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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1973
Page
1
Public Safety Director J C Busbee notes crime in Aiken has been almost nil for two weeks. The piece recalls Nagasaki's August 9 1945 bombing and cites rising nationwide home freezer thefts as a cold fact.
Cambodian military sources say a misdirected air strike hit Neak Luong naval base on the Mekong near Phnom Penh killing about 100 with many wounded. Other reports place a separate strike southeast of the capital killing at least a dozen civilians.
At Athens International Airport two Arab gunmen opened fire and threw grenades killing two Americans and a Austrian and wounding 55. Victims include Jeannie Salandi age 23 from New Jersey and Elbert Kersen age 53 from Union New Jersey. Kate Kersen age 49 was injured. The Austrian attorney Ullhofen is also killed. attackers surrendered after taking 35 hostages for two hours before a plane escape plan failed.
The Supreme Court, after Justice Thurgood Marshall joined the other justices, overturned an earlier bombing ban in Cambodia. The Pentagon said it will end air strikes by August 15 per Congress, with further action likely from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York.
Supermarkets anticipate new beef shipments today to cover high weekend demand though firms expect only partial recovery. A Los Angeles market spokesman estimates about a 60 percent cut in usual beef supply. Sacramento workers report meat counters swamped as lines form. Treasury Secretary Shultz says retail beef price freeze remains in place until September 12 following Nixon’s broader price-control lift.
Two Skylab 2 astronauts, Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma, left the space station to load telescope film, unfurl a sunshade, and check for air conditioning leaks. Alan Bean monitored from inside as the crew carried out a planned three hour EVA 271 miles above Earth.
Aiken Post 26 faces West Ashley of Charleston in the American Legion State Championship at Citizens Field in Aiken starting Tuesday at 8 p.m. Aiken beat Union 6-3 on Saturday to win their semifinal series 3 games to 1. West Ashley, defending champions, swept Timmonsville 3-0 in their semifinal.
The Barnwell County political saga ends with Speaker Blatt resigning after 33 years while staying as a Barnwell County legislator and pursuing re election. Senator Brown, 85, retires amid age and reapportionment as the Barnwell Ring dissolves. Blatt disputes the ring label and recalls fierce but productive disagreements with Brown.
Aiken area forecast calls for variable clouds and warm temperatures today tonight and tomorrow with a 40 percent chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 89 to 90, lows around 70, with a 30 percent rain chance tonight and a 40 percent chance tomorrow.
Former acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray III testified before the Senate Watergate committee that John W. Dean II lied when he claimed the FBI reports were relayed to President Nixon. Gray said he began supplying Dean with FBI material about a month after the June 17 1972 break in at Democratic headquarters and that he would have done so even if Senator George McGovern were president.
The Rehabilitation Center of Aiken became South Carolina’s first facility to gain full accreditation from the national Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Board chairman Mandel Surasky credited strict standards and longtime financial support from the Aiken County United Way for meeting the criteria.
The AEC announced SRP in Aiken will publish an environmental statement as one of three U S plants and among five public information centers on waste management. The other sites are Hanford in Washington and the Idaho National Laboratory. A spokesman said it will take at least six months to complete.
Five applicants for the Aiken County Building Inspector post will be interviewed tomorrow by a panel led by County Tax Assessor William J Coleman. He will set up the office and hire the first inspector, with recommendations to the County Commissioners and Administrator Ronald La Couture on codes to use.
A New Ellen ton based group called the Silent Majority claims wide county support in a petition drive opposing welfare expansion and advocating restricting welfare mothers with three or more children. They cite concerns over Medicaid and state policy, arguing for patient and doctor choice and warning of potential national bankruptcy without reform.
Talmadge notes limited testimony tying Nixon to Watergate via Dean and Lt. Gen. Vernon Walters. Walters disputes Gray’s second hand account of a Nixon call. Gray says he briefed the President directly while Dean says he spoke with Nixon only once on Sept. 15.
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