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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1976
Page
4
Educators Edward Morris and Freida Gregory argue for more constructive use of television in homes. They propose parental engagement, such as games and in depth plot discussions, to connect TV with real life lessons despite limited public broadcasting options.
Readers debate mass inoculation versus government caution with Paul Harvey’s stance and a claim of minimal swine flu deaths. The letters praise individual choice in risk and warn against expanding welfare state oversight. A second note recalls John Wesson’s New Guinea slide program. A third honors a grandson who saved two children from drowning at Hunting Island.
Billy Graham responds to a viewer about Hollywood Bible films. He notes embellishment and distortion common in such movies and warns they should not replace Scripture. He affirms film as a tool for evangelism when used to support the Bible’s message.
Public essay by Paul Harvey discusses ethics in business and government. It argues free enterprise suffers from internal dishonesty and urges restoring honesty through ethical standards in corporate leadership and professional fields.
Column argues President Ford pursues a nonpartisan image by omitting party labels, aiming to be President of all people. It cites poll fatigue with parties, defense spending growth to about 113.2 billion for 1977, and a shift from disarmament to preparedness, with Kohler urging strong defense and strategic arms considerations.
A Texas oil group tied to Quintana Petroleum quietly poured thousands into lawmakers seen as oil-friendly. The effort included payments to Ways and Means members and senators, with ties to ex Treasury Secretary John Connally.
Gen William Moultrie stood over the artillery in Charles Town with Gen Lincoln in 1780. A cannon ball crashed through the bed he had just left, a powder magazine nearby blazed, and the town trembled as alarm and fear spread. He refused British temptations to desert and endured imprisonment after the town fell.
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