Samuel A. Cothran Role in Aiken News
Samuel A. Cothran serves as president and editor of the Aiken Standard, guiding editorial direction and leadership for the historic newspaper in Aiken.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1971
Page
4
Samuel A. Cothran serves as president and editor of the Aiken Standard, guiding editorial direction and leadership for the historic newspaper in Aiken.
The piece questions Henry Kissinger's secrecy around his China talks and notes a 4600 mile round trip from Pakistan to China and back. It discusses potential Nixon aims in Red China, praises U.S. secrecy, and warns South Carolina about environmental issues amid new industry talks led by Gov. West.
The North Carolina open meetings act faces a test as Burlington school board delays deliberations to prepare a court approved desegregation plan. Mecklenburg officials warn secret sessions undermine public oversight while Winston-Salem officials protest front page disclosures about budget and school discussions.
An opinion piece argues President Nixon fulfilled his campaign pledge on crime, citing lower crime rates in Minneapolis and Baltimore, and notes Supreme Court nominees fit his call for strict constructionists. It contrasts Nixon with Hubert Humphrey and credits attitudes with shaping crime trends.
Fire watchers like Dorothy and Roy Brown monitor South Carolina’s forests from the Monetta Lookout Tower. The couple man a 100-foot tower, operate a fire tractor, and relay fire readings to coordinate crews across districts amid active fire conditions and recent storms.
The piece outlines a proposed national no fault system to ensure accident victims are promptly paid by their insurers, with White House backing but Senate leaders Hart and Magnuson urging quicker action through federal legislation. It also notes Hew findings on cyclamate cancer tests and a local Atlanta grocery theft incident.
A religious counsel piece suggests spiritual casting out of suicidal urges with prayer, then consulting a minister or friends, and, if urges persist, seeking a psychiatrist. It cites a brain tumor as a possible physical cause and emphasizes an encounter with Christ as the basic cure.
Editorial applauds a Supreme Court ruling that a defendant who cannot pay a fine cannot be jailed while others who can pay remain free. It argues for strict, uniform punishment to restore discipline, condemning leniency toward lawbreakers and noting a recent case of unlawful apartment occupation and welfare dependence.
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