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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1969
Page
4
Aiken High School student council and the Beta Club organized volunteers to clean the campus grounds last weekend. Armed with brooms and rakes, the teens removed litter to keep the school inviting, urging adults to support cleanliness as a community standard and praising Aiken’s beauty.
State leaders report fewer brown bag liquor violations at games as more agents guard venues. The sober trend boosts safety and public order, with praise for SLED Chief J. P. Strom ABC Commission Chairman W. W. Lewis and Gov. McNair. The authors urge complete sobriety at mass gatherings.
In a sharp turn, President Nixon criticizes the Alliance for Progress and vows to act as Cal Coolidge would by preventing harm rather than trying to “do good.” He pledges to deal with Latin American governments as they are and to avoid unwanted Yankee investment, signaling a calmer approach amid regional tensions.
The piece blends a faith guidance on being sure of one's Christianity with political commentary. It cites I John 5 13 about eternal life while also critiquing Richard Nixon era foreign policy and U S politics with references to Coolidge Wordsworth and NATO. The mix arrives as a single historically flavored column note.
A brewing student unrest at Clemson University pits a dissident minority against President Robert C. Edwards. Friction centers on a proposed $6 million student union bond, moratorium protests, and control of campus profits, with clashes over Dixieland imagery and a planned blackout on outside speakers.
Clemson vice president Walter Cox warned in federal court that a regional antiwar moratorium planned for Friday could trigger violence on campus, recalling a Oct. 14 clash where 300 to 500 students gathered and non students acted as triggers.
The piece surveys opinions on school busing across cities noting limited gains in integration and education. Chicago official David Heffernan questions effectiveness while other leaders in Baltimore Minneapolis Los Angeles New York and California discuss rising concerns about quality of education and social impact. Some see shifting attitudes toward local control amid ongoing lawsuits and political actions.
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