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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1976
Page
4
The Aiken Standard issue notes leadership on page 4A with Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor. The date is Wednesday September 1, 1976.
The Senate weighs amendments to the 1970 Clean Air Act balancing strict air quality goals with economic and social costs. Proposals delay controls to 1980, extend city compliance time, and keep some safeguards while opposing non deterioration for remote areas. Critics warn of energy shortages and job loss if energy projects stall.
The piece argues the Republican Convention favored a strong conservative message attacking Carter and embracing Reagan while maintaining unity. It cites figures from Casey Stengel to Ford and Nixon, praising conservatism as a guiding doctrine and predicting survival beyond Carter era.
The Standard wel comes letters to the editor for publication signed in the writer’s handwriting and with a mailing address. Two or more letters will not be considered. Legibility preferred, typewritten if possible. UK letters may be edited and condensed for space clarity taste and libel. Word limit is 200 words with editors’ discretion.
Billy Graham explains that terrible here means awe inspiring reverence not fear. He notes God is sovereign king over all and loving, sending Jesus to save humanity, with every knee bowing to Christ to honor God.
Column argues large election landslides let in undeserving lawmakers. It cites Rep Hastings Keith pension boosts from 1560 to 2206 dollars monthly, a 41.5 percent rise in under three years, plus a 1 percent cost of living kicker. The piece condemns such inflation-favored pensions and lobbying by the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, urging voters to scrutinize individual candidates.
Aiken Standard sponsorship of a U S Army Band concert at Hopelands Gardens draws editor letters criticizing the Sunday timing as conflicting with worship services. Readers urge policy reexamination to avoid church conflicts and support community moral values.
A reader thanks the Aiken Standard for coverage of the United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus at Hope lands Gardens and praises the event as inspiring. The letter notes a offensive marquee advertisement at the Mark I theater in Aiken seen August 20, 1976 and complaints about its suggestive nature. The writer, from Graniteville, questions local advertising standards.
In 1781 General Nathanael Greene led American forces to Ninety-Six South Carolina. The siege featured trench works within 70 yards of the Star Redoubt, incendiary arrows, and a log tower facilitating sniper fire. Six Americans were killed as British defenders held out until Augusta’s surrender. Water shortage doomed the garrison, worsened by Virginia brigades targeting Holmes Fort and black slaves sneaking to bring pails from the ravine.
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