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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1971
Page
1
Color abounds in the garden of Mrs. Marilyn H Reviere one of eight gardens on the Aiken Home and Garden tour opening at 10 a m tomorrow sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women St Thaddeus Episcopal Church The tour will also include five Aiken homes Friday and the gardens will be open Saturday.
A passer-by offered to help truck driver Jerome Grossman unload 7000 pounds of beef bones spilled from his vehicle in a Chicago area crash. She said she wanted the bones for soup, but Grossman told workers she could have them all.
Dr. Henry Yellowlees deputy chief medical officer of the British Department of Health and Social Security predicted at the 50th New England Hospital Assembly that communicable diseases will disappear within 30 years. He foresaw bacterial infections vanishing by the 1980s vaccines controlling viral infections heart disease preventable and cancer research reducing cell dysfunction.
London reports the Bank of England cuts its lending rate from 7 to 6 percent in a move to boost a flagging economy. The rate, among Europe's highest, had stood since April 15, with unemployment hovering around 800000 as a key justification for the cut.
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk will headline USC law Day conference April 30 May 1. He will address a luncheon and join South Carolina judges legislators and state officials in a two day program comparing freedom of speech movement publications religion education literature youth culture in the Soviet Union China and Eastern Europe with the United States.
North Vietnamese forces crossed from Laos into the central highlands and drove Saigon troops from Firebase No. 6 after a dawn rocket and ground assault by the 28th Regiment. The battle, supported by heavy U.S. air power, left at least two U.S. helicopters shot down and raised U.S. casualty counts with 58 killed and 158 wounded the prior weekend.
The Standard Stumper wins again amid 1300 entries with the tricky word employer defeating many. The $520 prize climbs to $530 for tomorrow’s Stumper. Close entries include J. Lioyd Lucas Loretta Jordan Marie Z. Jones Ruth L. Baker.
The second of four convicted slayers who escaped from South Carolina's Central Correctional Institute was captured in Richmond County Georgia. Ward Phillips 43 of Augusta was taken by surprise in a motel after three armed men robbed an Augusta night spot and clashed with police. David Anthony Johnson the first escapee was caught in Columbia last Saturday. The two others are believed to be the remaining escapees involved in the Augusta robbery.
Lt William L Calley Jr earns life sparing verdict after murder conviction linked to the My Lai massacre. Automatic review could take a year to five years before any further action by military or civil courts. President Nixon could pardon or reduce sentence, though no indication of action. Defense attorney Latimer said Calley was relieved by the court martial outcome.
The nationwide response favors clemency for Lt. William L. Calley Jr. with 5 000 telegrams sent to the White House and 20 000 waiting, while local opinions in Aiken show support for Calley and condemn the My Lai verdict as a miscarriage of justice. Local voices call for mercy and blame military leadership rather to single soldiers.
Aiken County Board of Education rejects Edgefield County consolidation of Merriwether precinct, citing impact on facilities and tax fairness. Letter dated March 31 lists six reasons including nonresidents’ effect on capital needs and uncertain pro rata participation. Dr W E Ellis notes Edgefield students in Aiken schools not a desirable long term arrangement.
FDA official says all drugs will bear labels showing effectiveness with four ratings effective probably effective possibly effective or ineffective. Drugs deemed ineffective would be banned while those rated probably or possibly effective could stay up to a year with proper labeling unless claims are substantiated. Applies to prescription and over the counter medicines. Dozens of drugs to be removed under the rating system with about ten percent found ineffective.
A correction notes that the picture on page 1 yesterday with the caption C T Coleman Jr was inaccurate. The image actually depicts C T Coleman.
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