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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1973
Page
1
In Aiken Nursing Home Sue Howard says no visitors until flu subsides. Horse trainer E Barry Ryan returns to Aiken next week. A joke about dogs and life with pets follows with incidents in West Virginia and Virginia involving a car collision and insurance payout of 95.29 dollars.
Fort Gordon Army General Hospital, with 1100 beds, readies to receive returning prisoners of war within about 20 days. The base is among 31 designated facilities, most POWs likely from the South. Families will fly to Bush Field in Augusta and stay in quarters at Ft. Gordon.
President Nixon asked Congress to abolish the Office of Emergency Preparedness the Office of Science and Technology and the National Aeronautics and Space Council. He said the move would cut 389 executive office jobs and save about 2 million dollars in the budget.
In South Vietnam a rocket attack on Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon killed a Marine security guard and an American crewman, while another American died when an observation helicopter crashed in flames. Nearly 400 Vietnamese deaths were reported, as U S air strikes intensified.
The government presents its final witnesses in the Watergate trial. Judge Sirica indicated the case could be given to the jury by the end of next week or the following week, after a recess for President Johnson's funeral.
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace underwent a 45 minute operation to improve abdominal drainage after injury to his spinal cord from last May’s assassination attempt. His surgeon reported the surgery was successful and Wallace is in satisfactory condition.
Agriculture Secretary Earl L Butz forecast that food prices, now at a record high, will fall by year end. He warned continued public outcry over farm chemicals could reduce efficiency and raise consumer costs, though he cited potential declines in some foods.
White House aides weigh a California stop for President Nixon to greet the first U S prisoners of war returning from North Vietnam. The Washington Post says no decision yet to visit Travis Air Force Base near San Francisco where the returnees are due in about two weeks.
The Miss Aiken and Aiken Junior Miss pageant events begin at 8 p.m. at Aiken Junior High School auditorium with the theme You've Come A Long Way Baby. Debie Crawford, the current Aiken Junior Miss, praises her year of service including work with the Jaycee Christmas Shopping Tour and other Jaycees events.
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird said POWs from Hanoi will be flown nonstop to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines starting next week with more than 100 to be home within about two weeks. The route will pass over Vientiane in Laos but will not stop there as Kissinger suggested. Landing dates and timing remain unspecific.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a 1.8724 million grant to build 100 low rent public housing units in Aiken. Housing Authority of Aiken officials said funds are reserved pending site approval by HUD and local negotiations, with a target to finalize by February 15. Plans include 46 elderly units, 54 non elderly family units, plus an administration building.
After several sunny days, Ar kenites may see rain this weekend. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy cool with a 40 percent chance today and 80 percent tonight, then 60 percent Saturday with temps in the 50s to 60s. Easterly winds 5 to 10 mph. Extended outlook shows more showers, then milder Sunday, then fair and colder Monday and Tuesday.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 200 per pupil increase for all University of South Carolina branches, potentially raising total aid to about 1 million dollars. Rep. Marshall Cain praised the action and urged retention through the General Appropriations Bill.
In an interview Laird announced Project Homecoming will start next week with more than 100 prisoners expected back in the first two weeks. About 591 Americans are listed as captive. initial medical exams will occur at Clark before flights to Travis and dispersal to 31 hospitals.
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