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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1974
Page
4
Aiken County officials call for a full audit of magistrates next year citing political criticism and the need for transparency. Board of Commissioners suggests auditing magistrates books to verify funds and records while condemning those who fail to meet obligations.
Samuel A. Cothran serves as president and editor while Robert D. Cathcart acts as executive editor in the newsroom staffing notice dated Thursday January 17 1974 detailing leadership at the paper.
Alexander Solzhenitsyns The Gulag Archipelago analyzes Soviet prisoner camps from 1918 to 1954 and argues a single courageous voice can challenge totalitarian rule. It draws on his camp experience and 228 survivor interviews to show oppression, fear, and the enduring human spirit.
The piece argues Senator Scoop Jackson as a hard liner who uses anti Soviet and pro Jewish provisions in a Nixon trade reform bill. It warns his actions risk intruding into Soviet internal affairs and fueling Russian minority tensions while supporting Israel and potential presidential ambitions.
Cleveland mayor Ralph Perk questions the 1976 Metzenbaum Senate appointment by Governor Gilligan. The Democrat governor named Democrat Howard Metzenbaum to the U.S. Senate amid post-Watergate scrutiny of impropriety.
A columnist discusses Governor Gilligan’s appointment of Howard Metzenbaum to the U.S. Senate amid IRS tax dispute charges. The piece quotes Mayor Ralph Perk calling Metzenbaum a tax dodger and argues the appointment should wait for a final court ruling, noting parallels with David Dinkins in New York.
In Aiken County Dorothy MacDowell reports on a DeMolay Ball with attendees Wendy Rivenbark Butch Emrick Phyllis Wagner Bo Coward Emily Parker Joe Lanning Bobby Osborn Lewis Sullivan Tommy Hill and Richard Lindell. Local Easter Seal Campaign board members Audley Ward William Lott R F Crosby and T Clifton Weeks guide charity efforts. Ann Brodie, Radio City ballerina, visited Foster's School of Dance instructor Carl Cosby at Aiken Golf Club.
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