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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1972
Page
2
Paul Harvey asserts Nixon’s victory as the biggest ever and argues the outcome shows forward shadow politics. He contends incumbents are favored, cites Eisenhower influence, and highlights Nixon's broad bipartisan support and McGovern’s perceived ineptness in a rapidly changing era.
A reflective editorial argues against allowing limited youth drug use and warns of legalizing marijuana. It cites health risks and urges keeping prevention intact while criticizing EPA air standards and a judge’s ruling in favor of clean air. It also discusses future “superstores” and condemns parimutuel gambling as immoral.
In a letter to the editor Mrs William Weyandt of 758 Summer Ave Aiken commends the Jaycees for manning the Halloween Safety Patrol in the park. She notes the patrol gave confidence and calm to families with children and suggests celebrating Halloween on the Friday nearest to the holiday to avoid abrupt bedtimes.
The writer recalls Henry Dreyfuss shaping urban design and notes the designer and his wife died by suicide in a Mercedes. Jackie Robinson’s political shifts are traced from backing Nixon in 1960 to Goldwater mediation in the 1960s, ending with Robinson’s death and a late bond with Goldwater.
Anthony Harrigan analyzes The New Centurions about police in a large city and argues the film exposes brutalized speech that mirrors societal decline. He warns that rampant Anglo Saxon expletives erode language and moral sensitivity, linking language degradation to totalitarianism and violence.
In HAL BOYLE’s humorous piece, the speaker rails against Christmas creep and calls for putting Christmas in its proper place on the calendar. He jokes that Santa would be better off after December and laments early holiday hype.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters for publication with a writer’s mailing address. Anonymous communications are not considered and pew names are not permitted. Letters must be legible and are subject to editing for space clarity taste and libel with no subject matter limit.
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