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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1976
Page
4
An audit long ago found about $32000 unaccounted for in Aiken County Clerk of Court funds when Cleo J. Scott held the office. An embezzlement charge was brought and she was acquitted. Council will consider a resolution to trigger the bonding company payment to recover the missing public money.
The piece contrasts Zulu and other black tribes in South Africa with white power dynamics amid work stoppages. It notes migrant blacks, regional conflicts, and global parallels while urging patience and understanding for South Africa's future.
Dorothy MacDowell chronicles Marion's brigade emerging from swamps to strike at Britton's Neck Biggin's Church Black Mingo Battle of the Oak Fort Motte Beacon's Bridge and Eutawville Captain George Logan of Charles Town rides 80 miles to join the fight dies at Black Mingo Major Ball British commander is captured and his horse is later named Ball by Marion in the War Majors McIlraith and Marion clash at the Oak with 20 picked men to be sent Open battle details conclude with plans for open combat.
The account recalls Marion’s raid where 150 American prisoners were freed at Nelsons Ferry and 500 British soldiers surrendered at Page’s Point. It notes rapid brigade movements near Charles Town, with Cornwallis avoiding houses and lingering on porches amid fear of a surprise attack.
In a hard fought campaign clash Carter and Ford trade barbs amid inflation and unemployment debates. Meany slams vetoes while Carter defends Georgia record. both camps blame Nixon era policy and pledge reforms to curb joblessness and growth.
Billy Graham advises prayer for guidance and visiting multiple churches in your new town. Compare Bible teaching, active service opportunities, and missionary emphasis while recognizing no church is perfect. Seek a faith community where you can grow and also contribute.
A columnist condemns the school bus desegregation policy describing weekly opposite trips transporting students between neighborhoods as a waste of human and economic resources. The piece argues liberalism misfired and compares the policy to dangerous manipulation by authorities and public figures.
Saudi oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani warns that the Shah of Iran is unstable and that the United States may be backing Iran to seize the Arabian littoral. James E. Akins reports secret fears to Washington, including a possible Iraqi and Soviet involvement if Iran advances.
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