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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1969
Page
4
A note from Samuel A. Cothran, executive editor, appears on page four of the Aiken Standard dated Monday September 1, 1969. The column outlines editorial perspectives and newsroom leadership roles within the publication.
Patrick Moynihan, the White House urban affairs adviser, warned that peace in Vietnam will not unleash billions for domestic programs. Johnson era projections of 823 billion for welfare, local aid, and mass transit are unlikely in the 1970s, Moynihan said, as liberals react to dashed expectations.
Philadelphia judge Vincent A. Carroll argues for reviving the whipping post to protect victims of violence. He notes Delaware’s past use and says repeat offenders prefer jail to public lashes, urging stronger public safety amid teenage gang killings in 1969.
A spoof column portrays Green Berets accused of killing a stoolie with a concrete-packed sack and tossing him into the sea. Joseph Parsnipicoli of Cosa Nostra Enterprises mocks government contracting and warns against state control of private enterprise.
Mayors nationwide warn that tax hikes push businesses and homeowners away. They call for federal aid and new bonds to finance police stations, water plants, schools, and low income housing as interest rates rise and bond markets tighten. Nonpartisan appeal highlights Nixon cuts to education and anti poverty programs.
A speaker argues for Metrobank the National Metropolitan Development Bank System to finance urban renewal. It would issue taxable federally guaranteed bonds and provide low interest loans to cities up to 60 years while coordinating federal programs and reducing property taxes.
At the National Governors Conference in Colorado, Rockefeller urged a full federal takeover of welfare costs over five years at about 15 billion dollars, drawing broad bipartisan support. Governors cited financing from federal tax revenue rises and discussed increased federal guarantees for states.
Aiken residents urge the county delegation to rescind the Hamp ton Avenue courthouse site citing central location concerns and urging a referendum. The letter from Eulalie Salley in Aiken argues against placing a multi million dollar building in the city slums and calls for careful reconsideration and a prompt decision. Labor Day reflection by William M Garrett in Spartanburg honors workers and notes the evolution of labor with technology and cooperation between employer and labor.
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