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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1971
Page
1
Local leaders expect a strong 1971 after reviewing 1969 and 1970 data. Officials credit federal changes, growth center status, and tax changes for potential boosts in water, housing, and loans through the EDA.
The paper notes no winner for the Standard Stumper this week with many near misses. A 1,292 entries had errors such as confusing photography with photographs. Readers are urged to enter. a $420 prize awaits next week and the solution to last week's puzzle appears on page 10.
President Nixon stops at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln to address more than 10,000 faculty and students. He plans to congratulate the No. 1 Cornhuskers and share views on youths role in American society.
Willam Samuel Knight 28 pleads guilty to first degree murder in Oregon Circuit Court. He agrees to remarry ex wife Ronda 25 and receive a three hour weekly conjugal visit in prison. Knight starts a life term at Oregon State Penitentiary for slaying a Bend tavern owner. He had pleaded innocent but changed plea at trial start after defense and prosecution agreed to visitation. Knight will be eligible for parole in 10 years.
The United States and Panama agreed to fund the Darien highway project completing the Pan American Highway from Alaska to the southern tip of South America. The plan provides 100 million dollars from the United States with Panama and Colombia contributing the remaining 50 million.
Gore Vidal announced in Bangkok that he will direct a Franco Rossellini film adaptation of his novel The City and the Pillar in Rome this spring and summer. He said John Philip Law is likely to star. The City and the Pillar, written when Vidal was 21, centers on homosexuality.
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller and his fiancee Miss Deborah Sage announced a tentative late spring or early summer wedding in Arkansas. They said they intend a small family ceremony, though Rockefeller quipped that his family alone could total 500 people.
Six aerospace engineers who are unemployed applied to USC School of Dentistry seeking admission as the school reported. The article notes the difficulty of finding jobs in aerospace and the unusual pursuit of dental education.
In Columbia AP reports most legislators oppose giving governors more admin power. They cite a 1930s clash when a governor tried to reshuffle the Highway Department, prompting militia action, a court ruling, and lasting concern over executive control.
U S B52 bombers joined a campaign to reopen Phnom Penh's highway to the sea in direct support of ground troops. It marks the first time eight Stratofortress jets have bombed in Cambodia since U S ground operations across the border last May and June.
U S Defense Secretary Melvin Laird commends the 861st Radar Squadron at Aiken Air Force Station for civilian projects. A letter to Mayor Odell Weeks highlights a God and Country float in the Aiken Christmas Parade used in programs at Granville Vocational Rehabilitation School and the Aiken Nursing Home.
U S District Judge Charles E Simons Jr dismisses Henry P Leiterman's petition to be released from Army duty. The court says the Army acted under its regulations ordering Leiterman to active duty after excessive excused absences. Leiterman, a former Atlanta based Newsweek correspondent, contends order was retribution for critical articles. His lawyers will appeal the ruling.
Robert E. Thomson the general manager of Aiken Electric Cooperative was elected vice president of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce by the Chamber Board. He succeeds Mike Hardwick who resigned and moved from Aiken. The board also elected John W. Heaton and Richard G. Flynt as new board members.
A jury found Charles Lesley not guilty in General Sessions Court of breach of trust over a missing Waffle House deposit bag. Lesley testified he deposited the receipts on July 4 and said an area supervisor offered no action if repaid. The defense argued no link between Lesley and the missing money was proven.
Reginald Boylston of Salley files for reelection to the Area 4 seat on the Aiken County School Board. The February 2 election will fill five seats including at large and four area posts. Boylston, a seven year county board member and rural mail carrier, previously served on the area board and is a Salley native, Salley High School graduate, and Salley Baptist Church member.
A blaze at Westminster Terrace Presbyterian Home for Senior Citizens in Louisville Kentucky killed nine residents and injured at least 48 others. The fire started around 2 15 a m EST and was discovered by the night nurse Mrs Helen Turner.
Aiken businessman and federal employee Olin Owen Osbon filed for the Aiken Area 1 seat on the Aiken County School Board for a three year term in the February 2 election He will oppose an unnamed candidate referenced as victim in the report.
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