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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1973
Page
1
The USCA Pacers boast a 16 6 regular season record as empty bleachers amplify the arena’s echo. They have two home games left at Aiken High School gym on Saturday night and February 16.
In Bonn Chancellor Willy Brandt’s government faced a sharp speculator assault on the dollar. Traders dumped about 1.5 billion dollars in a hectic morning session as Germany defended its currency and economic stability.
President Juan M. Bor daberry faced a cabinet resignation wave as 11 ministers quit. The army and air force appeared to back away from a threat to topple the elected government in Montevideo.
About 100 National Guard troops bivouacked at the armory in Custer South Dakota as authorities fear a second clash with protesting Indians. Streets were deserted and a curfew entered its third night as the unit moved in.
Senator John Stennis remains in serious condition at Walter Reed Army Medical Center with gradual improvement noted. A spokesman said his temperature stays at the previously reported low level while the prognosis remains guarded.
New York AP reports the nation s second largest bank abandoned its floating prime lending rate, aiding the Nixon administration in curbing rising interest charges. The bank had aligned its rate with money market movements and was expected to rise to 6 percent, a level triggering government scrutiny after challenges from four smaller banks last week.
President Nixon returns to the Western White House in San Clemente California for a period of seclusion. Press secretary Ziegler says he may stay until February 19 to await Henry Kissinger’s return from talks in Hanoi and Peking. Kissinger serves as national security adviser.
Cathleen Douglas 29 wife of Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas has applied for an assistant US attorney post. She is a May 1949 graduate of American University Law School and passed the DC bar in December.
James R. Hoffa, former Teamsters president, celebrates his 60th birthday early at a New Jersey dinner. He bids to regain control of the two-million-member union, facing a possible challenge to oust close ally Frank E. Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons aides warn the accord could sour if Hoffa mounts a bid.
Clemson University pays Red Parker 25000 a year under a five year verbal agreement with no written contract. The figure trails USC rival Paul Dietzel 36112 salary and Dietzel’s six percent expense account. Clemson officials defend the tradition of verbal agreements and note bowl bonuses differ.
Snow blankets the region prompting travel advisories as a horse show at Horse Show Park opens at 11 a.m. Tickets sold at the gate benefit a local day care center in Aiken. Staff photo by Milton Toby.
A travel advisory covers Aiken and southern South Carolina as snow showers begin around noon. Little accumulation is expected but bridges may be hazardous with tonight’s rapid temperature drop into the upper teens. Aiken County schools dismiss early, and weather officials forecast clear skies by tomorrow with highs in the upper 30s.
Washington reports the North Vietnamese will release about 115 American prisoners of war Sunday night Washington time, with 27 more freed by Viet Cong in the South. Pentagon spokesman Jerry Friedheim says the first group includes some sick and wounded, from a total of 562 POWs in Southeast Asia.
The Aiken County Commissioners will discuss delaying the Augusta Area Transportation System for six months at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Citizens oppose the plan to route through North Augusta with completion aimed for 1985. Also on the agenda are bills including one from Palmetto Detective Agency linked to guarding Ronnie Jerrell after a Sudlow Lake shooting.
EDGEFIELD A Clemson University team assured Ridge area peach growers that all possible steps are being taken to combat a long standing unnamed disease. More than 100 growers and a dozen Clemson officials met at L D Holmes Packing Shed Johnston then toured orchards before gathering at Pine Ridge Country Club. The disease destroyed 250 000 trees last year in South Carolina's 20 million dollar peach industry. Clemson President Robert C Edwards pledged university support while the General Assembly has appropriated 32000 for research and a further 35000 was requested. Attendees included Dr Cecil Godley Dr Bill Dowler and Dr W L Golden.
The State Dairy Commission voted to raise milk prices by three cents per half gallon, effective February 15, following a prior 63 to 65 cent increase two months earlier. The raise, applicable to all Class 1 whole milk except school sales, aims to sustain supply amid a 30 percent jump in feed costs. About 150 people attended the hearing with farmers and consumers voicing support and opposition. Milk in Georgia and North Carolina runs 73 and 69 cents per half gallon.
City officials plan to approve a $147 347 bid from Wildwood Landscape Contractors Inc for Hopelands phase one work after bids met specifications. The contract requires HUD approval and aims to start by March first if all goes smoothly.
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