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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1972
Page
1
Heavy fighting on three sides of Quang Tri City as North Vietnamese forces repel a government drive to recapture the province capital for the sixth day. Saigon says 198 NVA killed and four tanks destroyed across five battles near the city.
In Reykjavik experts favor defending champion Boris Spassky to defeat American challenger Bobby Fischer in the opening game of the world championship. The game adjourned Tuesday night after 40 moves per side following 4 hours and 34 minutes of play.
President to host informal talks with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and Mrs Dobrynin at the Western White House on the eve of resumed Paris peace negotiations. Henry Kissinger invites the couple to an informal but serious session.
Gunmen killed three people in Belfast as Protestant Orange Order marchers prepared for a major parade. British troops police and militiamen were ordered onto the streets to separate warring religious factions during the event.
Washington AP reports that total serious crime in the United States increased 1 percent in the first quarter, the smallest rise in 11 years, according to the Justice Department.
Former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, back from a 17 nation mission for President Nixon, says he may campaign actively for Nixon's re election this fall but expects no offer to be Nixon's running mate.
Treasury Secretary George Shultz and other government officials convene with delegates from 12 meat exporting nations to stress the United States demand for increased meat supplies.
PATCO president John F. Leyden urged an immediate blackout on skyjacking attempts in a letter to Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe. The move seeks strict controls over news coverage of airline hijackings to deter future attempts.
South Carolina Democrat John Henry Williams announced his withdrawal from the House race after a floor speech attacking the Miami Beach Democratic Convention as a farce and denouncing Sen. George McGovern. He said he would devote time to Williams & Johnson law firm and his family, and he would not vote for McGovern. Williams framed his exit as leaving “the party” for now, blamed party rules and delegation seating at the state convention, and noted his eight years in public office.
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness mild today and partly cloudy warm tonight and Thursday. A chance of showers or thundershowers in both afternoons. Lows in the lower 70s with highs tomorrow in the lower 90s.
The article reports on McGovern weighing running mates after Humphrey and Muskie withdrew. Rumors name Kennedy as top choice though unlikely, with Tunney doubting Kennedy’s acceptance. Other names mentioned include Leonard Woodcock Eagleton and Ribicoff, plus Florida Governor Askew as possible contenders.
South Carolina Gov. John West announced he will vote for Sen. Henry M. Jackson when balloting begins at the Democratic Convention in Miami. He joined Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter as the only Southern governors backing Jackson, stepping back from earlier support for Wallace.
Governor West backs Jackson as political stalemate shifts after McGovern claims the nomination. SC’s 32 member delegation shows Jackson at ten votes with Wallace six and McGovern two, while Humphrey exits race and Humphrey’s withdrawal shapes the party's path.
Two Democrats refiled for the House yesterday while Rep. John Henry Williams withdrew. Irene Rudnick and Marion D. McGowan also refiled. DOJ ruling against numbered seating prompted refiling for county board seats as well. Six of eight GOP commissioner hopefuls refiled. only Democrat J. Z. Addie had not refiled as of today. The House slate included all prior nominees reposting.
The Aiken County Board of Education directed Dr. G T Myers to draft a new budget balanced to anticipated funds. He will work with about 15 010 851 dollars in revenue as board members Olin Osbon and William Sorge stressed the plan for a balanced budget.
More than 23 700 elderly people in six counties receive a 34 914 grant to the South Carolina Commission on Aging from the Administration on Aging. Linda Wood says the grant with local funds totals 46 500 and will run two more years. The first year will develop an elderly services program designed to keep seniors in their communities. An advisory committee of three to five members will assist.
Paul Hyer, director of the Aiken County Hotline, says a charter now with North Augusta City Attorney Kelly Zier will push walk-in clinics and rehab centers to operate through the hotline or the Aiken County Commission on Drug Abuse and Alcoholism. The plan envisions a December start, enabling grant requests to state officials and potential state assistance.
Aiken’s telephone directory gets a new look with a cover scene from local polo. About 32 500 directories will be delivered to area homes by July 19, says Southern Bell’s Aiken manager C M Shackelford, noting a 2300 subscriber increase in Aiken Bath Granitevill New Ellenton area.
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