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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1973
Page
4
The Aiken Standard issue dated Monday October 15 1973 lists Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor with Robert D Cathcart as Executive Editor, reflecting the newspaper leadership.
The article weighs the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities and its move away from daily televized Watergate coverage. It notes critics worry about agenda, pace, and focus while stressing the panel’s broad mandate to uncover illegal or unethical 1972 campaign actions and consider new electoral safeguards before the November deadline. Conventional wisdom jokes about football season easing cost concerns.
The piece accuses New Left planners and a Kennedy ally of drafting a bloodless coup to oust President Nixon by convening a 50 state governors alliance and replacing him via congressional and executive maneuvering. It argues the plan would defy constitutional norms and cites constitutional fears and historical alarms. It condemns the conspirators as overintellectualized and shameful.
The Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center of Aiken earns national accreditation as a rehabilitation facility and stands as a standout example of United Way support. Under Miss Norton and Mrs. McCroskey the center offers refined treatments for students with learning disabilities and for severely affected children and adults, serving area residents locally.
A montage of 1973 events includes Rep. John Melcher arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct and fleeing an accident scene. Sen. Harold Hughes declares retirement from politics for church work. Reports of hijinks abroad, crime, and political oddities paint a turbulent September day.
The text discusses calls from Senator Buckley to place all committee staff under oath after leaks about Pat Buchanan and mentions Sam Ervin’s defense of the panel. It notes Buckley’s charge of covert vilification and Ervin’s stance that the committee has no legal authority to discipline leaks. It ends with criticism of some staffers and the culture of leaks within the Watergate inquiry.
The piece quotes Sam Dash and Fred Thompson on staff firings for leaks and urges Chairman Ervin to question all committee staff with access to leaked material under oath. It argues staff morale cannot justify shielding the leakers and presses for accountability.
Twenty years ago in Aiken the city readied for a Shriners convention with about 2,000 expected visitors while over 3,000 residents toured Jones Electric Co as it opened new quarters at Hayne Avenue and Greenville Street. Samuel H. Swint of Graniteville Co learned of a 1952 award for best textile annual report, the second straight win among 5,000 entries, and received the Bronze Oscar of Industry at the Statler Hotel in New York on Oct. 26.
A reader discusses theories placing Eden near Bristol Florida on the Apalachicola River and cites Halley and Babylonian inscriptions. The note links Eden to Genesis and its symbolism, arguing humanity’s origin near the earth’s center and Christ as spiritual fulfillment.
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