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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1972
Page
1
The 1971 annual report from the Aiken County Sheriff's Department shows major offenses down nine percent from 1970, though murders rose from 11 to 14 and forcible rapes nearly doubled to nine. Overall offenses totaled 1,117, with several categories showing declines.
Peking radio reported the death Monday of Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi aged 71. A former marshal in the Chinese army, he had been ill for years and inactive in the Foreign Ministry.
Copenhagen AP report says 72 year old King Frederik suffers relapse with temperature at 103 and fatigue after a prior heart attack eight days earlier. Medical bulletin notes pneumonia recurrence and continued treatment at Municipal Hospital.
A federal judge in Richmond Virginia ordered the merger of mostly black Richmond schools with predominantly white schools in neighboring counties. Judge Robert R. Merhige Jr. ruled that public education must be afforded to all on an equal basis under the Constitution in this desegregation consolidation.
Hong Kong fire chief said no evidence of sabotage exists as reports claim the fire broke out simultaneously in four locations aboard the former luxury liner. An Island Navigation Corp. official could not be reached for confirmation, while another denied the claim. Commodore Geoffrey Marr in London said the blaze spread too quickly to be accidental, suggesting sabotage.
Jacqueline Onassis appears before U S attorney in private pretrial testimony in her suit and countersuit with freelance photographer Ronald Galella. Judge Irving Ben Cooper orders press barred from today's deposition to protect matter not part of trial record. Surgeon General Steinfeld urges tobacco firms to reduce carbon monoxide nicotine and tar and cites 30 million quitters since campaigns began.
Gov West to address the 1972 South Carolina legislature as it weighs tax hikes. Ten revenue streams exist, led by personal and corporate income taxes, beer and wine, and sales. Officials expect proposals and debate on increases to fund pay rises for 28 000 teachers and 33 000 state employees.
Aiken County grand jury returned eight murder indictments including Mrs. Carolyn D. McAllister accused of killing Emory G. Boatwright after a fatal incident on U.S. 1. The case involved Boatwright’s shooting and an autopsy, with McAllister pleading not guilty at arraignment. The batch also includes a joint indictment charging Larry Mitchell and Wayne Smith in a rifle shooting at Graniteville's Townsend Division.
Resident Circuit Judge Julius B. Ness cleared the way for a 2.5 million bond issue for aiken county courthouse construction. He found no legal objections to the plan citing the 1896 constitutional referendum clause applies to relocating a county seat, not the building itself.
Aiken City Council elected Hastings Wyman as mayor pro-tem for a two year term and gave first reading to a 400000 bond issue to extend water lines. A public hearing on the bond and related financing was set for the next meeting with further readings planned.
Ed Hiles executive vice president of the Georgia Savings and Loan League will speak at the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on Thursday at 7 30 p m in St Johns Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Tickets cost 6 50. He will discuss What Is Happening to the Spirit of America and provide guidance for citizens and businesspeople on national problems.
Two assault victims, one beaten and stabbed, remain in critical condition at a city hospital. Police seek witnesses as investigators probe the attack and motive.
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce mobilizes volunteers to clean up ice storm debris. A campaign runs Saturdays with 11 city trucks and five donated by local firms, dates Jan 15 22 29 and Feb 5 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
The University of South Carolina Aiken Regional Campus begins Spring Semester with a 9 a.m orientation for new students. Advisors meet after orientation for pre registration. Class registration runs Thursday and Friday with multiple time slots, and graduate students may register Monday at 4 p.m.
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