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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1972
Page
1
Seoul reports that South and North Korea have agreed to establish machinery to pursue unification. The decision follows high level secret meetings in both states and signals a formal step toward ending the division.
President Nixon urged global guests to come to the United States for its 200th birthday in 1976. He spoke in a holiday radio address from the Western White House in San Clemente calling America the land of the open door.
A rabbi allowed protestors to sleep in his synagogue social hall to avoid sleeping on a city golf course and clashing with authorities. The Miami gathering is linked to upcoming national political conventions. The group posted a sign reading no hope this house was loaned to us by friends.
In Saigon a young Vietnamese man was shot five times while attempting to hijack a Pan American jet on the runway. The identity of the trigger man remains unclear amid conflicting reports. The pilot supports the hijacker’s killing, while an American passenger who helped subdue him calls the shooting unnecessary.
Nobel and Pulitzer prize author Pearl S Buck, who turned 80, was admitted to Rutland Hospital with pleurisy. She lives in Danby and a hospital bulletin gave no condition details while a spokesman declined further information.
Arthur H. Bremer, charged with shooting Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace, was moved from Baltimore County Jail to Clifton T Perkins State Hospital for a court ordered mental examination.
Fidel Castro lauded Soviet Cuban cooperation at the midpoint of a two week visit to the Soviet Union, signaling strong ties with Moscow and ongoing collaboration on strategic projects.
Federal funding reshapes Aiken County governance driving regionalism as state and federal agencies require consolidated oversight. In 1970 through 1972 the county and city received millions in aid. officials warn cuts if conditions aren’t met, pushing cooperation with planners and new agencies.
Officials in Aiken County stare at a looming enforcement conference as they race to name an agency to clean Horse Creek pollution before adjournment. EPA planners, SC and GA representatives plan a Friday meeting in Augusta to map a regional sewage system for Horse Creek Valley.
South Vietnamese paratroopers with U S advisers struck near Quang Tri City driving toward the provincial capital. The assault killed at least 20 North Vietnamese and recaptured 12 artillery pieces lost earlier. Marines near the eastern flank moved within four miles of Quang Tri as fortifications and bunkers resisted.
Aiken area weather outlook calls for thundershowers today through tomorrow with a 50 percent rain chance. Expect partly cloudy skies, hot temperatures in the upper 80s, and lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph with stronger gusts near storms.
A brief item directs readers to page 3 for a feature on trout species found in southern waters. The note hints at regional varieties and fishing notes to be explored in the continuation.
Two 10 and 12 year old boys, Matthew and Lewis Scott, drowned while swimming alone in a neighborhood pond near Perry. Coroner J L Gregory said their bodies were in the water about two hours and recovered in eight to ten feet of water. They were sons of Louis and Mary Lee Scott of Wagener route 2. Funeral arrangements announced by Robinson Funeral Home Wagener.
The city of Aiken owns an old Air Force training plane that can no longer fly. Purchased about four to five years ago for playground use, it proved unsafe for children and remains abandoned in the Vanwood area despite efforts to sell or scrap it. The nearby radio control tower, once part of the airport operations, is now used by the fire department for training. The fate of the plane remains undetermined.
William J. Coleman was unanimously reappointed as Aiken County Tax Assessor for a four year term by the County Delegation and Tax Control Board. The assessor's staff values property for millage and assessment ratios used to compute property tax bills. the assessor does not levy taxes.
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