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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1974
Page
4
Dispute between Owens Corning Fiberglas Co and Teamsters Local 86 escalates as both sides refuse separate statements. A three-year contract proposal rejected by the union includes an 11.7 percent across the board wage rise in year one for about 1,600 hourly workers amid a plant shutdown.
A Senate backed mail registration measure is rejected by the House 204 to 197. In South Carolina, Owens Corning workers strike affects 1,600 employees, causing a $1.2 million monthly payroll loss and threats to Aiken County’s economy and tax base. Local officials urge responsible action to end the dispute quickly.
In a 1971 memo Richard Harwood, Post assistant managing editor for national affairs, argues the paper often reports through a single eye. He cites coverage of capital punishment and Catholic radicals as examples and urges broader perspectives including victims, jurors, church groups, and society at large to avoid bias.
A quirky page features a mix of reflections on busywork and happiness, a nursery school quip about freedom, and a sequence of punny legends. It includes jokes about porpoises, gulls, lions, and a mortician, with a pun-filled telegram ending the set.
Yesteryear column notes 1954 USC graduates from Aiken County Jane Rutland Nathaline Harrison Marjoria Neilson Eleanor Holley and Ralph Gregory. Graniteville grads John Williams Betty Barton. Evie Watson wins First Annual Aiken Women’s Golf trophy with Meta King Walton Horton Rhoda Sloan among winners.
Billy Graham and S P discuss cryonics and resurrection. They challenge freezing a body as hopeless fantasy and emphasize biblical death as final, urging faith in Christ Jesus as the only true answer to mortality. Paul is cited as seeing life beyond death.
An article contrasts personal salvation with social involvement in Protestant churches. Fritz LeRoque, a Methodist layman, leads 63 youth teams serving 27 countries, including a Italy trip to aid orphans. The piece cites differing views among denominations and urges harmony of faith and deeds.
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