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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1970
Page
6
A London report on the Lords ratifying a capital punishment law notes 85 percent opposition. The piece argues that wealthy groups and media dominate politics while the Silent Majority remains powerless, urging the public to become a ruling majority to preserve freedom.
Local news briefs compiled from the Aiken Standard for January 7 1970 cover community updates and short notices. Highlights include civic announcements and upcoming events affecting residents of Aiken and surrounding areas.
The state approves a new more expensive six month Medicaid nursing home care contract due to rising costs and a 500 patient load increase. It will cost about $600,000 in six months, threatening the $5.7 million reserve unless tax revenues exceed expectations.
The Society of Women Engineers reports 1,289 of 1,289 women majors in engineering across 118 schools. Chemical engineering leads, followed by electrical electronic and civil. Doctors and engineers collaborate on devices like kidney and heart machines as firms hire more women for analysis design and research roles.
An urban home loses its hi fi and TV to a thief. The piece muses on living in a sound soaked city, the silence of a disrupted media age, and the new awareness of neighbors, cars, and a world beyond the window. Framed as social commentary with Thoreau references and a nod to Bach.
The text cites Romans seven as explaining the struggle with temptation and presents the solution in Jesus Christ. It emphasizes surrender to Christ, He bears the burden, and God provides a way of escape when tempted beyond our strength.
A satirical riff argues against lowering the voting age to 18, mocking ageist stereotypes and suggesting a paradoxical preference for a narrowly defined 45 year old, slightly overweight, right handed tennis player as the ideal voter while critiquing who chooses leaders.
Glendale California resident C C Moseley of the Grand Central Industrial Centre blasts Congress for a proposed 22 billion foreign aid bill arguing it forces higher taxes as the Treasury borrows. He cites 18 billion annual interest and 182 billion already sent abroad, urging an end to the borrowing and spending spree.
The Rev. Robert L. Cate addresses the DAR Aiken Chapter on Christian views of government rights and duties of individuals. He argues that biblical teaching from Abraham to Psalms elevates the value of each person and frames government and society within a faith-based obligation to protect life and honor.
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