11 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1972
Page
1
Voters will decide on four bond measures in Aiken covering Public Works Storm Drainage Public Safety and Recreation. The proposals total 2 511 734 with 911 731 600 108 local funds or grants guiding the allocations.
Republican National Chairman Robert J. Dole announced his resignation after a White House news conference with President Nixon. United Nations Ambassador George Bush of Texas has been picked to replace him, with a Jan. 19 committee meeting to confirm Bush as chairman.
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt began final preparations at Space Center Houston for the 2:55 PM descent to the moon. They completed their 10th orbit as music from Mission Control played at 7:45 AM EST.
Paris reports Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho held their 13th meeting in three weeks at a Neuilly villa as the secret negotiations on a Vietnam peace settlement progress toward a possible cease fire. Nixon adviser and ambassador met amid a flurry of discreet sessions.
Three blasts within 15 minutes damaged a Cuban owned air freight office in Miami and two offices in New York. Police blamed a plastic bomb at Ya Cuba Forwarding Co in Miami. The first NY blast hit Ya Cuba Forwarding Co in Washington Heights followed by a second at Calypso Travel Agency in Queens.
Fresh North Vietnamese troops pushed toward Saigon from Cambodia's Parrot's Beak region and clashed with a South Vietnamese militia battalion nine miles south of Tay Ninh. Initial reports tallied 87 NVA killed in the firefight.
A 11 week sting by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Aiken County Sheriff's Department and Aiken City Police led to three arrests Friday night and the seizure of more than 55000 in heroin the largest such haul in the state Sheriff Paul Grant called it shocking and noted 20 to 25 addicts in the city. The suspects were L D Walker 31 of Johnston Joseph Coursey 41 Belvedere and Jennings Myron Holmes 114 Sumter St Aiken with bonds set at 100000 each. Seven others faced marijuana charges over the weekend and one more arrest followed Saturday night in Aiken City for marijuana distribution.
Aiken City Council selects a one and a quarter acre parcel near Aiken Junior High as the proposed police and fire station site. The land owned by U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, with negotiations in early discussions, will replace a Salvation Army youth center if approved. The site meets access and cost criteria among five options.
County leaders after a New Orleans meeting labeled the Aiken Richmond Counties Metropolitan Council of Governments as the best compromise though it has flaws. HUD guidelines for federal funding were criticized as uniform across regions, and leaders urged loosening the rules to ease grant access while improving Metro-COG's effectiveness.
Three children return home from school to a three bedroom shack with frayed furniture and no indoor plumbing. The home lacks Christmas cheer despite decorated classrooms. An Aiken County woman with seven children seeks help from the Salvation Army Christmas Fund after leaving a abusive husband.
About 7 100 registered voters in Aiken prepare to vote on four municipal bond issues totaling 1 6 million. Precincts will host ballots from 8 a m to 7 p m with results to be counted at the municipal auditorium. A yes on all four could delay tax increases for five years.
The U S Weather Bureau expects a cooler spell after a muggy weekend with more rain. Fog slowed visibility to near zero this morning and a CSRA driving alert remained in effect until mid morning.
Federal revenue sharing payments arrived in Aiken County and towns. The county reports a half year total of 297 402 with 1972 retroactive share to 594 804 including January. Cities received varying installments led by Aiken at 178 949 and North Augusta 76 446.
Have You Heard notes Aiken TEC wraps up first semester with final exams and will relocate staff from the Old Presbyterian Church to the Aiken TEC complex on the Aiken Augusta Highway. Also mentions Orvel Kelley’s filing routine and Jim Suhrer’s 12 point buck on his first hunting trip near Martins in Allendale.
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