Aiken Standard Names Cothran as President and Editor
Samuel A. Cothran is named president and editor of the Aiken Standard with Robert D. Cathcart as part of the publication leadership.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1974
Page
4
Samuel A. Cothran is named president and editor of the Aiken Standard with Robert D. Cathcart as part of the publication leadership.
A committee studying SC General Assembly pay sought Solomon Blatt's view. He backs reforms such as longer work weeks, a May 15 adjournment cut-off, and mornings for committee work with afternoons in sessions. He warns against legislators serving both public and private interests, noting half of lawmakers are lawyers and the danger of dual representation.
The piece argues against Senate Bill 3050 by Sen. Hubert Humphrey proposing a federal Office of Balanced National Growth. It frames federal planning as socialist control and warns it would curb individual decision making, highlighting calls for less government interference and opposition to centralized planning.
John D. Lofton Jr recalls his boyhood in Orlando noting rapid growth from 1960 to 1980. He visits old neighborhoods now filled with offices hotels and condos while preserving mental images of a school auditorium birdbath and oak tree. He laments lost places and cherished memories.
Holmes Alexander reflects on Franco American sentiment as the unifying force between France and the United States. He notes the Society of the Cincinnati gathering in Paris, the Lafayette and Franklin legacy, and the enduring bond despite political strains and shifting global power.
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor and requires signatures and a mailing address. Anonymous letters are not considered and pen names are not allowed. Legibility and potential editing for space, clarity, taste, and libel are noted.
Billy Graham argues that personal church duty precedes global outreach and stresses stewardship. He cites the Great Commission to frame world missions while warning about fundraising costs and the need for integrity in giving ten percent of net income to God’s work.
YWCA provisional board members in Aiken met with the National Board chair. Local leaders include Mrs. Schmiedl as chair and other officers. Democratic executive committee released official returns from a mildest county primary in years, renominating three House incumbents Cushman Toole and Hixon.
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