Samuel A Cothran President And Editor
Samuel A Cothran holds the role of president and editor at the publication based in Aiken South Carolina.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1972
Page
11
Samuel A Cothran holds the role of president and editor at the publication based in Aiken South Carolina.
Robert D. Cathcart is announced as executive editor in a formal notice dated Friday October 20, 1972. The change places Cathcart at the helm of the newsroom, signaling leadership transition and editorial direction.
Officials note September receipts reach 190.4 million for the quarter, up 19 percent from last year, aided by a 28 million windfall from tax withholdings and accelerated sales. Credit goes to rising retail spending, personal income, profits, and industrial expansion as textile layoffs push to higher paid plants. Governing bodies urge prudent use of windfall funds to avoid future tax hikes and sustain growth.
A small group of architects environmentalists and lighting experts urge reassessment of indoor brightness arguing that homes and offices need less light. They claim excessive lighting wastes energy raises costs and does not significantly harm eye health or productivity.
Rosa Clara Chafee, at 86, preserves memories from 1821 to 1856 recounting family moves north from Charleston, early rail and river travel, Kalmia summer home in Aiken, schooling with Mrs. Hard, and her father’s shift from jewelry to building Graniteville cotton mill amid family losses and a moved Charleston residence.
Paul Harvey argues Democrats fault President Nixon for seeking peace on terms four years and 27,000 lives ago. He notes Hanoi may accept a provisional government and free elections, excluding Thieu, as a face-saving step toward self-determination for South Vietnam, while Western patience wanes. He urges continued private bargaining and warns against a politically driven pre-election peace.
Urban affairs professor John F. Collins recalls George McGovern’s Miami Beach acceptance and his failure to offer an urban policy. He argues McGovern’s shifting stance risks alienating traditional Democrats and independents in Massachusetts and beyond. Collins eyes a Nixon ally path, hinting at HUD leadership if appointed.
A column by Dr. W C Alvarez discusses why full eye transplants are impractical and how corneas can be replaced with donor tissue from an eye bank. It covers nervous tics, simple itching relief methods, and a report on a genetic test for alpha-1 antitrypsin related emphysema, plus a note about his booklet How to Safeguard Your Vision and how to obtain it.
A reader summarizes existentialism as an ancient idea linked to Socrates, stressing a life lived with total seriousness about self. It contrasts lower, passive forms with higher ones that lose self in a cause, noting Christian overtones and personal engagement over abstract theory.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters for publication. Anonymous submissions are not allowed. Letters should include the writer's mailing address and must be legible. All letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. There is no limit on subject matter.
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