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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1970
Page
2
Washington AP reports the interstate highway plan could total about 75 billion dollars, triple the cost of moon missions. The program, already behind schedule, faces rising expenses as Congress speeds funding.
Police and investigators combed a wooded area near Lansing for clues to the death of Laurie Munninghampretty a 16 year old kidnapped from a gift shop after a July robbery. Her body was found 12 days after the abduction 15 miles south of Lansing.
Copley News Service reports Long Beach plans to overhaul the Queen Mary at an estimated cost of 52 million dollars, far above the initial 9 million projection. The 81,000-ton liner, bought for 3.4 million, undergoes extensive cutting, grinding and welding to restore her and, developers say, enhance beauty while preserving character.
Aiken Standard details publication schedule and contact info including mail address in Aiken South Carolina. It lists mailing rates and subscription prices per week, month, and year and notes AP and UPIs news rights and correction policy.
Army CID and MPs forced Captain Jeffrey MacDonald to provide hair samples amid a closed pretrial hearing on murder charges. MacDonald, of Patchogue New York, says he complied under protest after an escort and two attorneys were confronted by force and an arrest attempt. The case centers on the 1970 slayings of his wife Colette and two children at Fort Bragg North Carolina.
Senator Strom Thurmond criticizes campus dissent and elite attention seeking while highlighting the ordinary working man as the backbone of the nation. He cites rising costs, stagnant purchasing power, and tax changes, urging support for training and opportunities for semi skilled to skilled labor.
Washington AP The film industry and theater owners urge the Supreme Court to shield movies from state censorship and apply the current obscenity standard to films books and magazines. Briefs in I Am Curious Yellow argue for distribution without prior approval and adult access to any movie in public theaters.
New Yorkers will receive 30 000 cubic feet of clean South Carolina mountain air in three cube shaped beachballs for a Wednesday breathe in. Vicky Chesser tricentennial queen will bring the air gathered from Roper Mountain near Greenville. A woodwind band will perform air themed songs as a gesture of friendship between South Carolina and New York.
Graniteville Company reports second quarter 1970 sales of 26,585,241, down 5 percent from 1969. Operating income before taxes falls 15 percent to 1,339,323. Net income after taxes totals 683,767, 42 cents per share, down 11 percent from 1969. Six months sales rise 1 percent to 55,084,649. six month net earnings total 1,371,981, 84 cents per share, up 18 percent. Board meeting slated for next Tuesday in Graniteville.
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