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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
1
The U S command reports a drop of 300 combat troops last week bringing total U S forces in Vietnam to 47 200 the smallest decrease in seven weeks. Meanwhile heavy air and naval bombardments target North Vietnamese positions across the DMZ with about 100 B 52 bombers and a task force of cruiser and destroyer units involved.
Israeli army court finds Kozo Okamoto guilty of taking part in the Lod Airport attack on May 30. He pled guilty and confessed to joining two others in firing on the crowd with machine guns and grenades for a Palestinian group. Twenty-eight people were killed and 70 wounded.
Nearly 4 000 Roman Catholic women and children camped on a football field after fleeing Lena doon Avenue in Belfast battle zone to protest the British Army occupation. They followed Father Jack Fitzsimmons saying the army’s force endangers lives as Northern Ireland’s death toll for the year rose to 236.
A bomb exploded outside the Montreal Forum under a truck carrying equipment for a Rolling Stones concert tonight. No injuries reported, windows on the north side were broken. Peter Rudge said the show would go on as planned.
Pioneer 10, traveling 56,000 mph, enters the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter on its historic space probe voyage from Earth toward the outer solar system. The milestone marks the first belt crossing by a launched object.
Police investigators link the murder of Thomas Eboli nicknamed Tommy Ryan to a gangland war. The 61 year old was found with five bullet wounds on a Crown Heights sidewalk, away from his usual New Jersey and Manhattan bases, part of a wave of mob killings since June 1971 tied to the Profaci Cosa Nostra family in Brooklyn.
Bonnie Corder of Aiken captured the Miss South Carolina crown in Greenville after a week of competition. The USC student expressed excitement, discussed future plans for Atlantic City, and praised the pageant, its contestants, and its impact on young women.
Nine year old Jess Everett Winters of Gloverville is listed in serious condition at University Hospital Augusta after being struck on Highway 421 near his home by a car driven by John Benjamin Tillman of Warrenville. Relatives claim ambulance delayed. Paramedical Services disputes timing. The child suffered fractures of both legs, abrasions and a scalp laceration.
Four Democrats Lucas Ray Robert Esposito Wyman Busch and Larry Kelly filed to run for Aiken County commissioner over the weekend leaving four incumbents Edwin Farmer Dr Paul Weston Larry Murphy and E Anthony Bridges not yet refiled. The Justice Department has not ruled on the Home Rule bill and could trigger similar filing changes as seen with House candidates. Aiken voters face a four seat at large system with the winning method defined by total votes cast for all House candidates divided among four seats then halved and one added.
Hot humid conditions persist with partly cloudy skies and chances of afternoon and evening thundershowers. Highs near 90s, lows around 70, with 40 percent rain today, 30 percent tonight and Tuesday, winds southwest around 10 mph then 5 mph at night.
Woody Bates, 14, won the Augusta Soap Box Derby in the Class A division beating rival Billy Blithe as 5,000 fans watched. Bates eyed a future national race in Akron after earning a $500 savings bond a 10 speed bike and a free week there. His father Bowdie Bates, a former derby winner, inspired the design of Woody’s high cockpit car built in April weighing 245 pounds.
Police fields weekend incidents across Aiken and North Augusta. Homes on Richland Avenue E were broken into with entries forced. owners not yet sure of losses. A blue Pontiac hit a car on Laurens Street and fled. Pontiac later found abandoned. A vacant house on Highway 78 burned. A green 1969 Volkswagen vanished from Verio D. and stalled investigations include a car theft and small burglary activity.
Judy Rich profiles the three year old Aiken County Rescue Squad, highlighting volunteer hours, free transport saving residents hundreds weekly, and ongoing fundraising. Commander Thomas Reames notes training levels, equipment like a porta jack, two generators, and an aging need for more gear as the county grows.
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