Ray chooses election over serving out term in Aiken County
The article lauds Lucas Ray for deciding to let voters choose his fate in November instead of serving the remainder of his four year term. It highlights his straight, transparent stance and contrasts it with potential lame duck status for others who might stay in office. It urges qualified candidates to run and for the county to seek good leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas Ray
Aiken County
Ray
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Forest L. Kirby
L. Vernon Davis
Cleve Edmunds
D.P
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Christ
Lord Jesus
End of European rule sparks Marxist shifts in Africa
The piece notes Soviet backed forces mopping up Angola and facing South Africa while Mozambique closes its border with Rhodesia amid a declared state of war. It frames Western influence in Africa as under threat and cites U S reluctance to project power during decolonization as paving the way for Marxist expansion.
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Angola
Africa
Republic of South Africa
Mozambique
Rhodesia
United States
Scapegoats and Execu tion Squads in Ford Campaign
Holmes Alexander argues Ford relies on alibis and scapegoats in early primaries. Nixon and Kissinger are cited as targets if Reagan gains momentum. detente and a push to merge economies loom as strategic aims in the Ford administration.
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Holmes Alexander
Gerald Ford
Ford
State Department
Richard Nixon
China
New Hampshire
Rogers Morton
President Ford Committee
Henry Kissinger
Reagan
Kansas City
Doktor Bismarck
Kissinger
Reagan era SALT critique and power plays amid GOP
A political column argues SALT and disarmament talks fail to curb Russia while the Reagan era faces internal party tension. It cites Gen Daniel Grah am Ret and comments on Schlesinger and Kissinger and notes Ford’s campaign elements and Callaway’s influence.
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Russia
Reagan
Kissinger
Daniel Graham
Defense Department
James Schlesinger
Ussr
United States
Aiken Standard March 11 1976 Page Header
Front page masthead shows Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor for the Aiken Standard dated March 11 1976. The banner highlights editorial leadership and publication date in a historic period newspaper context.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Home birth movement gains traction among mothers
Growing trend toward at home deliveries draws support from doctors like Dr Gregory White who report rising demand among suburban mothers. Critics from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists oppose home births citing hospital backup, yet many see hospital anesthesia and procedures as overused.
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National Center For Disease Control
CDC
Gregory White
White
Dr. White
Fred Ettner
Chicago
Cook County Hospital
Ettner
American College of Obstetricians and Gyaecologists
American College of Nurse - Midwives
Stork
Peonage Allegations Hit Florida Tomato Camps
Washington columnist recounts Hal Bernton’s undercover visit to Duda and Sons camps in Florida where migrant workers, trapped by debt, receive scant pay and endure harsh conditions. He details coercive control by a straw boss, substandard housing, lack of health care, infestations, and ongoing cycles of debt and resignation.
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Washington
Florida
Hal Bernton
Pennsylvania
Duda and Sons Agriculture
Australia
Europe
Stoop
Florida Rural Legal Services
Duda
Bernton
Frigate South Carolina’s 1777 Amsterdam origins and perilous voyage
Story of the South Carolina frigate then known as L Indien in Amsterdam 1777 planned for John Paul Jones. Benjamin Franklin Silas Deane and Arthur Lee sent by Congress. Controversy over Lee and Berlin papers aided British leverage. Commodore Gillon led efforts, fought for Dutch ships, faced confiscations, exile, and arrest after a letter to Gov Rutledge leaks plans for purchases.
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Dorothy Macdowell
South Carolina
Amsterdam
France
Benjamin Franklin
Silas Deane
Arthur Lee
Marine Committee of Congress
John Paul Jones
Jones
Lee
Berlin
Paris
Congress
Europe
Charles Town
Gov. Rutledge
Carolina
St. Augustine
Gov Rutledge
Gillon
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
Ronald Reagan
Will Rogers
Chase Manhattan Bank
Howard
Bo) Callaway
Nelson Rockefeller
John Connally
Ford Army
Aiken
Robert D.cathcart
Paul Harvey
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