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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1973
Page
1
A law officer recalls complaints come in varied forms including a church bell being too loud. The piece adds curious historical notes about footwear in ancient civilizations. It warns Winter Haven, Florida could arrest cyclists riding under the influence and jokes about a bike convention.
Retired Pennsylvania congressman J Irving Whalley a 71 year old Republican who served 12 years and did not seek re election in 1972 was indicted on one mail fraud count and two obstruction counts. Prosecutors allege 17 staffers kicked back 10 to 20 percent of their salaries totaling about 50000 to fund relatives payroll and Whalleys ventures. Objected to by defense the case notes misrepresentation intimidation and threats to stop his aide Julia W. Kogut from talking to the FBI.
China’s top U.S. diplomat Huang Chen meets President Nixon in San Clemente amid Cambodian settlement talks. White House aides say no agenda or briefing will be issued and no announcement is planned after the talks. Sihanouk and Kissinger comments complicate the diplomatic backdrop.
Cambodian military says government forces were driven from Prey Phhau after a day of fighting. Insurgents attacked on two other fronts near Phnom Penh while U.S. fighter-bombers struck the area. The village was burned during the insurgent advance.
Mounted Police reaffirmed Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with Alberta Indian chiefs during a 10 day Canadian tour. The queen and duke received buffalo skin gifts and met chiefs in Calgary while touring the Stampede exhibit and signing treaty terms.
Army coup ousts civilian cabinet in Rwanda. President Kayibanda remains at his Gitarama residence unclear if he will be deposed or kept as figurehead. Habyarimana leads a new military government after suspending communications and freezing bank accounts.
The Federal Reserve and FDIC raised the passbook savings rate to five percent retroactive to July 1. HUD also lifted the FHA insured mortgage rate from seven to seven and a half percent later this month, signaling tighter money and potential shifts to conventional lending. Local lenders in Aiken report mixed futures as funds tighten and borrowers adjust to the higher rates.
The National Weather Service reports July temperatures near normal at Columbia Metropolitan Airport with highs in the low 90s and lows in the 70s. Average temps are in the low 80s, despite a June normal drop of 2.5 degrees. Kay Robinson notes perceived warmth stems from June's cooler readings.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 2.4 percent jump in the June Wholesale Price Index, the largest since January 1951 during wartime inflation. Seasonally adjusted, the rise is 2.3 percent, matching the March advance as the highest since 1951.
Aiken County hosts a 65 acre meadow festival site near I-20 with about 300 youth and campers, several SLED agents present, and crowd control tight as more than 250 bands perform. Promoters promised back-to-back fiddling amid security and no trouble reported. The story also notes a separate June price and unemployment report.
F W Rogers has been named director of the Council of Governments for Aiken and Richmond Counties. Mayor C H Shaw confirms the appointment, which opens negotiations with HUD on COG funding after HUD warned funds would be affected earlier this year.
A Lexington County inmate serving 20 years for rape escaped yesterday from the Aiken County Stockade work detail. Eddie Lee Mavins, 29, was operating a front end loader when a guard found him missing at 12 15 p m. An all points bulletin was issued and a warrant for the escapee followed.
About 2000 area youngsters from low income families receive a nutritious lunch daily under the Feed-A-Kid Summer program led by Rev. Walter Kearse Jr. Gospel of Deliverance Inc. of Aiken. Funded 80 percent by the USDA and 20 percent by Gospel Deliverance, the program operates at 11 distribution sites with volunteers delivering box lunches prepared by J&W Cafeteria.
Washington AP reports the U S unemployment rate fell to 4 8 percent in June the first sub five percent reading in three years The Bureau of Labor Statistics says employment rose by 650 000 to 84 7 million as the economy boomed and joblessness declined.
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