21 Apr 1975
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1975
Page
1
Tickets for The Airmen of Note free jazz concert on May 7 are sold out with last mailed today. Extra entry allowed after 7:50 p.m. if seats remain. ticket holders should be seated by 7:45 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Aiken Standard at Virginia Acres Activities Building.
More than 200 inmates on death rows could be spared if the court rules the death penalty unconstitutional as cruel and unusual punishment. Jesse Fowler, 27, Raleigh janitor who killed a friend after a dice game dispute, is the defendant. Anthony Amsterdam argues for the defense. Bork and Benoy argue for upholding the penalty.
In Guimaraes a campaign rally for the CDS was besieged by armed leftists who hurled stones at the theater. Military units protected the party members and gunfire wounded one soldier and two others as reinforcements from Oporto arrived.
Pauline Frederick, former NBC United Nations correspondent, calls for an American Conscience Corps to restore any country devastated by US arms. She argues Congress should fully fund it when deciding on military force, to prevent or limit US involvement from the outset.
News that President Nguyen Van Thieu had resigned in South Vietnam and forecasts that the economy hit bottom spurred a stock market rally in New York. The Dow rose near one point as advancing issues led declines on the NYSE, traders noted. General Motors chairman Thomas Murphy cited signs of a resurgence in the auto industry.
A Tanzanian government statement, cited by Dar es Salaam sources, said a neighboring country planned to invade and occupy a district in Tanzania. Radio Uganda reported President Idi Amin warned Tanzania it would be taught a lesson for supporting rebellious activities against Uganda.
Concord and Lexington cleaned up after a weekend of Revolutionary memory as 175000 visitors paraded through. The two towns hosted colorful events and speeches marking the 200th anniversary with orderly crowds and no major disturbances.
Aiken County figures Ronald A. LaCouture and Thomas F. Williams seek the same position in Florida. A weekend theft at Edith Burris’s Route 6 home left the thief taking a meal and uncooked food worth about 400 dollars, with no sign of forced entry.
Hopeland Gardens starts a city wide drive to raise funds for the park restoration final phase. City Manager Roland Windham reports strong use and weddings at the gardens since Phase I and II cost 174000 and 60000 with mixed funding from HUD Iselin Estate and city contributions. HUD funding changes threaten further federal support.
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced his resignation on television as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces pressed toward Saigon. He blamed U S policy and Kissinger for South Vietnam’s fate and named Tran Van Huong as his successor amid reports of advancing troops and lost radio contact at Xuan Loc.
North Augusta authorities have arrested a second person in the tire theft from the Western Auto Store at Breckenridge Shopping Center. Jack Love of Royalett Street North Augusta is charged with grand larceny for stealing about three tires.
The H. Odell Weeks Activities Center at Virginia Acres Recreation Park was unveiled at dedication ceremonies. Mayor Weeks praised the surprise honor, with City Council and officials citing federal matching funds and profits from salvage on the former housing project site. The 25000 square foot gymnasium features a Kem-Turf floor, two game rooms, a large kitchen, and hours from 9 am to 10 pm weekdays and 11 am to 10 pm weekends.
The forecast calls for no rain and improving warmth with highs near 75 today and tomorrow. Tonight's low around 42. The work week remains fair with a steady warming trend and by Friday highs expected to reach 80 plus degrees.
FMC Corporation officially opened its new Aiken plant with corporate officials and local figures attending. The facility, cost 2.5 million, began operations in November and now runs up to 300 lawn mowers and garden tillers daily with about 70 workers.
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