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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1972
Page
13
Robert D. Cathcart serves as executive editor of the Aiken Standard, a historic news outlet since 1867. His leadership shapes coverage on local events, community issues, and regional reporting from the 4-A page.
The Aiken County election presents statewide and local constitutional amendments. Voters should study the ballots ahead, as local measures affect only specific areas while others require a state constitutional change. Two highlighted items on ballots 10 and 11 involve a unified judicial system and permitting sale of alcohol in mini-bottles replacing the brown-bag rule.
South Carolina faces limited options if the court requires equalized school funding. A broad shift from local property taxes to state taxes or a state property tax would raise taxes overall. Officials warn against expecting tax relief and note equalization typically increases school funding costs.
A reader asks about dating someone who is not a Christian and if it is wrong to go out together even without committing to a steady relationship. The reply warns such friendships become sub Christian and risky as emotions can arise beyond control, urging adherence to be not unequally yoked with unbelievers as guidance.
Reporter recounts a McGovern campaign trip aboard the Dakota Queen II through Texas. A pumpkin sits in the next seat. staffers joke about wealth redistribution while reporters face high fares. The mood is relaxed, with casual poker in the press room and a rally planned at the Alamo.
Journalist Holmes Alexander profiles Gerd Stern 45, INTERMEDIA Systems founder, and his work blending art, poetry, and education with industrial power. Stern promotes total information and multisensory design to engage the public at VEPCO projects and a Covington Virginia dam site. The piece frames this melding as a civilizing migration into the Bad Lands of American enterprise.
General Jonathan M. Wainwright, famed for defending the Philippines in 1942, died today from a brain vessel clot. He endured limited supplies at Bataan and Corregidor while Roosevelt and MacArthur plotted retreat.
Associate Justice C Bruce Littlejohn argues the 1895 judicial section of the South Carolina Constitution is inflexible for modern needs. He notes broader state and national reform efforts, cites improvements like discovery rules and indigent defense, and previews next discussion on county case loads.
A lighthearted column surveys mail curiosities and famous figures. It notes Indians greeting by ear blows before handshakes, cites Theodore Roosevelt as a record holder for most handshakes in one day, and asks readers to name history’s greatest person, suggesting many unknowns may deserve fame.
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