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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1972
Page
1
North Vietnam forces overran Hoai An district town and captured Landing Zone Orange near the battalion headquarters in Binh Dinh Province. The central coastal advance followed months of fighting with casualties reported on the government side and the retreat of defenders.
Los Angeles suburb Bellflower reports a bomb destroying four offices and shattering windows in about 50 residences and shops within a two block radius. A realty office an escrow office a print shop and a beauty shop were gutted. No motive known. Estimated damage is $250000.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers is expected to brief congressmen today at a State Department briefing ahead of a House Democrats vote on an end the war resolution. A spokesman confirmed Rogers would speak at the weekly briefing for House Foreign Affairs Committee members.
Celebrations honoring Leopold Stokowski marked his 90th birthday as friends and associates gathered to support the American Symphony Orchestra which he founded at age 80 and still conducts.
A British judge condemned both Catholic demonstrators and marchers during the January Londonderry violence, criticizing actions by the crowds and British troops in the Bloody Sunday era.
Edwin Farmer of Belvedere and L J Murphy of Clearwater, both Republicans, filed for county commissioner seats 2 and 5 respectively. Farmer, 48, operates Eds Auto Service in Belvedere and pledges attention to Belvedere North Augusta and Aiken County. Murphy, urging efficiency and restraint on tax spending, argues government must work harder to solve county problems.
Local group hosts Senator Gilbert McMillan to discuss county home rule and reapportionment questions. Citizens probe representation fairness and costs while officials outline roles and upcoming political barbecue plans. Meeting at Langley Clubhouse chaired by Joe Norris.
Hap Parker, director of the Aiken County Civil Defense Office, denies charges of resisting budget cuts and says he was dismissed by the Aiken County Delegation. A certified letter states the vote to relieve him takes effect July 1 and a part time replacement is expected.
The state Pollution Control Authority referred a sewage dumping violation by the city of North Augusta to the state Attorney General for prosecution after a PCA monthly meeting. The action followed an April 15 deadline for completing a sewage treatment plant.
The South Carolina House rejected a plan for single member state senatorial districts. Lawmakers then reviewed amendments to a Senate approved reapportionment. PCA cited North Augusta and Cayce sewage cases as precedents for potential court actions and sanctions for noncompliance.
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts clear mild nights with lows mid 50s to around 60 in Aiken County. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and warm with highs in the low to mid 80s and near zero rain likelihood tonight and Thursday.
The Aiken Standard spent a week surveying the status and maintenance needs of all 165 parkways. A log of conditions and appearances is recorded on page 5-A in today’s edition.
Aiken County deputies report no heroin in a seizure of 17 marijuana bags. A plastic bottle sent to SLED in Columbia tested positive for marijuana and traces of aspirin and sugar. Four arrests were made during a stakeout near Minnie B Kennedy Junior High School on April 12.
Lawmakers adjourned Tuesday after a plan sponsored by black representatives Herbert Fielding and JS Leevy Johnson failed to pass the Senate. Rep Julius Baggett urged not to be stampeded into a vote that would have no chance of success. Johnson argued the plan would benefit Black interests before adjournment cut the reading short.
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