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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1970
Page
4
The article debates the impact of Chief James B. Browns dismissal on Aiken police operations. It notes potential shock waves through the city, doubts about reinstatement, and warns that internal jealousy and suspicions could worsen departmental effectiveness.
The Heyward-Gershwin folk opera Porgy and Bess closed after a 12 day Charleston run drawing 35 000 in week two a sellout and an estimated 140 000 gross well over production costs. The piece featured a predominantly Negro amateur cast with music by the Christian Symphony. James C Busbee named director of public safety heading both police and fire departments.
Back Ella Gerber and Emmett Robinson's sets helped produce a Tricentennial highlight. The Charleston Evening Post urges negotiations with Porgy and Bess producers for future local stagings, ideally every spring in Porgy’s hometown.
The 1970 launch of Nixon at Nine on all networks spurred daily presidential explanations. Equal time rules led to many politician shows and a TV era of discourse over entertainment. By 1972 an unknown ran for president on a single pledge.
Asst. Atty. Gen. Jarvis Leonard and Ramsey Clark clash over desegregation progress since 1969 70, while Nixon's stance on busing and unitary schools is debated. The piece weighs housing, hiring, and welfare links to achieving “quality education” and a freer, less utopian society.
A detailed note traces the bronze Virgin and Child statue by Gustav Doré from Paris 1880 third prize to its current alcove in St Mary Help of Christians Church. The piece, once damaged by a church fire, was repaired and shipped in a coffin. a dedication plaque honors Harry Lamontagne.
The piece argues that decades of hostility may be easing as Soviet imports from the U S rise sharply while exports grow slowly. It cites Gromyko and Brezhnev signaling openness and notes UN and SALT actions plus a French analyst predicting a peaceful Soviet reform movement. It ponders Russia balancing tradition and moderation in a tense East West dynamic.
The text urges surrender of your own will to God's and prayer for guidance. It warns against rash ideas like leaving family for mission work, urges testing God's will with common sense and open doors, and notes that Satan can use natural events to mislead while God reveals the path in His time.
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