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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1973
Page
4
A satirical piece mocks government circulars promising a family of four could eat on 35 a week and then 17.50 a week. Homer Pettibone promotes Mr Nixon's Miracle Diet with leftovers and steak portions, while reporters press for price cuts and policy action.
HOLMES ALEXANDER critiques President Nixon and lawmakers on energy policy of the 1970s. He contrasts the Nixon formula with critics like Jackson Randolph Byrd and Miller, noting debate over foreign oil, nuclear funding, and environmental opposition shaping national strategy.
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners split four to three on keeping the legislative delegation posted on agenda issues, amid criticism of a proposed bill requiring written approval of the county budget by the delegation. The editorial urges lawmakers to drop the measure as bad legislation and preserve home rule and cooperative county government. It cites James Brown’s Rio de Janeiro remarks on racial recognition and contrasts with American TV performers.
A reader asks about wedding attire and premarital chastity. Billy Graham counsels that deception is impossible before God and urges the couple to start married life with higher standards, finding moral strength through faith in Christ to honor lifelong commitment.
The column notes a 38 free trips home per two year session for House members, up from 26, plus a stationery boost from 3500 to 4250 annually with cash on unused funds. It cites mail delays to Aiken, a Secretaries of Commerce ticket mishap, a Bible verse dig at gender roles, and a quip about bankruptcy timing. Vera Harrelson discusses her son Marion in college, saying she has visited once in a week.
HAL BOYLE surveys common knowledge and origins. Federal taxes for 1974 will average 1179 per American, more than double a decade earlier. Origins of phrases trace to Don Quixote and Samuel Johnson. Snakes skin, wasps scent, and crow’s nest lore are noted.
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