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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1975
Page
4
Reigel Textile Corp posts record earnings of 1.32 a share and about 25 percent higher sales than a year ago with a growing production backlog. Graniteville Company also reports third quarter gains of over 1.5 million in net earnings, signaling regional economic recovery aided by inflation control and policy stability.
Over seven weeks six Aiken County sheriff patrol cars were wrecked including a head on collision in Graniteville and two at Hampton Avenue. An off duty deputy in civilian clothes also lost control. Cars are leased from Satcher Motor Co. and taxpayers bear the cost. The incidents prompt calls for tighter patrol car usage rules.
The Charlotte newspaper recalls Mary Anderson of Birmingham Alabama who 72 years ago invented the windshield wiper after seeing drivers smear glass with tobacco or onion. Her hand operated design from 1903 shaped modern rain clearing in vehicles.
The Aiken Standard notes Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor with Robert D Cathcart serving as Executive Editor, reflecting the paper's senior editorial leadership.
In a Q and A from October 29 1975 Billy Graham cites FBI crime data showing increases across rural suburbs and cities. He counters doom with faith noting transformation in Christ as the remedy and urges moral change to address crime.
Washington column details J Edgar Hoover's alleged 1963 cover up to keep Warren Commission from learning ties between FBI agent Hosty and Lee Harvey Oswald. It notes Hosty’s actions regarding a threatening note and later testimony that obscured Oswald’s contact with FBI, with a pledge of further reporting.
A columnist analyzes the Commit tee for the New Majority and its founding fraternity, led by William Rusher and Howard Phillips, as a new rightward faction seeking to topple the two major parties. It argues the group worships presidential power, aims to back “Also Rans,” and views Nixon Reagan Stevenson Ford as betrayers in a shifting political landscape.
The piece portrays Democrats like Dukakis Brown Lucey and Muskie adopting frugal stances as a potential threat to Ford in 1976. It highlights Muskie’s leadership on the Senate Budget Committee and his push to curb federal spending, with references to polls and liberal reactions while noting Hooveresque caution.
Dororthy MacDowell recounts 1775 actions by Col. William Moultrie ordering Capt. William Cattel to move with force to Beaufort Port Royal to defend the position and guard powder. A rumor turned out unfounded and the detachment returned. Fort Johnson was seized after secret operations guided by Henry Laurens.
A fragment quotes George Washington urging action against Governor Dunmore of Virginia. It warns he could become a formidable enemy of America if not crushed before spring, citing motives of resentment and potential threats to Virginia.
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