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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1973
Page
1
U S diplomats Ambassador Clinton E Knox and Consul General Ward Christiansen were held at gunpoint at the ambassador residence in Port au Prince by two men and a woman demanding prisoner releases from the Haitian government.
In Saigon the number of Communist attacks in South Vietnam doubled overnight ahead of a cease fire. South Vietnamese forces said the Communists sought last minute gains before the truce takes effect this weekend. Scattered ground fighting continued as U S and South Vietnamese aircraft operated normally, with communiques reporting 147 North Vietnamese and 12 South Vietnamese killed.
Hugh W. Sloan Jr. testified that former Attorney General John Mitchell and former Treasury Secretary Maurice Stans approved payments to the man charged in the political espionage conspiracy against Democrats. The Watergate jury was told this linkage to the fund allegedly used to finance the spying.
In Memphis Tennessee the desegregation program began with school buses taking in students on the first morning. Officials reported smooth pickups and on time arrivals while police worked 12 hour shifts to escort the buses. A boycott group called Citizens Against Busing showed some impact though attendance data was not yet available.
The head of a leading Senate agriculture committee warns he will withhold funds from the Agriculture Department and farm programs until the Nixon administration adheres to the Constitution, signaling a major confrontation over federal farm policy.
South Carolina relatives of POWs hailed the Nixon cease fire in Vietnam. Maj. Bobby R. Bagley and S Sgt James Salley Jr. were named among those awaiting release as Westmoreland called the plan an encouraging first step toward talks and prisoner returns.
Mrs. Mil ton W. Davis of Aiken says her brother, Navy Cross recipient Render Crayton, is coming home after seven years as a Vietnam prisoner of war. Crayton was shot down February 9 and ordered evacuation as fuel ran low. The family endured long delays in letters, with two late January notes and a Christmas missive.
Washington and Hanoi disclose a 12 page peace package limiting a cease fire to South Vietnam while Kissinger predicts a formal cease fire in Laos and a de facto halt in Cambodia. The agreement calls for foreign troops to leave Laos and Cambodia and staged prisoner exchanges before U S withdrawal from the South.
West expressed relief that the war may end and called for safe prompt good health POW releases. He noted his committee work with the International Red Cross in Switzerland last year urging strong treatment for American prisoners in Vietnam. Rep. Bryan Dorn praised the President for persistence and courage.
The Steeplechase Association reports guarantor tickets priced with martinis and mutuals are capped at 200 this year and all are spoken for. Last year’s guarantors appear on the list along with a few new names. Lew Perkins of USCA posts an office sign offering access only through a transom. A joke about a man charged with fragrancy after drinking perfume adds local humor.
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts mostly sunny and mild conditions in the Aiken area through tomorrow. Highs near the lower 60s, tonight’s low in the mid 30s, minimal rain chances, and light westerly winds diminishing tonight with light and variable winds tomorrow.
More than 50 North Augusta residents attended the Aiken County Commissioners meeting to oppose the Augusta Regional Thoroughfare Plan. After citizen input the commission postponed action for a month citing a desire for a public hearing with North Augusta officials. Citizens from North Augusta and nearby areas have voiced concerns about the planned road network connecting to Augusta projects.
At a County Commission meeting last night Julian Salley announced his resignation as Aiken County attorney, citing demands of private practice. He will stay until a successor is found, to avoid leaving the town of North Augusta unsettled. The commission also created the office of Superintendent of the Aiken County Correction and Rehabilitation Center. Tyler Tyler had resigned two weeks earlier.
President Nixon announced a Vietnam accord on television claiming all peace terms met. The pact imposes an internationally supervised cease fire, release of prisoners within 60 days, accounting for missing in action, and withdrawal of U S forces from South Vietnam. Hanoi and Saigon hailed the agreement.
Rep. Marshall Cain challenged Aiken Jaycees to “get into the ring and start fighting” as he praised two local men honored at the banquet. Emmett W. Tolson received the Distinguished Service Award for organizing the Freedman Workshop Activity Center, while Carl McGee Sr. earned Boss of the Year for his work with Holley Tractor Co. Cain urged more young men to enter politics and serve the country.
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