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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1971
Page
1
A survey of county courthouses shows most are near business districts and crowded, with limited parking. Sumter stands out for civic planning, acquiring four city blocks for a future civic center, while other counties remodel, expand, or move nearby.
The vault holds a mystery as the Standard Stumper has $560.00 to give away but a puzzle mishap occurred. The notice hints at a spectacular upcoming reveal in tomorrow's Aiken Standard with a prompt to contestants.
Francois Duvalier known as Papa Doc dies after a three month illness in Port au Prince. His son Jean Claude, aged 20, named successor as president with a new cabinet and no public cause of death reported.
Premier Golda Meir briefed U S Senator Hollings on the Middle East situation in a 30 minute meeting in Tel Aviv. The South Carolina Democrat is on a short visit to Israel.
Rep. Floyd Spence of South Carolina said Hoover's resignation would be a dark day for law abiding citizens. In a letter to President Nixon he questioned motives of Hoover critics and defended the FBI director as a dedicated public servant. The letter followed Nixon's support of Hoover in a national radio interview.
Hundreds of Vietnam veterans defy a Supreme Court order to break camp on the Mall between the Capitol and Lincoln Memorial. The high court upheld a lower court ban, while protest leaders chant Hell no we won’t go as officials say no immediate action will be taken.
Edgefield County parents from Sweetwater and Merriweather seek to cover the per student cost gap between Aiken and Edgefield systems. They will present to the Edgefield County School Board at 8 p.m. in Strom Thurmond High cafeteria led by W H Wash Jr. The proposal requests paying the difference, about 87 dollars, to Edgefield County per student.
Washington sen Henry M Jackson warns Soviet Union could deploy 70 missiles this year with power greater than the US Minuteman ICBMs. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird cites new intelligence on an extensive Soviet ICBM program and hints at possible early congress approval for expanded nuclear forces amid SALT concerns. Pentagon notes USSR may have 300 SS-9s with multiple warheads threatening 9 percent of US Minuteman missiles.
San Francisco AP reports prize winning scientist Dr. Robert A. Good says researchers near creating human cells where disease may not exist. He notes evolving cell manipulation methods allow growing genetically determined diseases in a test tube for global standardized study and experimentation.
The March living costs report shows a 0.3 percent overall rise in the Consumer Price Index, with groceries up 1.1 percent while housing costs fell 0.2 percent and new car prices slid 0.8 percent. Transportation and clothing shifts followed, as critics urged inflation controls show progress.
Southern senators push a national school desegregation policy with White House administration, seeking to attach a uniform policy to a Nixon aid bill. Senators Stennis and Ervin propose contrasting approaches while Ribicoff’s tougher plan fails 51 to 35 in the Senate.
South Carolina Senate hears Sen. Claymon Grimes argue for liquor by the drink to boost state revenue, fund anti alcohol education, and aid rehabilitation. He backs a "mini-bottle" bill allowing 1.6 ounce bottles and notes the need for a constitutional change and implementing legislation if voters approve.
California Governor Ronald Reagan campaigned for Dr James Edwards in the 1st District special election, denouncing the welfare system as a miserable failure and urging voters to back Edwards to help Washington. He warned about foreign impressions from a Communist China visit and contrasted austerity with poverty and repression.
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