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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1971
Page
1
Entry to the Standard Stumper contest costs one dime with a noon deadline tomorrow. Aiken Standard offers three free words to start and requires imagination and a dictionary to win the prize of 410 dollars this week.
An explosion struck a Beats truck loaded with 8,200 gallons of gas on Interstate 81 near Wilkes-Barre. Driver Allan Root escaped injury and halted the vehicle. A black box with a tied wire was found in the road and police noted wires to a detonator box, suggesting a charged detonator was used as the truck passed.
Alfred P Chamie national commander of the American Legion says public opinion will push Hanoi to better treat American prisoners of war. He vows the Legion will double efforts this year and urge renewed pressure through letters and petitions after a 24 day tour of Vietnam Japan and the Philippines.
Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia, 73, admitted to Walter Reed for a respiratory illness has suffered a setback with infection returning to the lower respiratory tract. An aide reports condition serious as doctors intensify treatment after antibiotics appeared to clear the infection.
Santa Clara County Fire Chiefs Association warns improper heating of water beds can cause fires. Fire Marshal John W. Baker says unapproved heating units may short out and burn holes in beds. Officials notified FDA and state Furniture and Bedding Bureau about the risks.
President Nixon, during a nine day Southern California stay, will stop in Lincoln to salute the No 1 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers and address a student faculty convocation at 2 30 p m CST. The trip follows a Kansas State campus heckling episode and honors Nebraska after an undefeated season and Orange Bowl win over LSU.
The Coco road tour opened in Cleveland and was dedicated to Gabrielle Coco Chanel, who died in Paris. Katharine Hepburn introduced the tribute after a standing ovation for her Chanel portrayal and praised Chanel as a remarkable woman with a fine mind and heart.
Brazil ends a month of talks by agreeing to swap 70 prisoners for Ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher. Chile consents to grant asylum, while Brazil demands a note signed by the kidnapped envoy as a condition for the release.
Voter turnout appears light as Ai ken County Democrats and Republicans vote for county supervisor and a four-county District 7 senate seat. Edgefield Saluda and Lexington Republicans also cast ballots while weather stays cool and cloudy. Final results expected around 8 p.m. with polls closing at 7. Senate race pits W L Cooper Jr against Carlton Truax.
The winter term of the Court of General Sessions for Aiken County convened in Aiken with Judge Grimball presiding. Seventeen defendants pleaded guilty or waived grand jury review, and several received fines or jail terms for DUI and carrying pistols.
U.S. command said a Shrike missile failed to hit an antiaircraft site 110 miles north of the DMZ during a protective reaction air attack inside North Vietnam. The strike followed radar tracking of a Navy recon jet and an escorting A4 fighter bomber. The report notes no enemy fire and frames the action as self defense.
City Attorney Hen ry Busbee warned the council that a proposed ban on non returnable beverage containers conflicts with Interstate Commerce laws and that only the federal government can regulate such sales. The measure would raise water deposits for new customers and set various deposits by use and business type. The council reappointed George A Anderson to the Planning and Zoning Board of Adjustment and accepted Southwest Aiken Land Company’s annexation of 214.6 acres in Cardinal subdivision for rezoning including R-1 R-2 B-1 and professional zones near Silver Bluff and Pine Log Roads within Hitchcock Woods.
The 1971 South Carolina legislature opens amid deficits and revenue slowdowns with promises of a long session. Sen. Edgar A. Brown and Rep. Solomon Blatt forecast a lengthy term into August. Gov elect John C. West urges spending restraint and opposes broad tax hikes. Teachers seek about 1500 dollars per year, costing 42 million annually, with organizers planning daily legislative visits.
Senate Bill No. 1 sponsored by Sen. Lew Wallace seeks to allow Winthrop College attendance by men as day students only and limit male enrollment to one third of total. The measure mirrors earlier efforts to define coeducation at Winthrop in Rock Hill with changes intended to address objections.
Dr Henry Dibble Wyman an Aiken physician has filed as a candidate for the at large seat on the Aiken County School Board in the February 2 election. The at large seat is held by J P Kneece who is not seeking reelection due to his appointment to the State Board of Education. The piece notes four other seats up for election.
Cablevision will carry live election returns in the two primary races tonight starting at 7 pm on local channel 4. Aiken County Supervisor and district 7 Senate races will be tabulated with up to the minute results and party nominations noted. Commentary and candidate appearances are planned after final tabulation.
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