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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1972
Page
4
Samuel A. Cothran is named president and editor while Robert D. Cathcart serves as executive editor at the Aiken Standard.
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace promotes a voluntary private insurance plan for low income families. A family could pay as little as 10 dollars monthly for hospitalization and medical care up to eighty dollars daily for serious illness, with eligibility set at four thousand dollars plus six hundred dollars per dependent.
The Aiken Trials opening event of the Triple Crown is set for March 11 with increasing visits forecast for two subsequent Saturdays featuring harness racing and steeplechase. Residents are urged to tidy yards and remove debris as weather cooperates. The city aims to finish curb ice debris removal and may still have trash areas. Property owners could coordinate block by block to clear litter, a method already successful in some neighborhoods.
A century shift in crime statistics shows female arrests rising over 200 percent in the past decade while male arrests grow 72.7 percent. Experts warn liberating women may intensify assertive behavior with more fist fights and offenses among girls in Louisville and beyond.
George A. Poda, M.D., lauds G H VanderVoort who resigned as Chairman and Trustee of the Aiken County Hospital Board. He recalls VanderVoort’s leadership on the Building Committee, repairs, and upkeep inspired by Graniteville Company standards. Poda notes VanderVoort’s unselfish hours and offers continued help for future tasks.
Holmes Alexander surveys cross cultural training at the East West Center in Hawaii with Malaysians and Chinese hopes on Sino American ties. He warns on aid risks to China and notes neo isolationism under Nixon while reaffirming U.S. stature as the West’s benevolent giant.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters to the editor with the writer’s mailing address. Anonymous messages are not considered. Pseudonyms are not allowed. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. There is no subject limit.
Billy Graham urges readers not to use hearing difficulty or lack of funds for a hearing aid as an excuse to skip church. He says church involves more than listening, including worship, fellowship, giving, and witnessing, and that God meets believers in the church despite its faults.
Health column by W C Alvarez discusses whiplash risks after car crashes and potential neck injuries. It notes cushion use on seats, possible vertebral damage, and occasional surgical help. The piece also covers cramps in legs and hands, offering milk for calcium and NeoCalglucon syrup or tablets as rapid relief.
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