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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1972
Page
1
Premier Jac ques Chaban-Delmas and his government resign in Paris. A communique from President Georges Pompidou's office gave no reason. Chaban-Delmas, a Gaullist, faced criticism over tax dealings. No successor named or ministers announced.
American jets destroyed three major depots on the outskirts of Hanoi in the heaviest raids in weeks. A 7th Fleet task force sank or damaged 12 supply barges off the North Vietnamese coast. In South Vietnam heavy fighting continued on the northern front and Hue was shelled for the fourth day. Paratroopers made no progress at Quang Tri outskirts.
Fire raged through a ward at Cold Harbor Mental Hospital in Sherborne England killing 30 of 36 male patients. Seven were rescued, one died later and six sustained minor injuries.
Democrats waited to learn if the U S Circuit Court would reverse credentials committee orders stripping Sen. George McGovern of 151 convention delegates and telling Chicago Mayor Richard J Daley to stay home. The party lawyer called the decisions a self destruct button as he argued to uphold them.
Former President Harry S. Truman stays in satisfactory condition at Research Medical Center in Kansas City after hospitalization for tests on a lower gastrointestinal ailment. Doctors say he is resting comfortably as tests continue.
Mourners in Salt Lake City paid respects to Joseph Fielding Smith 95 leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. He died Sunday from a heart attack. His body lay in state in the Church Office Building lobby before a Thursday funeral at 12 15 p m at the Mormon Tabernacle.
Fidel Castro left Moscow after a 10 day stay ending his extended tour of nine countries in Africa and Eastern Europe. He walked with Leonid Brezhnev to the plane as light rain fell, after a ceremonial farewell and honor guard reviews.
The Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Council coordinates six counties in South Carolina to study needs and attract federal aid. Executive director James Hammond says the agency provides technical assistance, but counties must join to remain eligible for grants. The council, with 48 members, can approve or disapprove projects, a power that has drawn opposition from Aiken County politicians.
The 1969 70 layoffs hit aerospace and electronics and reduced engineering enrollments by 18 to 25 percent in 1971 with a projected shortage of engineers by 1975. Freshman enrollments may rebound this fall but not fully. experts warn that only about half the engineers needed will graduate by 1975.
Robert Lee Bradley, an inmate at the state prison in Columbia, asks the Aiken County Board of Commissioners to allow a transfer back to the Aiken County Stockade. He cites crowding and fear for his life as reasons. County officials noted prison policy allows transfers but made no decision.
Washington AP report notes unpublished government study finding nonphosphate detergents may cause irreversible blindness if rubbed in the eye. The NIH study tested nine products, including Tide Ajax Dash and Cascade, on rabbits, with carbonate and metasilicate detergents causing more severe eye damage and corneal opacity.
J Bonner Manly of the South Carolina Development Board told the Rotary Club of Aiken that catfish expansion and pickle production could boost the low country economy. He noted a five year cucumber test, Owens Corning Fiberglas expansion in Aiken creating 200 jobs, and a potential new North Carolina plant relocation reconsideration. He added Canadians may seek an Aiken site for future industry.
A man seized a young girl at Buffalo International Airport, threatening to hijack an American Airlines 707. An FBI agent boarded the aircraft, confronted him, and after assurances no shooting would occur, the suspect surrendered with the child unharmed. The man, Charles Smith, 23, stabbed others earlier. the child’s mother remained hospitalized in critical condition.
City and county officials report a near uneventful Fourth with four traffic cases and three miscellaneous arrests. Roosevelt Quarles and Reuben Williams were charged with illegal whiskey operations, both arrested at home. A break in at Johnson’s grocery yielded $15 in coins and cigarettes. An accident at Rutland Drive and CAMELLIA Street caused about $2,500 in total vehicle damage. no injuries.
Weather bulletin shows isolated thundershowers today with a 70 percent chance, tonight 60 percent, and 20 percent tomorrow. Winds from the west 10 to 15 mph shifting northwest tonight, with a high in the mid 80s and lows around the upper 60s. Extended outlook calls for more showers Friday through Sunday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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