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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1969
Page
6
The document lists Samuel A. Cothran and Eugene J. Oyler as executive editors, noting the Niken standard in historical newspaper leadership. It reflects a period notation of editorial oversight and staff roles without additional context.
The Senate Appropriations Committee favors a 1 billion federal outlay this year to provide matching grants for wastewater treatment plants. The plan exceeds House approval by 400 million and outstrips the Nixon administration, but it faces Senate voting and a conference compromise. Charleston and Columbia stand to gain as do many smaller towns, and even the White House may loosen limits to accelerate pollution control funding.
The National Education Association is criticized for sending a telegram to U.S. senators claiming to speak for all members on Clement Haynsworth’s Supreme Court appointment. The piece argues the message reflects only the NEA board and urges teachers misrepresented to complain.
The piece applauds the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education for allowing press and public access to monthly meetings and lauds openness in government. It criticizes President Nixon’s Vietnam policy, arguing nine months were wasted and that he misreads Hanoi’s aims, urging the public to demand clear, effective leadership.
Answer by Billy Graham explains prayer as a privilege for believers and notes examples of nonbelievers praying for mercy. It emphasizes that approaching God with faith invites acceptance, while self serving prayer is unlikely to be effective.
The piece argues that relocation from urban hubs to rural areas after railways and highways reshaped life. It notes 1.2 million jobs added yearly in the 1960s, a third in counties with no city, and plants moving to places like Freeport Texas Pryor Oklahoma and Waxahachie Texas. It highlights Baxter Laboratories McDonnell Douglas Owens-Corning and Phillips Petroleum as examples of industry spreading beyond traditional centers.
A sharp critique of price wage controls and the Office of Price Administration. The piece cites 1944 employment, rampant black markets, and halted production in autos, housing, textiles, and other sectors, arguing controls worsened inflation and shortages. It closes with a defiant "Nuts" echo from Bastogne.
A sharp, partisan critique argues that revolutionaries and violent forces press the nation toward lawlessness. It notes the fragility of the political system, the restraint of the majority, and the lingering constitutional tensions shaping elections and civil order.
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