Rival Campaigns Highlight National and Local Races
Aiken County politics dominate local attention as Paul Grant vies with Julian Dunbar for the incumbent seat while the new Board of Commissioners could shape governance for years. National debates color the presidential race between Nixon and McGovern, with sharp contrasts and widespread coverage. Voters are urged to study the new voting method and cast ballots Tuesday. Scientists optimistic that food production could meet 50 times current needs, citing advances in biochemistry and storage tech.
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Nixon
Sen. McGovern
McGovern
Aiken County
Paul Grant
Julian Dunbar
Aiken
Here Today Letters to the Editor Gone and a Tomorrow
A mosaic of reader letters profiles Frances a waitress at a long standing Chinese restaurant and her view that politics are transient. Other notes praise election coverage and thank local officials and reporters while readers critique school lunches and commend police and school program supporters.
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Frances
Tom
Kingdom
Freedman Vocational High School
Remember The Alamo Remember The Candidate In Texas
A dramatic scene shows George McGovern on the Alamo set under a Texas moon. The crowd cheers differ between front supporters and back observers as his angry denouncements clash with his gentle nature. The review calls the directing flawless and the acting miscast in the demagogue role.
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Arthur Hoppe
Alamo
Texas
The
George McGovern
Vietnam
Judicial Reform Amendment Backed by Broad Support
The Judicial Reform Amendment would let the General Assembly elect extra circuit judges and empower the chief justice to study caseloads with a court administrator. Support comes from The West Committee and major South Carolina legal groups, with wide newspaper endorsement. Citizens vote November 7 on the statewide amendment.
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General Assembly
South Carolina
Senate
House
West Committee
Judicial Reform Committee
South Carolina Bar
South Carolina Bar Association
South Carolina Judicial Conference
South Carolina Judicial Council
House of Representatives
Dear Mrs Graham and the School Change
A letter from Billy Graham encourages parents to engage with their children’s schooling amid busing to distant schools. He urges visiting the new school, meeting teachers, and showing concern, noting teachers and students face problems and the system needs support.
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Billy Graham
D.C
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Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
National Academy of Sciences
Washington
By Rena Pederson
Associated Press
Eugene England
Aiken High School
Lila Wright
Carolina Dr. Aiken, S.C
Law and Order
Jon David Cansler
Winthrop
Emmett Tolson
George Mc
C. Bruce Littlejohn
S.C. Supreme Court
Paca
Citizen Smith
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