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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1970
Page
8
Obscure historical note identifying Samuel A. Cothran as president and editor in a newspaper context. The line reflects a leadership role within the publication, with no additional events or dates provided.
An editorial outlines whether relaxing oil import restrictions could lower gasoline prices while hurting domestic producers. It notes wartime reserves concerns and consumer impact, urging attention as decisions looming may affect pocketbooks from Volkswagen drivers to oil magnates.
The piece argues Israelis resenting U.S. push to mend Arab ties while seeking favorable terms for secret radar data from a Soviet era station. It warns Israel relies on U.S. protection and should avoid bargaining over military secrets, despite domestic criticism of Johnson.
A collage of quirky facts and quotes from a New York AP column includes statistics on winter underwear use, a 1530 English farm economy, high remarriage success after 65, quotable lines from Elsa Maxwell and others, warnings about corks and eye impact, and Winston Churchill on fanaticism. The piece mixes science, history, and wit with celebrity nods and trivia.
The discussion cites Catholics at over 500 million and Protestants about 230 million, with Eastern Orthodoxy near 200 million. It argues size alone does not measure God’s favor, citing Gilbert Roxburgh and Revelation’s rebuke of Laodicea, urging depth of consecration over numbers.
A long reader letters page highlights W.E. Walton’s fire-destroyed Warrenville grocery, praise for his generosity, and a call to support his return. Other submissions praise The Aiken Standard, lament shopping courtesy in Aiken stores, and urge human relations reform. A health note urges funding rubella vaccine to prevent birth defects.
The piece contrasts Greece under the 1967 military regime with the United States, noting law by decree and political disappearances in Greece. It cites welfare gains, public works, and a dampening of opposition as regime features, and warns that remedies like temporary dictatorship are unavailable in the U.S. while pondering democracy’s fate into the 1970s.
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