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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1972
Page
4
The piece argues for setting low expectations to avoid disappointment in 1972 but acknowledges differing views. It notes New Year’s Eve as a time for hope and wishes, urging readers to remain optimistic and extend good wishes for readers in the coming year.
A Charlotte Observer column defends itself against a charge of "pious piffle" over remarks on the new university system. The writer brushes off the insult, calling the accusation trifling and jokes about other old-fashioned notions fading away.
A speaker argues that education alone cannot fix moral and spiritual problems. Knowledge without living it is hollow, as seen in alcohol, addiction, and obesity. The point is that true change comes from faith in God and being born again, not mere intellect.
HOLMES ALEXANDER reports Secretary of State William Rogers at the Overseas Writers Dinner weighed peace prospects. He warned that even with nuclear knowledge deterring war, conventional conflict remains possible as tensions rise between India and Pakistan and as the arms race accelerates toward parity.
Former owner of three car repair shops and a service manager were sentenced to 10 and 6 years respectively for defrauding customers by charging for unperformed work or unreplaced parts. The cases aim to deter consumer fraud in the industry.
President Nixon phoned coach Don Shula at 1:30 a.m. to suggest a pass against Dallas in the Super Bowl. The exchange, stretching from politics to football, centers on keeping the campaign balanced and "down the middle" as the key to success.
In 1887 news from Aiken covers M. M. Coward trapping an owl, Dr O B Gause buying Brainard Cottage, Capt Paul Hammond's death, rail road talks with Carolina and Knoxville, a new Comptroller-General role for E P Stoney, apportionment battles in the state legislature, and Dr W B Courtney opening an office above Hahn's Grocery Store.
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