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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1971
Page
1
The Aiken Standard adds a one-two-three punch to this week's Stumper with three free words one down two down and three across. Entries for the $430 puzzle must be submitted by noon Wednesday at the Aiken Standard office 124 Rutland Drive.
In Conakry 58 Guinean nationals were sentenced to death by the supreme revolutionary court for taking part in November’s invasion. Sixty six others, including Msgr. Raymond-Marie Tchidimbo, were given life terms. The charges cited Portuguese mercenaries as leaders, though no evidence of Portuguese involvement was shown in the broadcast rally.
President Nixon is selected as best dressed statesman of 1971 by the Fashion Foundation of America. Vice President Agnew won the honor last year with other top categories recognizing Sen. Edmund Muskie Gene Barry Dan Rowan Cary Grant and Cary Grant in acting and entertainment roles.
Portland Oregon AP reports Elizabeth Taylor a 39 year old expectant grandmother and Beth Clutter's mother Mrs Lee Breitling confirms her daughter is mother to Taylor's grandson. Michael Wilding's wife Beth Clutter born in London last October. The baby is due in August.
Ethel Kennedy widow of Robert F. Kennedy visited Pala and Rincon reservations with Kennedy Foundation fellows to assess potential financial and technical aid. She toured an Indian dental clinic in Pauma Valley and attended a California Rural Indian Health Program conference in San Diego.
Attorney Melvin Belli says he will test for the title role in The Godfather film adaptation. He plans the screen test this week in New York and notes acting experience with his son Caesar on Star Trek. Belli spoke at the Oklahoma Press Association gathering.
Charlotte police trapped traffickers over four weeks and delivered 5000 LSD tablets to a shopping mall. Six men were charged including Billy Fleming 18 Mount Muncie North Carolina Ronald Smith 19 Charlotte William Taylor 22 Rock Hill South Carolina Joe Armour 19 Charlotte John McDaniel 18 Mooresville North Carolina Scott Peterson 20 Rock Hill South Carolina.
Cape Kennedy Fla AP Electrical power surged into the Saturn 5 rocket as the six day countdown for Apollo 14 began. The three astronauts faced their final major physical examination while Test Supervisor Charles Henschel started the countdown from 102 hours on schedule.
BBC rejected appeals from viewers for a ban on smoking on television. A BBC spokesman said regular smokers find TV appearances unnerving and that smoking is a familiar ritual that helps steady nerves. The network argued real life smoking would make a ban unrealistic in plays.
An editor notes the growing U S drug crisis, its historical roots and cultural factors. Personal stories from a Boston salesman, a San Francisco mother, a nurse, a California youth, and a Vietnam veteran illustrate widespread use. From 1961 to 1968 drug offense arrests rose over 300 percent, signaling a widening gap between law and practice.
R Roy Goodwin, guest speaker at the Rotary club, forecasts a brighter 1971 stock market. He notes rates at 6 percent after declines since May 1970, with the market recovering two thirds of its losses and only a few down days recently. He cites Livermore figures and predicts gains ahead.
Gov. John West announced SC will be the first to deduct food stamp costs from public assistance payments and mail them to eligible families. A pilot begins March 1 in Dorchester County, expanding statewide April 1, with about 19 000 families eligible.
Charlotte Edwards, mother of three, was killed Friday afternoon by a .22 pistol at her home on Hwy 215 three miles east of Aiken. Her husband Albert Edwards was wounded in the chest and faces a murder charge pending an inquest. Funeral arrangements will be announced. Surviving relatives include her mother and two sisters.
Aiken County faces a probable civil suit challenging the three district method for electing the Board of Commissioners. Plaintiffs seek at large elections or expansion of districts, aiming to align representation with population and satisfy one man one vote. The suit echoes a prior school board action and could overhaul county government.
Rebels led by Maj. Gen. Idi Amin announced from Radio Uganda that President Milton Obote had been deposed during an eight hour to 12 hour fight. Amin was named leader of the rebel faction as Uganda’s army took over power and called for calm while warning foreign nations to stay out of internal affairs.
City Council meets at 8 p m to hold a public hearing on an ordinance increasing utility deposits. The meeting also covers annexation of 216 6 acres by Southwest Aiken Land Co and zoning plans for recently annexed areas.
Senators Gilbert E. McMillan and Michael Laughlin of Aiken serve on ten standing committees for 1971 1972. Both sit on Atomic and Nuclear Energy Aviation Federal Relations Natural Resources and Social Security. Laughlin also serves on Commerce and Manufactures Corrections and Penology and Military. McMillan additionally serves on Enrolled Acts and Privileges and Elections.
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