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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1973
Page
1
The Supreme Court agreed to decide on consolidating Richmond Virginia schools with two neighboring white suburban districts. The case centers on desegregation orders and the future of racially integrated schooling in the region.
SAIGON AP reports President Nixon ordered a further curtailment of bombing in North Vietnam as a goodwill gesture during peace talks. US sources declined to specify whether a full halt or partial reductions apply or if the measures are active.
Washington AP reports the Watergate espionage trial begins second week with one guilty plea already entered and four more under consideration. Pressure mounts on remaining defendants as the prospect of the full story on the Democratic headquarters break in fades.
Observances today mark the birthday of the late Martin Luther King Jr with memorial services and public school closings in several cities nationwide. The Associated Press reports events vary by city as communities honor his legacy.
Golda Meir met Pope Paul VI in Vatican City amid hopes the audience could advance formal Vatican Israeli relations. The encounter marks a milestone in Jewish state diplomacy with the Catholic church.
Duke Ellington, 72, remains in a Los Angeles hospital with a viral infection doctors say is partly due to his grueling schedule. The musician was admitted last Wednesday after finishing a television special taping in his honor.
Forty men and seven women protested the Vietnam war by occupying the US Consulate General in Amsterdam for about 90 minutes. Riot police removed them. a spokesman said they face breach of the peace charges and likely release after questioning. Banners read Nixon war criminal Nixon sign peace now Occupied.
Saigon reports U S forces in Vietnam decreased by 200 to 23800 last week matching January 1965 levels. The total excludes about 100000 personnel in the 7th Fleet and at bases in Guam and Thailand.
Public notice from Aiken County dated June 19, 1971 lists P D Box 2097 Aiken South Carolina 79801 for correspondence and record keeping regarding local notices.
Aiken man Saint Edward Bradberry received a two year sentence and a 2000 dollar fine suspended to one year with three years probation after a jury found him guilty of LSD and marijuana possession with intent to distribute. Defense witnesses testified deputies planted drugs, with informers paid to aid arrests.
Balmy spring like weather is forecast for the Aiken area with tonight's low in the mid 30s. Highs rise to mid 60s today and around 70 tomorrow under sunny skies. The forecast calls for fair mild weather through Friday with 60s Wednesday and 70s Thursday and Friday and 40s for nightly lows.
Reports from Saigon indicate shifts toward a cease-fire as Henry Kissinger and Gen Haig push for settlement. President Nixon ordered further bombing cuts as talks with Thieu continue, with Haig en route to Saigon carrying revised draft terms and Bunker briefing Thieu.
The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals urged a 25 year maximum for most crimes, five years for non dangerous offenders, plus access to legal services and media for prisoners. They called for a single appeal and decriminalizing simple drunkenness, noting the recommendations are advisory and not tied to Nixon administration policy.
Two shootings over the weekend left two dead and two others charged with murder. Timothy Garrett, 21, of North Augusta is charged with murder and marijuana possession in connection with the Ponderosa Cafe death of Le Roy Johnson, 21. A second fatal shooting at Corral Drive In left Joe Brooks, 31, dead. Johnny Kinard, not 31, is charged with his murder.
The Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m in St John’s United Methodist Church. Harris T Kemeley supervisor of Civic Affairs for Seaboard Coast Railroad will speak. Tickets cost 6 50 and are available at the chamber office. Non members may attend. the Citizen of the Year Award will be presented.
County Commissioners Larry Murphy and Ralph Cullinan call a 7 30 p.m. meeting Tuesday with private garbage collectors at the health center to discuss health board regulations and to learn dumping sites and times, aiming to improve Aiken's landfill operations. The organizer says the meeting is very important and urges attendance.
J Herndon McElmurray 34 former teacher third candidate to file for the at large Aiken County School Board seat for the February 6 election. Clemson graduate with education background including Head Start work and service at Fort Gordon. Currently a sales rep for Columbia Nitrogen Company in Augusta. Married.
The Rotary newsletter notes Grover Smithwick is honored as Jaycee of the month for December for his work with the Christmas Shopping Tour. The item includes a humorous exchange about deeds and mortgages between Clifton Weeks and an elderly farmer.
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