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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1970
Page
4
Sen. Birch Bayh of Indiana pushes federal ethics rules for judges demanding disqualification for any direct financial interest or appearance of impropriety. He questions current standards and suggests broader legislation, may prompt companion rules for lawmakers and campaign funders.
Guy Lombardo recalls the Royal Canadians first New Year dance in 1929 noting a shift from a low mood and $10 price to this year’s Waldorf Astoria $60 per person charge not counting cups. He questions if the relaxed claim holds amid the hefty price tag. A congressman notes a Russian would work 5716 hours to buy a car highlighting long- term American car costs.
The letter-writer argues that television has shifted movie viewing into homes and prompts film studios to target adults with sensational titles. He cites Savages from Hell Rosemarys Baby and How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life as examples of smutty fare and calls for Christian snubbing. He quotes Jenkin Lloyd Jones on publisher and producer culpability, ending with a biblical warning against worldliness.
Letter from Ralph F. Cullinan of Aiken South Carolina thanks the newspaper for featuring Thomas Lane on the editorial page praising his research clarity and conservative stance. He contrasts Arthur Hoppe's liberal style as distortive and inappropriate while approving Lane as a good spokesman for conservatism.
HAL BOYLE argues the generation gap is normal and needed to prevent stagnation. It protects the middle aged from upheaval, lets youth push change, and keeps civilization from dry rot while preserving perspective and financial support.
In 1970 the Rogers Nixon plan faces a tangled, overburdened State Department with 45 other agencies involved, 3,500 foreign service officers, 263 posts, and political infighting. Interagency clearances delay decisions while Kissinger and Rogers contend for control, threatening coherent policy as the year begins.
Observation column discusses the non weather climate of Aiken County. It praises LY CLARK for bringing notable residents like Dot MacDowell and highlights civic work. It quotes R J Lewis on business persistence and mentions Yale student David Hubbard Jr planning a magazine called GAP. Congressman Mills critiques taxpayer organization.
A U.S. analysis from Torrejón Spain outlines Soviet submarine and air activity around the Mediterranean, with 15 submarines identified and hundreds of Badger flights. It notes large Soviet airlift into the Middle East, thousands of technicians in Arab nations, and Cuban-style involvement across Africa. The piece argues riverine and air deterrence, Spain and Greece as anchors, and warns of domestic opposition hindering a military solution while asserting American and allied strength in technology and arms.
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