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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1972
Page
3
A crossword style clue sheet lists Across and Down entries with numbers and word hints. The page includes a quoted Cryptoquote yesterday stating The only difference between a rat and a grave is their dimensions by Ellen Glasgow.
At Lake Junaluska North Carolina delegates to the United Methodist Church Southeastern Jurisdiction continued balloting to name six new bishops. Three have been elected in earlier rounds and results of the 14th ballot were to be announced at today’s session.
A U.S. District Court jury found Maldus Valentin Alver and Andrew Drew Herold guilty of smuggling 300 pounds of marijuana into South Carolina last March. Evidence credited undercover pilot Ray Clark Jr. and a customs agent for the arrests at a Darlington area landing site near Dovesville. Defense argued entrapment, saying government involvement made the import possible.
Dr. Julian H. Fincher, new dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Carolina, says the school will establish a drug information center for professionals and study the creation of a poison control center. Fincher succeeds Robert W. Morrison after 20 years in the post.
The industry wide Flue Cured Tobacco Marketing Committee allocated sales totaling 331 470 000 pounds to the Eastern North Carolina Belt this season.
In a Chicago Tribune analysis from 1972 a bridge contest features South in a three no trump contract. An early shift by East leads to a defensive comeback as East safely shifts to hearts and West misleads on clubs, allowing the defense to secure three hearts and two clubs, thwarting the declarer’s plans.
In Gastonia North Carolina a 15 month old twin girl named Teresa drowned when the bathwater was turned on while the mother momentarily left the room. The mother Mrs James Terry said she had bathed both twins and left Teresa in the empty tub before going to the kitchen. A 4 year old alerted her the water was running and she found Teresa under water.
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