Cathcart Retires as Executive Editor Since 1867
Robert D. Cathcart, long time Executive Editor since 1867, signs off on Page 4-A, marking a major newsroom transition.
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Robert D. Cathcart
Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1972
Page
2
Two Constitutional Ballot Issues For Aiken County Voters
The Aiken Standard previews statewide and local constitutional amendments on the ballot for next Tuesday. It highlights two issues on ballots 10 and 11: a proposal for a unified judicial system and a state constitutional amendment allowing sale of alcoholic beverages in mini bottles to replace the brown bag practice.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Richland County
Sumter County
Aiken Standard
Future of School Taxes and Supreme Court Rulings
South Carolina faces constrained options if the Supreme Court requires equalized school funding. A ruling would not end local property taxes but shift how funds are raised or spent. Doubling state taxes is politically unlikely, and a state property tax would raise taxes for local taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Cyril Busbee
Is It Wrong To Go Out With Non Christians
Billy Graham states youth groups discuss dating non Christians. He argues fellowship would be sub Christian and casual outings can lead to stronger feelings beyond control. He cites scripture urging believers not to be yoked with unbelievers.
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Billy Graham
The Bad Lands Of American Enterprise
A reporter meets Gerd Stern, poet and designer for Intermedia Systems, at a Virginia power plant site. Stern explains his total information approach blending art and technology, describing projects like The Six Minute Day and an environmental design for a dam near Covington Bath County. The piece frames Stern's work as part of a broader civilizing migration of artists into industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Alexander
Intermedia Systems Corp
Gerd Stern
Robert Berks
Jfk
Kennedy Center
Stern
New England Electric Company
VEPCO
Harvard
MIT
Nixon
Collins
Bear Swamp
Federal Power Commission
Intermedia
Covington
Bath County
Wainwright dies after brain clot in 1953
General Jonathan M. Wainwright, a hero of Bataan and Corregidor, died at age 70 from a brain blood clot. He endured Japanese advances with scarce ammunition, aiding the Allied holdout against Japan in the Philippines in 1942. The town discusses the upcoming Aiken Cotton Festival fashion show plans and community notices as schools reopen.
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Dorothy ‘Macdowell
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Wainwright
Phillipines
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Corregidor
Pacific
Aiken
Col
P. Finley Henderson
Colleton Ave
Cabiness
Washington, D.C
H. Hall
New York
New Jersey
Addison
Henry
Cedar Mountain
N.C
Merrily We Float Along With McGovern In Dakota Queen II
Reporter describes a lighthearted campaign float over Texas aboard the Dakota Queen II with Senator George McGovern. A pumpkin sits in a seat, crew jokes about wealth redistribution, and staff and press share meals and games while watching for a rally at the Alamo. The mood is relaxed, with hard questions rare.
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Texas
Senator McGovern
McGovern
Betlo
the Alamo
Davy Crockett
Judicial Reform Talks On South Carolina Constitution
Associate Justice C Bruce Littlejohn argues the 1895 judicial section is inflexible amid modern changes. He notes reforms like discovery rules and indigent defense progress, but urges constitutional amendment to address rising caseloads and crime. Tomorrow discusses county case loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fira
Ely
South Carolina
C. Bruce Littlejohn
D.C. Supreme Court
Henry Ford
Judicial Council
South Carolina Judicial Conference
Nuggets From The Day's Mail Notable history musings
The column muses on who is history’s greatest man with a playful tone. It recalls Roosevelt as frequent handshake record holder and Louis Pasteur as an overlooked poll winner. The author suggests greatness may belong to an unknown who died young. Ring Lardner quote ends the vignette.
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U.S
National Geographic Society
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Louis Pasteur
Ring Lardner
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