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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1972
Page
4
The editorial warns the South Carolina General Assembly to set a Sept 5 primary and back up timelines for re filing and campaigning to prevent court challenges. It cautions against restoring full slate voting and notes potential chaos if the legislature fails to produce a new session after the election.
Columnist Holmes Alexander mocks the Democratic Convention and its halo metaphor for a presidential candidate. He notes George McGovern’s front runner status from primaries and ponders how outcomes might have differed with a different tally.
A reflective column questions whether the Democratic and Republican conventions will produce heroes or mere politics. It panels McGovern Muskie Humphrey and Jackson Wallace, noting missteps, loyalties, and the idea that party conventions reveal more about candidates than heroic myth. A book on citizen politics frames the convention as a special membership event.
A reader questions delays in prosecuting a forged check from a county chain gang escape and urges justice. The letter complains of ongoing fireworks and gun noise, fire hazards, and cruelty to animals, calling for neighborly responsibility and peace.
Paul Harvey argues for strong government support of research and development in a capitalist system. He notes the SST controversy, contrasts private industry and federal funding, and warns that reduced R&D spending and rising social welfare costs threaten national innovation and military competitiveness.
Billy Graham counsels that spiritual entry is by will, not intellect. He explains Nicodemus. If you desire to be Christian, surrender your will to God and trust His guidance. You are close to the kingdom, one step beyond intellect, a step of will.
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