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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1972
Page
2
Robert D. Cathcart serves as executive editor of the Aiken Standard a long running newspaper founded in 1867 overseeing the newsroom and editorial direction in South Carolina.
The Aiken Standard warns that political warfare in Aiken County risks becoming personal and rough. It urges candidates to focus on qualifications, performance, and issues, not attacks, and notes the newspaper remains politically independent while aiming for the best public administration.
A satirical long piece depicts Baron Homer von Pettibone leading a global conspiracy named SHEEK to control fashion and social behavior. It brands him a rootless tyrant whose schemes trigger chaotic wardrobe trends and public backlash, ending with a call to resist his influence.
A critic denounces The New York Times endorsement of McGovern as biased and hostile to Nixon. The piece argues the Times disproportionately targets Nixon with unfounded rhetoric while downplaying McGovern. It warns such coverage undermines democratic values and calls the editorial assault deadly.
A speaker argues the core issue is the breakdown of the home not poverty or crime. He cites Genesis to defend traditional marriage and warns without strong family bonds society suffers. He emphasizes holy matrimony as God’s oldest institution and central remedy.
A clergyman argues elections test the will of the people and the Christian conscience. Voters must be enlightened, place allegiance to Christ before party, and judge platforms by their impact on the common good. He urges honest thinking, tolerance, and distrust of cynicism or blind party loyalty.
Handel H. Brown urges voters to resist passive thinking and engage in democracy. He warns against totalitarian tendencies and emphasizes that the 1972 election shapes not only the nation but the world, urging Christians to seek leaders of virtue for peace, justice, and public welfare.
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