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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1973
Page
1
Mrs. I W Taylor seeks fifty teen volunteers for the Heart Fund Rent a Kid day to perform odd jobs for donation. Call her or volunteer through the effort. Polo star Jack Ivory plans weekly Sunday commutes from Detroit to Aiken to play.
South Vietnamese troops suffered a major defeat as two battalions were overrun northwest of Saigon. About 80 soldiers drifted back to government lines, some with safe passes from the Communists. Government commanders rejected a Viet Cong cease-fire offer meant to aid a withdrawal of wounded soldiers amid ongoing pressure.
Time magazine reports E Howard Hunt Jr offered money to four co defendants to plead guilty. The admissions, if true, would dodge testimony about broader approval of the operation. Hunt’s lawyer denies the magazine story.
Baltimore Colts veteran quarterback John Unitas was traded to the San Diego Chargers for future considerations. No present players or draft picks were exchanged. The Chargers assume Unitas' contract while the Colts cover future obligations from his Colts career.
The first public school teachers strike in St. Louis history was called today by the St. Louis Teachers Union Local 420 and the St. Louis Teachers Association. Together they represent 2,800 members and voted Sunday to authorize the action, as similar walkouts continue in Philadelphia and Chicago.
The Daily Mirror claimed billionaire Howard Hughes suffered a heart attack and was confined to bed at the Inn at the Park hotel while ordered to stop work. A Hughes spokesman in Los Angeles said there was no basis for the report, calling it wild guesswork.
Princess Anne spent a weekend fox hunting with Lt. Mark Phillips at an English estate. They joined the Blackmore and Sparksford Vale Hunt in Somerset during a fur lough from his post with the Queen's Dragoon Guards in Germany.
The Supreme Court barred state interference with a woman and doctor decisions in early pregnancy within three months. Justice Blackmun notes first trimester abortion is relatively safe and state interest in banning it has largely disappeared. The Texas statute criminalized abortion except to save the mother’s life. The decision rests on a right to privacy after two years of deliberation.
City Council will consider a resolution to sell 10.44 acres of the Aiken Industrial Park to Suitt Construction Company for 2500 per acre. Suitt plans to build about 75 percent now with 25 percent later, pending industry needs. The site near US 1 and I 20 has utilities in place and aims to attract light to medium industry, with future park facilities funded by lot sales. The project faces environmental considerations for Shaw Creek and the nearby Class A water authority.
The 91st Aiken polo season opened with a 6 4 victory by the local team over Columbus Ohio. Fred Timm Paul Rizzo G H Pete Bostwick and Tom Biddle started for Aiken while Columbus featured Widener Manning Jack Ivory and Otis Harris. The game began at 3 pm the earliest opener in years and drew a solid crowd despite cold windy weather.
Henry Kissinger plans a return to Paris to join allied and Communist officials in finalizing a cease fire accord. He met Nixon at the White House for last instructions before departing Andrews Air Force Base.
Bennie Porter in his 50s died when a fire swept his three room wooden frame house on New Holland Road near Seiglers intersection. Neighbors said Porter had survived two prior fires, heater plans had been discussed, and bricks around the fireplace were advised but not installed. Firemen arrived at 9:45 p.m. and could not save him.
Small craft warnings remain in effect as rain ends today. Forecasters predict partly cloudy skies tonight with a low near 40. Tomorrow brings clouds with a 30 percent chance of rain and a high in the upper 60s. The extended outlook shows occasional rain through Friday, with cooler lows in the 30s.
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