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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1977
Page
4
Ai ken braces for its Triple Crown season begun March 12 with a people race by the Aiken Recreation Assoc. The week includes the 35th Aiken Trials on March 19 and an induction at the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame on March 20.
This item lists the Aiken Standard masthead with Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor for the Tuesday March 8 1977 issue. It identifies the newspaper leadership and date of publication.
The article notes a vivid spring bloom in Aiken with camellias bursting after cold delays, Japanese magnolia advancing ahead of forecasts, and quince, forsythia, crocus, and early trees like maple and buckeye flowering. It characterizes winter as the harshest in memory and hints at easing heating costs.
Paul Harvey argues the Carter administration seeks to boost spending by borrowing from the public, predicting higher interest rates and a larger deficit. He contends inflation is controlled, unemployment and production show strength, and urges Congress to reserve emergency measures for real crises.
Holmes Alexander critiques Paul Warnke's nominations for national security adviser and for arms control in a Senate hearing context. He argues Warnke's views show naiveté on Soviet weapons and warns against appeasement, citing Sparkman Jackson Garn and Goldwater responses as evidence of division over Carter's approach to SALT II and defense policy.
Billy Graham cautions that Spiritualism is condemned in the Bible and linked to occult practices. He notes the danger of seeking contact with the dead and urges pointing the grieving acquaintance toward Christ and faith rather than occult avenues. He cites Deuteronomy 18 and 1 Samuel 28 as context.
The piece reports that Rep. John Rhodes used a ghostwriter to produce his book The Futile System while the writer was paid by taxpayers. Rhodes collected $8000 in royalties, and the writer earned $31,000 from public payroll. The column questions legality and ethics under House rules. It also notes Rhodes’ connections to a public relations firm and the broader advisory committee issue under Carter.
The piece notes Larry Flynt's bold "American Dissident" ad amid U.S. and Soviet tensions over human rights. It discusses Carter's letter to Sakharov, the McCarran Act's continuing impact, and the broader propaganda battle between Washington and Moscow over Helsinki provisions.
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