Samuel A. Cothran Retires as Executive Editor in 1969
Obituary notice marking the November 25 1969 date for Samuel A. Cothran as executive editor. Details indicate his long tenure since 1867 with the Niken Standard, noting his retirement.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1969
Page
4
Taxpayers Reject USC StadiumExpansion Drive
State leaders, led by Gov. Robert McNair and Sen. Edgar Brown, refuse support for a multimillion dollar USC football stadium project citing fiscal caution. They urge prioritizing essential needs as bond rates hover near six percent and demand for dorms and facilities grows at S C State Clemson Ports Authority and others face space shortages with a $247 million backlog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. McNair
Edgar A. Brown
University of South Carolina
Gamecock
South Carolina
S.C. State College
Clemson University
USC
State Ports Authority
General Assembly
Sen. Brown
Weighty Words On Ford Spokesman TV Advertising
A Ford spokesman warns that poor quality and over commercialization of television could dampen enthusiasm for radio and television advertising. He notes a million viewers could complain, yet his words carry weight as Ford spends about $50 million annually on radio and TV ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Gazette
Otepka Defied Persecution and Kept Duty to Nation
The piece portrays Otto Otepka, longtime State Department security official, as enduring eight years of political persecution before a Nixon appointment to the Subversive Activities Control Board. It links his case to broader claims about Kennedy Johnson era security policy, detente, and alleged Soviet influence, arguing his stand safeguarded U.S. law and constitutional duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto F. Otepka
Roosevelt
Truman
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen Dulles
Eisenhower
State Department
John F. Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Otto Otepka
State Department Office of Security Evaluation
Nixon
Subversive Activities Control Board
The
Otepka
Senate
Senate Internal Security
Civil Service Commission
Johnson
China
Dean Rusk
Far East
Wealth and Faith Faithfulness Define True Riches
The speaker asserts that wealth does not determine Christian status but faithful use of money. He cites Luke 16 11 and emphasizes that true riches are eternal, not material comfort such as furniture rugs or a TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Earth
Church Humor and True Wealth in Stewardship
The article urges Christians to value soft voices patience and love over possessions. It argues true stewardship means generous giving and using wealth to aid others and build a better world. It notes examples of faithful wealth used to serve and uplift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
No World For Neutrals Review Sees Whitewash in Atlantic Piece
The piece condemns The Atlantic for a whitewash on China policy and figures like John Carter Vincent and Dulles. It argues anti-Communism failed, labeling McCarthyism and East Asia policy as misjudged while urging accountability for policy makers and a loss of American belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atlantic Magazine
John Vincent Carter
Ross Terrill
Harvard
Joe McCarthy
Vincent
State Department
Joe
John Foster Dulles
Atlantic
Rogues Gallery
Foreign Service
Henry Luce
Japan
Asia
Hitler
Europe
Pearl Harbor
China
Friends of
America
McCarthy
Truman
Marshall
Kenney
Averell Harriman
Laos
Nixon
Vietnam
Terrill
Campus
Capitol Hill
Desegregation News Flow in 1960s South Carolina Echoes
A veteran recalls the 1960s desegregation push in the South Carolina school system. He notes the 1964 Civil Rights Act and HEW guidelines, court battles led by NAACP lawyers, and daily reporting by wire services. He mentions tuition grants battles and the rise of private academies as a copyworthy trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
George Wallace
South
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Pergyi
South Carolina
Hha
Desegregation Debate Echoes in South Carolina
The AP survey and editorials warn that school funding cuts worsen poverty across races. As desegregation nears full enforcement, questions arise about continued freedom of choice and potential shift to de facto segregation with urban whites moving to suburbs and all-black dorms expanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. Office of Education
South Carolina
South
Epithets Fly Across Congo Border Amid Tense Exchange
In Kinshasa and Brazzaville tensions rose after Mobutu warned that occupying Brazzaville would take less than two hours. Brazzaville put troops on alert in response to the threat and the ensuing rhetorical exchange across the Congo River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinshasa
Congo River
Congo Republics
Congo Brazzaville
Brazzaville
Joseph D. Mobutu
Congo Kinshasa
U.N. Security Council
Also Mentioned on This Page
Niken
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
Aiken, S.C
S. C
Integrity
United States of America
Billy Graham
Chris
S.R
Church
Christ
By Holmes Alexander
Mao Tsetung
People’s Republic
Peking
Chiang Kai-shek
Taiwan
John Carter Vincent
By Hugh Gibson
Anderson
Wade Hampton
Jesse T. Anderson
U. S. Office O Education
Deferal
Matthew Perry
NAACP
U. S. Justice Department
Wire Service
AP Survey
Congo
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