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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1974
Page
4
The Aiken Standard notes its long history since 1867 with Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor guiding Page 4 coverage.
The article reports Rep. Joseph Riley Jr. quitting due to extended sessions and missed family time. It notes Charleston colleagues like Rep. Arnold Goodstein also face re election burdens, cites rising session lengths from 53 days in 1954 to the 1974 period, and argues for shorter sessions and efficiency to retain bright lawmakers and curb mediocrity.
YMCA officials in Aiken announce plans to form a permanent YWCA to address Savannah River Plant influx. Miss Lois Gratz directed the 1951 begun program with United Community Defense Funds support and cooperation from local bodies. Construction of a four‑store building, on the Monts site, will start within 30 days.
The piece compares Willy Brandt and Richard Nixon, noting shared rise from humble origins, wartime exile, detente ventures, and later political troubles. It highlights their anti Communist stance, calls out scandals, and questions whether both leaders’ foreign and domestic missteps erode Western democracy.
The column argues that Senator Edward Kennedy opposes renewed U.S. military aid to South Vietnam, criticizing his stance as inconsistent with moral obligations he once defended. It recounts Kennedy's antiwar rhetoric, a 1965 pep talk, and a push to deny 266 million in aid amid ammunition shortages and a base assault, urging rejection of the amendment.
The Diken Standard welcomes signed letters with the writer's mailing address. Anonymous communications are not considered. Pen names are not permitted. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. There is no limit on subject matter.
Paul Harvey argues cities glamorized by film and media lure youth, but crime, crowding, and declining opportunities push Americans toward small towns. Chicago crime, migration shifts, and suburban growth show vitality moving away from big cities to rural and small metropolitan areas.
A reader asks how to handle a husband’s adultery with a married woman who attends church. The adviser urges confirmation of the affair, confronting the husband with evidence, seeking Christian counseling, and repentance, while advising to leave judgment of the third party to the Lord.
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