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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1973
Page
1
The Rotary Club tournament at Highland Park sparked talk of Jimmy McNair’s 60. Although praised, the course’s all time low remains a 58 by Jim McNair years ago. Medical issues may have limited his scoring this year as Aiken residents recall Belvedere’s summer festival and note summer’s end is near.
President Nixon travels to Kansas City for the swearing in of Clarence M. Kelley as FBI director at the Federal Office Building. Kelley, 61 and a 20 year FBI veteran, becomes director as Gov. Bond attends and U.S. District Judge Becker administers the oath.
The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy announces resignation as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference after five years in office since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He cites lack of financial support and recalls his close work with King and jail for civil rights.
Thirty four Russian space experts including 10 cosmonauts arrived at Johnson Space Center for a three week briefing on a joint space flight. They will study Apollo hardware and flight plans in classroom sessions and be paired with American counterparts.
In Tokyo, Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka’s Liberal Democrats hold 51 seats in the 125 seat metro assembly, fending off predicted losses. The Communists gain six, Socialists stay at 20, Komeito earns one, Democratic-Socialists fall to two, and two independents remain, keeping Liberal Democrats largest faction.
A large convoy rolled into Phnom Penh via reopened Highway 5 from Battambang delivering nearly 500 trucks as Highway 4 was opened to the coast. The reopens followed five days of clashes with Khmer Rouge insurgents and U S air strikes targeting about three battalions. The relief in the capital eases shortages though routes remain vulnerable to more blockages. Mekong River convoys from Sai Gon also face enemy fire.
City councilman Robert S. Perry Jr. urges residents to first bring concerns to local government, saying the council should be responsive to citizens and confront issues including race, planning, and youth involvement. He argues for local solutions and publicizing both achievements and problems.
The Aiken forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through tomorrow with a 30 percent chance of mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. High today near 90, overnight low around 70, tomorrow’s high in the low 90s, and winds mostly northerly under 10 mph, gusty near storms.
The First Annual South Carolina Bluegrass Festival closed with promoters calling it a success and officials reporting no major law enforcement issues. About 4,000 people attended the three day event and four were arrested Thursday night for possession of marijuana. County administrator Ronald LaCour ture had warned two weeks earlier about drug problems at prior festivals.
Sheriff Paul D. Grant named Virgil Wilkins of the narcotics division as the first administrative assistant. The 42 year old Wilkins will handle department paperwork and purchasing and brings 22 months in the sheriff body plus prior experience as Moban city manager.
Uganda released 112 Peace Corps volunteers after two days in Entebbe amid tensions with Washington. At Entebbe Airport and a Lake Victoria hotel the group waited under armed guard as U.S. Embassy officials assessed travel arrangements to Zaire. Some volunteers described the stay as pleasant despite the guard and delays.
Aiken County Commissioners hear a request from Arthur Rich of the Aiken County Bar Association for additional funding to cover Circuit Court Judge Julian B. Ness expenses. Rich notes Bamberg pays 820, Barnwell 1500, and Aiken 1350, with Ness covering costs previously.
Allan C. Mustard of SCE&G told the Rotary Club that South Carolina has no energy crisis with the utility continuing gas and electric service. He noted a 30 percent reserve this year and that SCE&G exports power to Georgia Power and others, with plans for a Charleston-Savannah LNG supply and a nuclear pact with Santee-Cooper. He cited rising borrowing costs and $800 million invested now, rising to about $2.25 billion by 1980 for further gas and electricity construction.
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