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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1973
Page
1
A past note recalls 1893 when a Cleveland to New York motorist bought gasoline at drug stores by the pint. The piece also reports Aiken County Lions elected Bennie L. Newman, A. C. Ray Thomas, and Bailis C. Riley to district posts in Charleston elections, and a deputy sheriff remark about county cars sporting blue lights.
Traffic accidents nationwide killed 161 people during the Fourth of July holiday. The National Safety Council had projected 180 to 240 deaths for the 30 hour period from 6 p.m. Tuesday to midnight Wednesday local time, a Wednesday holiday period last seen in 1962.
U.S. planes and Cambodian troops pounded insurgents who held a stretch of Highway 4 at Prey Phhau west of Phnom Penh. Rebels still controlled the district headquarters fortress as government forces counterattacked, with much of the village destroyed and hundreds fleeing.
The Rwandan army seized control of the government after months of tribal unrest between Hutu factions. A National Committee for Peace and Unity now runs the government while President Gregoire Kayibanda remains under National Guard protection.
The U S dollar fell to new lows on European exchanges with Frankfurt posting a record drop to 2.3115 marks before a slight recovery to 2.3725. Paris Zurich Amsterdam Brussels Oslo Stockholm Milan also saw lows as light trading amplified the decline. The outlook remained bleak for the currency as dealers noted few buyers in the market.
In West Belfast a clash involving prisoners rioting at an internment camp left 42 injured while IRA guerrillas fired rockets at British troops. Seven buses were set ablaze including double-deckers with passengers aboard. two children were wounded by a rocket strike near a military position.
Washington AP The Cost of Living Council denied most requests from the food industry for exemptions from the latest price freeze. It rejected 32 of the first 36 denials and expects to maintain a similar ratio, despite claims of economic hardship from over 350 companies and trade associations.
AP reports hurricane Alice, the year s first storm, was near Bermuda moving north at 10 mph with 75 mph winds. It should drop below hurricane strength while skirting Bermuda, ending a Bermuda drought after dumping two inches of rain.
American promoter Glenn W. Turner has been released from Frankfurt Preungesheim Jail after British authorities withdrew their extradition request. He will fly to the United States as a federal bench warrant for mail fraud remains in Orlando, Florida.
Twenty Aiken scouts from Troop 121 will depart Aiken July 30 to join the National Jamboree at Farragut National Park in Idaho. Sponsored by St. John's United Methodist Church, the group will travel by bus to Atlanta, fly to Minnesota and Spokane, then bus to Farragut, joining about 70 000 scouts and leaders for camping hikes and ecology studies.
The Aiken area forecast calls for variable cloudy skies and hot temperatures today and tomorrow with a 40 percent chance of rain today and 30 percent tonight and tomorrow. Highs in the low 90s, lows in the low 70s, with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph today and lighter or variable winds tomorrow.
In North Augusta and Gilbert on July 4, Congressman W J Bryan Dorn told crowds that the nation’s 500 000 office holders include only 50 indicted, arguing Watergate did not shake public trust. He cited a $400 000 federal sewage grant and urged priority for American farmers amid farm closures and food shortages.
Belvedere Langley and Center Fire Departments moved closer to a fire alert system with the acquisition of 20 alert receiving radios, part of a $20,000 project funded by Aiken Answering Service. The $150 radios use a tone signal to alert crews, with Belvedere receiving 12, Langley five, and Center the remainder. An encoder is needed to complete operation, and the system should be active within two weeks.
An Argentine Boeing 737 hijacked en route to Cuba halted in Panama then continued to Havana after stops in Mendoza Santiago and Lima. The 26 aboard included 74 passengers. 49 released in Santiago and six in Lima. Police kept watch as the plane refueled and received requested supplies.
John Abraham of Hewitt and Royer says the new Aiken County Hospital project is delayed by a few weeks. No reason was given for the setback, and the firm is winding up the plan.
Area peach growers say the 1973 season is near halfway with good quality fruit ripening. Washingtons lead picks in Ridge Spring and Monetta reports mention Dixie Gems and Fibertas due mid July. Labor shortages were noted earlier, with fewer pickers anticipated later in the season.
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