 1773. He studied at Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania, began practice in Maryland, married three times, and became a key Carolina revolutionary figure. He served in the legislature 1776 to 1780 and was captured when Charles Town fell. He also served as surgeon with the Charles Town artillery and was imprisoned in St Augustine with his family banished.
In a letter to a friend, John Adams outlines his Thoughts on Government arguing the principal end of government is happiness found in virtue. He describes republican virtue, the role of laws, and a model of governmental branches that influences the 1787 Constitution.
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