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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
4
The piece analyzes Lt. Calley's My Lai testimony and argues the war exposes home grown inhumanity and misguided policies. It cites Nixon’s world view and calls for restraint and learning from past actions amid debates over burden sharing and racial policy.
Samuel A. Cothran is named President and Editor of the Aiken Standard with Eugene J. Oyler serving as Executive Editor. Page 4-A coverage notes the leadership change and editorial oversight.
The Aiken Standard argues against 13 magistrates and supports reducing to four or five. It urges taxpayers to contact Senators Laughlin and McMillan and local representatives to express views on the proposal and lists their mailing addresses for responses.
The Aiken Fire Department quickly contained a Monday night library fire at a local school with limited damage. Public Safety Director J C Busbee says arson is suspected and an investigation is underway. The incident prompts calls to remove those who commit such acts from society.
Last Sunday Rev J Luke Goodwin of Aiken First Presbyterian preached on The Great Flood. The sermon raised questions about timing and meaning for the congregation and community.
A speaker counsels that measuring success by others, especially a brother, breeds envy. True happiness comes from thoughts and God’s view of self. Contentment is possible in prosperity or poverty, as illustrated by Paul’s biblical teaching.
Aiken County will celebrate 100 years since its creation by the 1871 General Assembly act signed by Gov. Robert K. Scott and Franklin J. Moses. The act formed the third largest South Carolina county with seat at Aiken and outlined boundaries from Fox's Creek to the Savannah River and provisions for a courthouse, jail, and tax funding.
An analysis argues the Laos campaign has avoided a total SNAFU at the frontline level, noting risks such as targeting supply bases and avoiding U.S. ground troops, while highlighting strategic gains if key Ho Chi Minh trail routes and fuel lines are disrupted. It contrasts battlefield perceptions with Washington assessments of motorable roads sustaining the invasion.
By 1971 a privatized Defense Department called Defense Inc. runs the war with private incentives. A wildcat labor strike pushes pay high, losses mount, and efforts to rent troops fail. The venture ends bankrupt and pacifist sentiment grows nationwide.
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