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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1972
Page
2
The piece argues young voters may not register or vote despite new 18 to 20 year olds. Illinois could swing elections with 600k new voters yet bloc voting is uncertain. Nationally 12 million were enfranchised, but many will abstain. past youth turnout lagged with complex expectations for 1972.
Page four of the Aitken Standard notes Samuel A. Cothran as president and editor and Robert D. Cathcart as executive editor at the Aiken, South Carolina publication, with the masthead listing the year 1867.
The article critiques Army plans to cut KP and policing duties to attract volunteers and calls out the House Appropriations Committee for delaying a clearer stance. It notes pilot programs to make military life less austere, argues KP builds discipline, and mentions a reform-themed board game devised in England. It praises civilian hiring to reduce costs and references a North Carolina college president promoting donations via pre-dawn mess hall duties. The piece also mentions a game titled The Pentagon Game and questions its political bias.
Short humor column with jokes about Lincoln two faced, football debates, golf at Palmetto, classroom obedience, kleptomania, and a Pueblo church sign. Names Rufus Gosnell Dr Locke and Frank Locke appear in light punning pieces from a gossip page.
John Schmitz, California congressman and American Party presidential hopeful, defies two-party norms with sharp rhetoric and conspiracy theories. He rails against Nixon era conservatism, cites Sutton’s anti Soviet tech thesis, and portrays the American Party as the sole true national eagle amid a two winged system. His bold stance adds color to the race.
A traveling reader learns vaccinations vary by destination and says smallpox shots are no longer required for direct travel to Europe. The note emphasizes checking current health advisories and consulting a clinician before travel.
A letter accuses the Democratic Party of deception and links to communism while urging readers to beware. The piece, signed by Ben Fergin of Lynwood Bath, cites foreign vaccine rules and travel health guidance, detailing immunization checks and safety tips for international travel with references to IAMAT and Intermedica directories.
A reflection on freedom in Christian teaching. Jesus provides true freedom from sin and deception, not license. Following Christ means a change of masters, self denial, and endurance, with divine strength to live a disciplined life.
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