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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1977
Page
4
The dated page lists staff and editorial leadership including Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor on the January 19 1977 issue. The header reflects standard newspaper masthead format of the era.
Governor James B. Edwards urged the legislature to grant him 18 months of complete management authority over the Department of Social Services to fix a troubled agency. He referenced a Legislative Audit Council report accusing DSS of mismanaging Medicaid funds and said resignations are not the answer. The plan faces likely opposition from predominantly Democratic lawmakers, though supporters see a chance to purge the agency’s problems.
The Traveler notes laughter fades as Jimmy Carter nears inauguration. He recalls Kennedy Nixon luggage anecdote, cites school choice, and predicts tough fight against crime and overseas misrule. The column also reaffirms belief in Carter as the last best hope and warns of future scandals.
Phyllis Schlafly argues for the all American route of Alaska to California gas transport to create at least 50 000 private sector jobs, reduce unemployment, and improve trade while cautioning against Canadian routes that would move jobs overseas and risk gas supply amid Canadian politics. She calls Carter to choose the all American plan to spur wealth without tax costs.
Washington Doorkeeper 24 years William Miller known as Fishbait writes a memoir with ghostwriter Frances Leighton. He claims Nixon had a bugged luncheon with congressmen and details Sam Rayburn Frank Boykin and others. Also notes Jackie Kennedy connections and tax trouble for John Mitchell and ongoing Watergate dispute.
After his January 3 victory at Princeton, General William Heath leads 3,400 men to Fort Independence to pressure a 2,000-strong British garrison. The assault fails as British artillery drives back the attackers, drawing a rebuke from Washington and scorn from British observers who label Heath a butcher turned rebel general.
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