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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1972
Page
2
The snippet lists Samuel A. Cothran as President and Editor and Robert D. Cathcart as Executive Editor for the Aiken Standard, established in 1867, with location noted as Aiken, S.C.
Gov. West replaces Clyde Eltzroth as chairman of the South Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission with Joseph W. Hudson of Spartanburg after months of resistance and political maneuvering. Eltzroth remains on the commission. The change aims to remove politics from the department and restore legitimacy to its operations. A Ku Klux Klan youth recruitment drive is reported, a troubling blight on civic life.
In a column Paul Harvey laments confusing age limits that separate maturity across laws. He cites a Detroit teen asking if she is adult enough for a movie while adults drive, drink, and marry earlier. He argues age is a state of mind not a number.
Holmes Alexander argues George McGovern is more likely to beat himself than Richard Nixon, praising Nixon's evolving foreign policy and criticizing McGovern for gaffes and positions seen as liabilities. The piece notes McGovern’s lack of charisma, self-inflicted mistakes, and Nixon’s resilient political survival through 1960s and 1970s events.
A youth writes about family breakup and gang trouble seeking help. Billy Graham responds with a faith message, stressing God loves the reader, Christ's crucifixion as a path to forgiveness, and urged prayer and trust as the way to help during tough times.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with full mailing addresses for publication. Anonymous submissions are rejected and pen names are not allowed. Legibility and potential space issues govern editing for clarity taste and libel with no topic limits.
A Salt Lake City program at the Veterans Hospital has recovering alcoholics aiding fatherless children through Head Start. Social services director Mrs. Dee Edwards reports the men start withdrawn but soon engage, find purpose, and feel valued. The article notes the transformative effect of helping others beyond medical treatment and cites a Journal of the American Medical Association study on vehicle safety for pregnant baboons.
A reader criticizes the city police for not patrolling a local elementary school zone and urges visible oversight. The piece also references civic association meeting plans in Crosland Park and letters discussing stockade conditions and safety belt studies. A Time magazine note cites Japan’s heroin addiction crackdown and treatment approach.
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