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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1971
Page
1
In Stafford Virginia a 16 year old girl earned her driving license from Juvenile Court Judge Francis Gouldman and then returned to court to speak to him. On leaving the parking lot her car bumped the judge's car described as seven years old with 85 000 miles and the judge eased the situation saying one more little bump won't hurt it.
Hollywood AP reports veteran actor Van Heflin, 60, was critically stricken by a heart attack during his daily swimming. A gardener pulled him from his apartment pool after finding him clinging to a ladder. Heflin, known for stage and screen work, stars in the film Airport as a disturbed passenger.
The pre trial phase for Capt Ernest L Medina in the My Lai court martial is slated to begin June 16. Attorneys hope to interview witnesses in Vietnam which may push back the trial by about two weeks. Medina, 34, faces charges of overall responsibility for the March 16, 1968 killings of 102 Vietnamese civilians. Lt William L Calley, under Medina, has been convicted of premeditated murder in the same raid. Medina hails from Montrose Colorado.
Two employees at a Philadelphia drug firm patent a rat milking machine that uses tiny cups to draw milk from lactating rats. The device tests whether drugs administered to rats appear in their milk, aiding pharmacology research.
Blair Academy in Blairstown New Jersey cancelled diplomas for 88 seniors after an overnight beer party on the golf course. Headmaster James Howard announced no diplomas at the Sunday ceremony while some students faced delayed graduation for weeks. About 60 students attended with no reported damage or disturbance.
Columbia University chose a site for its new 9.5 million gymnasium ending a location dispute that helped spark student riots in 1968. The University Senate approved the site linking to the old gym, with the full board of trustees expected to review plans and authorize final drawings.
General Francisco Franco and his designated successor Prince Juan Carlos de Borbón reviewed a 90 minute victory parade in Madrid marking Franco’s Civil War triumph32 years earlier.
Tass reports Soyuz 11 crews docked with the Salute orbital station in a two stage linkup. The cosmonauts entered Salute and confirmed a functional crewed station as part of the Soviet program toward a permanent space outpost.
Harry Glenn of Southern Bell urged simple action to curb obscene, harassing, and threatening calls at a Rotary meeting. He noted about 100 million U.S. phone users, with over half filing complaints, and described callers as sick pranksters sexual deviants or lonely individuals.
A Hughes Air West DC9 carrying 48 people collided with a Marine F4 Phantom near Duarte in Angeles National Forest. Nine bodies were found in the wreckage while the radar intercept officer parachuted to safety. one DC9 survivor is reported. The crash, the worst California civilian air disaster, left wreckage spread over a mile square in a rugged gorge.
The Aiken County Legislative Delegation meets at 7 p.m. in the Health Department Auditorium on Richland Avenue to hear Eugene England report on vote omatic equipment used in Greenville elections. James Goodman asks for early construction of a Savannah River bridge between Aiken County and Burke County Georgia while Roscoe Hall discusses Jackson Elementary School and the district’s unbuilt new facility.
Twenty one youths aged eight to sixteen were arrested by Aiken police on forty four counts of housebreaking larceny and grand larceny since school ended. Juvenile Officer Frank Whitecotton said more arrests were expected and many break ins were solved including North Aiken Elementary School offices and local businesses.
A new puzzle worth 620 dollars starts the week and promises a sure win. Extra copies are available at 124 Rutland Drive for readers who missed Friday’s edition. The puzzle ran from Beth Mor Park in Bethalto Illinois and last week’s deadline slipped by.
Aiken County received three Justice Department grants totaling 34 760 to buy mobile and portable radios for the Sheriff Department and to create a county wide communications system linking five agencies the Sheriff of Aiken County City of Aiken City of North Augusta AEC Savannah River Plant and Richmond County Sheriff s Department in Augusta North Augusta also drew 411 for police training and blue patrol lights Funds come from the Omnibus Crime Bill on a 60 40 federal local match basis.
Washington experts note mortgage costs edge upward as money managers anticipate tighter funds next year. With abundant current liquidity, the rise stems from expectations of higher rates, a shift of savings to long term corporate bonds, and the influence of the secondary mortgage market led by the Federal National Mortgage Association.
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