Samuel A. Cothran and Robert D. Cathcart Editorial Leaders
Samuel A. Cothran serves as president and editor while Robert D. Cathcart acts as executive editor in the newspaper's leadership team.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1972
Page
4
Gas tax bill sullied by oil jobbers fee ploy in Columbia
A proposed one penny gasoline tax hike would funnel about 500000 of 13.5 million in new revenue to oil jobbers as a collection fee, a move critics describe as blackmail. Proponents claim raising the fee to 500 dollars corrects inequity, but opponents doubt the need and warn rural lawmakers may raid the fund further. Much of the revenue would cover debt service and right‑of‑way costs, leaving little for construction and maintenance.
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Columbia
House
Southeast
State Highway Department
Right to Work States Lead Nation in Growth and Jobs
The 19 Right to Work states show higher growth and job creation from 1960 to 1970, with 1,362,000 new jobs vs 1,259,000 in other states. Growth rates reached 43.2 percent for Right to Work states, 26.9 percent for others, highlighting economic freedom as a driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Departments of Commerce and Labor
Rocky Mount
N.C
Variety of Snippets From A War Time Outlook And Jokes
A collage of light essays and quips on wartime fatigue therapy lessons from WWII and modern work, gender driving tendencies, a dialysis classic remark, a preacher Day of Judgment joke, a campaign Q and A, a fatality mislabel, and Hal Schuman recalling a school journey.
California Supreme Court Opinion Sparks Death Penalty Debate
A lengthy preview outlines California's Supreme Court ruling that capital punishment is unconstitutional, the potential nationwide impact if the U.S. Supreme Court adopts the same view, and historical context about cruel and unusual punishment. It notes broad opposition among students and states reducing or ending executions. The piece discusses legal questions and the possibility of further court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
California State Supreme Court
United States
Patrick Henry
Fasting in faith and liberty amid modern life
The author defends fasting as biblical and healthful, arguing overeating harms health and noting Jesus linked fasting with prayer. He contrasts liberty with punitive extremes and warns against redefining core rights, urging restraint and faith even as Supreme Court debates criminal punishment and justice.
Outwitting The Government By Arthur Hoppe
In a satirical column Arthur Hoppe mocks a presidential commission on marijuana. He argues Americans excel at outwitting government but questions if new legalization goes too far, imagining a botched no knock raid and shifting traps as the maze closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission On
Commission
Third and Elm
Mac
Narc
Do Something Mr Meany Productivity Warning to Labor Leader
Holmes Alexander urges Mr Meany to push labor productivity by criticizing the unions and urging action at the Wage Board and Price Commission. The piece argues American productivity lags, cites 1965 70 gains, and warns inflation could worsen if labor leaders do not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Alexander
Mr. Meany
USA
Wage Board
Price Commission
U.S
Meany
Wallace
C. Jackson Grayson
Buzz of Agriculture
Grayson
Aiken’s Downtown Mall Idea Sparks Reader Letter
Mrs Harold W Tompkins praises six girls from Aiken Day School for proposing a downtown Mall project. She recalls an eight year hope for revitalizing Aiken with creative innovations and compares local potential to St Armands Palm Beach Worth Ave Winston Salem and Williamsburg.
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Aiken Day School
Aiken
St. Armands
Saratoga
Worth Ave
Palm Beach
Fla
Winston-Salem
N.C
Williamsburg
Harold W. Tompkins
Dunbarton Circle
South Carolina
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard welcomes signed letters with a writer's mailing address. Anonymous letters are not considered and pen names are not allowed. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel.
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