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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1977
Page
4
The Aiken Standard, serving since 1867, lists Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor with Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor, reflecting its long standing editorial leadership.
The Aiken Trials lead off the Triple Crown on March 19 followed by the Aiken Steeplechase on March 28 and harness races on April 2. The festival anchors several days of related activities over two weeks.
The United Steelworkers rejected claims of out of touch leadership and elected Lloyd McBride as the fourth president in 35 years. The union backs the Experimental Negotiating Agreement banning nationwide strikes through 1980, with arbitration for unresolved disputes.
President Carter orders cabinet members to read and sign each regulation written in their departments. Officials face a test of endurance as authors of bureaucratic gobbledygook may be identified. The 1974 Federal Paperwork Commission cut form counts by 12.5 percent but forms grew longer, keeping citizens busy.
The Georgia revolutionary leader Stephen Heard evaded Tories and redcoats by moving constantly and hiding in woods. Aunt Kate smuggled Heard from jail in a linen basket and dirty clothes. Redcoats razed the Heard farm, seized slaves, and left Nancy Heard and her child dead in the cold.
A reflective essay contrasts Gary Gilmore's demand for swift execution with British debates on immigration and race, focusing on Enoch Powell's controversial speeches and the public’s humane response. It notes Powell's influence, the 1965 Race Relations Act, and the tension between punishment and principle.
A letter to the editor from Mrs. Josie Hazel expressing gratitude after being named Woman of the Year and Outstanding Citizen. She thanks Rep. Butler Derrick Mayor Odell Weeks and others and offers to help improve Aiken. It includes her address at 322 Fairfield Street NE.
In a letter to the editor Charles R from Ward Circle questions United Way credibility citing a 1946 memorandum with AFL-CIO favoring union made goods. He cites a San Diego boycott over a non union subcontractor and says charities should avoid political involvement and legislative issues.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s handwriting and mailing address. Anonymous letters are not considered. Letters should be legible preferably typewritten and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Maximum 200 words unless editors permit exceptions.
Phyllis Schlafly surveys the Washington Post dispute between Maj. Gen. George J. Keegan Jr. and the Joint Chiefs on U S USSR strategic balance. Both sides acknowledge mutual vulnerability lobs and civil defense strength, while disagreeing on casualty estimates and overall Soviet superiority.
Washington columnist outlines The Insiders led by Clark Clifford a fixer with White House access. The piece notes his long influence through multiple administrations his current advisory role to President Carter and a possible Cyprus settlement effort while detailing the surge of fixer activity amid energy crisis concerns and a bribe probe involving Morton and the FEA.
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