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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1973
Page
1
Residents and visitors at the Aiken Nursing Home sang Christmas songs to cool thoughts during a heat problem. A few women suggested holiday tunes as a mood changer. The piece notes growing bicycling popularity while some wait for air conditioned bikes, recalling a five month old snow event of 14 inches.
Billy Graham, nearly 55, says years of outdoor evangelistic crusades are a physical strain and he may rely more on television. He warned at a news conference that he cannot preach from “second base” much longer as the 11 day Minnesota State Fairgrounds crusade opens next Friday in St Paul, possibly one of his last stadium events.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers outlined three dates to expand ties with Czechoslovakia. In September negotiations for $80 million American property nationalized after World War II will start in Prague. Foreign Minister Bohuslav Chnoupek will visit the U.S. for the UN meetings in September and October, and on October 22 talks on a possible science education and cultural exchange will begin in Washington.
The House prepared for a clash over a four year farm program and food stamp bill. Proposals center on guaranteed income levels for farmers and curbs on government payments to large growers. Nixon administration targets the proposed price supports ending subsidies if prices stay high.
Hundreds arrested and scores injured as 5000 demonstrators clash with police near the presidential palace in Montevideo. Authorities, under President Bordaberry, escalate a general strike by outlawed unions after dissolving Congress. Protesters sing the national anthem and shout tyranny in the July 18 street confrontation.
Five oil tankers and an ammunition barge reached Phnom Penh after a battle with insurgents on both river banks. A tanker was abandoned in flames 27 miles upstream. US jets strafed positions but clouds limited air support. The Mekong Trader was hit, beached at Koh Tachor Island, and its Filipino crew evacuated. one crewman wounded.
The US dollar opened stronger in London Paris Frankfurt Brussels and Zurich after a late Monday rally. Dealers cited expectations the U S government used foreign reserves to support the currency though Washington denied it. The mood remained cautious amid uncertainty about the dollar s strength.
City Council approves a 20 year Community Facilities and Future Land Use Plan guiding development through 1993 and authorizes buying three Dempster rear loading garbage trucks for about 66 000 from Sanco Corp. Reports cite facility needs and airport expansion plans.
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell testified to the Senate Watergate committee that when G to Liddy first proposed political espionage in 1972 it was a horror story involving wire taps and code names. He recalled telling Liddy to burn the charts and said Nixon’s campaign sought information gathering and protection against demonstrators.
Graniteville's Johnson's Grocery at 307 Center Street has been removed from the federal food stamp program for six months starting June 24 for selling ineligible items with USDA coupons. Cigarettes diapers drug products baby lotion and motor oil were among the items billed.
The Aiken County Board of Education meets in the Educational Center board room at 7:30 pm. The agenda includes approving 32 teachers for vacancies and updates on free and reduced price lunches, plus an agreement between Vocational Rehabilitation and the School District Cooperative Program for Handicapped Students.
Public Safety Director J. C. Busbee and Hospital Administrator Samuel Nesbit report the theft of six empty nitrous oxide cylinders from a fenced hospital lot. The 30 to 36 inch tall, five to six foot diameter cylinders were detached by cutting the fence. Despite being empty, Nesbit warns the gas can be dangerous and may explode if mishandled or overheated.
The Aiken region faces hot conditions with thundershowers possible this afternoon tonight and tomorrow. Highs near 90s and lows in the 70s with rain chances 40 to 50 percent. Winds stay light but gusty near storms and an extended outlook shows more scattered showers through Thursday to Saturday.
A 40 year old North Augusta woman Bunnie Ward Winn died at the scene when a loaded asphalt dump truck struck her car at Georgia Avenue and Martintown Road. Her 16 year old daughter Jeanette was treated and released at University Hospital. The crash halted traffic as witnesses said the vehicles crossed four lanes before the Winn car was pinned against a tree. Public Safety Director Walter Newman commended bystander Barbara Eaton for aiding in the rescue. The truck driver Eddie Lemon of 649 Horry Street Aiken owned by Aiken Asphalt Company. No charges filed pending the coroner inquiry and the Winn vehicle to be inspected today.
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