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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1972

Page

11

Samuel A Cothran President And Editor

Samuel A Cothran holds the role of president and editor at the publication based in Aiken South Carolina.

Samuel A. Cothran

Robert D. Cathcart Named Executive Editor

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.

Robert D. Cathcart

South Carolina sees surprise first quarter revenue boom

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.

South Carolina Tax Commission Robert C. Wasson Grady L. Patterson Jr Wasson John C. West State Budget and Control Board General Assembly

Reading lights under the blanket may be wasteful say advocates

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.

Public Interest Research Group Vorly Ralph Nader

Rosa Clara Chafee Recounts Early Life in Aiken

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.

Rosa Clara Chafee William Gregg Milford Charleston Ellison Capers S.C Hamburg Augusta Savannah River Aiken Summer Hill Boundary Street Calhoun Basil Lanneau Graniteville B.C. Hard Bessie Kalmia Hayden Brothers

Price Of Peace In Vietnam By Paul Harvey

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.

Paul Harvey Sen George McGovern Sargent Shriver Nixon Vietnam Paris Thieu Saigon Henry Kissinger le Duc Tho North Vietnam Moscow Hanoi South Vietnam Provisional Revolutionary Viet Cong

Urban policy debate colors Collins view of McGovern

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.

Holmes Alexander John F. Collins M.I.T George McGovern Miami Beach Democratic Party Collins Boston Hubert Humphrey U. S McGovern Tom Eagleton John Collins Dewey Truman Kennedy Massachusetts John Kennedy Ted Washington John Connally Texas Nixon Connally

Eye Transplants Corneas and Quality of Vision

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.

W.C. Alvarez M.D Lieberman Alvarez Walter C. Alvarez Dept. Ats Des Moines Iowa

Existentialism Through a Practical Lens

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.

Socrates Christ Jesus

Letters to the Editor Guidelines at Aiken Standard

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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