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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1976
Page
4
The Aiken Standard led by Samuel A Cothran president and editor and Robert D Cathcart executive editor provides coverage of local affairs. This edition on September 16 1976 features community news and society notes from Aiken South Carolina.
Chief Justice J Woodrow Lewis announced a new set of rules and a Commission on Judicial Standards to receive complaints and review conduct. A panel of hearing masters will decide investigations and recommend discipline. The code covers crimes of moral turpitude, ethics violations, neglect, incompetence, and intoxication. The rules take effect by October 15 with a board to be named.
Lt. Col. Francis Marion and a party were trapped after a dinner on Tradd Street in Charles Town. Marion leaped from an upstairs window to escape a host’s order to stay until intoxicated, spraining his ankle and retreating home. He later led raids from Snow’s Island with Peter Horry, rallying a hardy, mobile brigade through harsh privations.
The piece laments the death of leisurely train travel and Southern Pacific and Santa Fe service as a retreat from hurried life. It argues for slower living, personal growth, and finding leisure in simple acts like driving older cars to reclaim time for reflection and peaceful moments.
On September 16 1776 Connecticut rangers led by Lt Col Thomas Knowlton clash with British pickets near Columbia University. After six hours the British retreat and Americans do not pursue. Casualties run about 180 British and 130 Americans including Knowlton who dies. The victory lifts American morale after recent defeats at Long Island and Kips Bay.
Paul Harvey argues the United States should end the 23 year military commitment to South Korea. He cites casualties in Panmunjom clashes and questions the rationale of keeping 40,000 U.S. troops amid Park’s dictatorship and Japan’s security, urging a reconsideration of U.S. defense priorities.
The columnist critiques Theodore White's forthcoming The Making Of The President 1976 noting his shift in tone toward Ford and Carter. He argues early presidents achieved broad legitimacy through wartime leadership and asks why modern cycles lack such unified stature, suggesting voter apathy and fluctuating eligibility shape presidential outcomes.
Ford delayed federal help to New York City last year causing higher interest rates across cities. A House subcommittee found the lapse raised total borrowing costs by about 1.4 billion for Boston, Philadelphia, and Detroit. The report criticizes Treasury figures and notes 954 banks would be exposed if NYC defaulted.
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