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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1971
Page
1
Extra copies of the Standard Stumper are nearly sold out as the puzzle enters its 38th week of popularity. Send entries to the Rutland Drive office before the noon deadline tomorrow.
The widow of Apollo 1 casualty Virgil I. Grissom filed a $10 million lawsuit in Titusville Florida against North American Rockwell Corp the prime contractor and three of its subsidiaries alleging fault in the 1967 fire.
Richmond County grand jury declined to indict Joseph Pop Brown on aggravated assault with intent to kill after a Dec. 7 shooting injuring a New York man. Police said Brown argued with John Lyons at a residence and Lyons produced a knife, wounding the NY man in the face and arm.
The last king of Yugoslavia left $2 million in Swiss banks, a dispute may block access. King Peter II’s will was admitted to probate in Los Angeles Superior Court after his death on November 3 in Denver at age 47. Executor Mitzi Lowe’s attorney says Swiss bankers refuse withdrawals, not recognizing him as head of state.
Jean Claude Killy, Olympic champion with three 1968 golds, prepares for his first dramatic role in the Hollywood financed romance drama Schuss. Warner Brothers chief John Calley says production begins late February in Cervinia, Italian Alps, directed by George Englund and produced by Edward Rissien.
The Beatles untitled album is played for jurors as testimony cites songs like Helter Skelter Piggies Blackbird and Revolution 9. Prosecutors say Charles Manson ordered followers to kill to spark a race war.
Retired Maj. Gen. Carl C. Turner pleaded innocent to accusations he unlawfully obtained 423 firearms from the Chicago Police Department and avoided 16779 in federal income taxes. Judge Oren R. Lewis released him on his own recognizance. Turner, 59, of Springfield, Va., was indicted Jan. 12 with trial set for April 15. He had been chief of U.S. marshals after leaving the Army in 1968 and resigned in 1969 amid an Army service clubs graft probe.
Jaycee Week runs January 17 to 23 marking the 51st anniversary of service. The Aiken Jaycees host Bosses Night Banquet with Distinguished Service Award and Boss of the Year honors. Area Jaycees urge men 21 to 35 to join to aid community progress.
Government statistics confirm a 1970 GNP drop for the first time in 12 years with a 5 percent price rise. The Fed cut rates to 5 percent for the second time in two weeks as Nixon urges wage and price controls and industry action to curb inflation.
Aiken County legislators consider testing a punch card voting device in the February 23 election for supervisor and state senator. Donald G. Crosgrove of Computer Election Systems demonstrated the IBM card method, which yields quick results and precinct reports. Costs and feasibility are under review with a potential flock of devices limited to larger precincts.
U S air forces deploy rocket firing helicopter gunships in Laos to back Laotian troops, along the Ho Chi Minh trail, with B 52s and fighters in a broad aerial campaign. Thirteen helicopters have been lost since March 10, as authorities seek to slow N Vietnamese and Pathet Lao moves through Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam. A Defense Department briefing notes gunships ferry South Vietnamese into Cambodia and support across Highway 4.
Speaker Solomon Blatt of Barnwell and District 7 state senate candidate oppose Gov. West's plan to co locate USC Aiken Branch and Aiken Tech. Blatt says he will bitterly oppose any merger and favors keeping the two institutions separate.
Incumbent Gene Daniels filed today for re election to Area 2 School Board seat bringing to 10 the number of candidates for the February 2 election. Daniels faces Dr Carl Shealy in the North Augusta Jackson Beech Island area race. Three candidates seek the at large seat: Douglas Clawson Ridge Spring dairy farmer Dr Henry D Wyman Aiken physician and Ben Rusche DuPont engineer from Aiken. Area races include C T Marsh and Olin O Osbon for Area 1 in Aiken, Lewis W Jack Taylor and Harry R Huxford for Area 3 in Horse Creek Valley, and Reginald Boylston seeking reelection in Area 4 rural Aiken County.
Quiet spoken John Carl West was expected to appeal for harmony and an easing of racial tensions in South Carolina as he takes the oath of office for four years. He and eight other constitutional officers planned to be sworn in on the Capitol steps after a Main Street parade, with West becoming the 76th governor succeeding a record six-year term by Robert E. McNair.
A 24 year old Aiken man Otis Cummings was charged with burglary rape assault and battery and housebreaking after Friday night arrest. He was arraigned before Magistrate Glenn Holley and held without bail with trial set for the summer session. Police report two separate assault cases in the same southeast city neighborhood and victims treated at Aiken County Hospital.
In General Sessions Court in Aiken County, Mrs. Mary Alice Morris of Gloverville was acquitted of murdering her husband J L Morris scoped Oct 17 1969. The court directed a verdict of not guilty stating the killing was self defense citing series of altercations and bodily harm concerns.
Snow flurries and subfreezing temperatures greeted early risers in Aiken this morning. School reported normal attendance as winter weather impacted roads but patrols kept traffic safe. The Weather Service forecasts a hard freeze tonight with teens, highs near 40 today, and continued cold tomorrow.
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