08 Jun 1971
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1971
Page
1
Mickey Rooney wins best actor for George M and Kay Medford earns best actress for Light Up the Sky at the Straw Hat Awards honoring top performances in summer theater tours last year.
Edward F. Cox, 24, Harvard Law School student and Tricia Nixon’s fiancé, will train with the U.S. attorney’s office this summer. He aims to handle public interest cases like water pollution and consumer fraud. He’ll start duties after the wedding and honeymoon, earning $60 per week.
Aubrey Daniel III the Army prosecutor in the My Lai murder trial will join Williams Connolly and Califano in Washington as a member starting August 1. He was released from the service April 28 and is currently on vacation.
A dynamite blast damaged the Petty Machine Co office area Monday night, blew out a wall and damaged three more at the Gastonia plant that makes machinery for textiles. A small charge, possibly one stick, caused the explosion three miles away. Authorities continued investigating the motive. President Larry Petty also chairs the Gaston County School Board.
The New York Stock Exchange started with a weaker tone as many issues moved fractionally. Kennecott fell to 34 with a percent drop, American Home rose to 78 percent, American Motors slipped to 6 percent, Control Data declined to 62.54, International Paper dipped to 37, and Crown Cork rose to 21.
AP reports West Bengal faces police shortages as crews guard rivers to keep bodies from cholera victims from being dumped. The refugee epidemic from East Pakistan has claimed about 4,000 lives, mostly in Nadia district around Krishnagar. Fear of Pakistani agents contaminating water fuels tensions. a mob killed a Muslim at Krishnagar station after a water-supply rumor.
US and South Vietnamese troops fight North Vietnamese units along the demilitarized zone for a third straight day. North Vietnamese rocket and small arms fire strike allied bases below the DMZ as air and artillery support tries to stem infiltration. Casualties reported include Americans killed and wounded. Vietnamese losses are cited with enemy weapons captured.
Moscow dispatch reports cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 linked with the Salute space laboratory and described the 18 ton station as 65.6 feet long with a four meter wide main section and dual solar arrays. Pravda quotes Konstantin Feoktistov detailing docking collars and a multi compartment design for the orbiting complex. meanwhile Soviet officials propose an international treaty to ban hostile use of the moon.
Aiken merchants at a shoplifting seminar sponsored by the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce were urged to deter theft. The message highlighted a national loss of 3.65 billion dollars yearly and a 20 to 30 million dollar threat in the state, with local detector Max Meek noting nine arrests since the last term of court.
Charges fly as Verenes seeks to withdraw suit challenging $1.2 million USCA and new Aiken County Courthouse bonds. Rep. Fulmer rejects blackmail claims while delegation accuses Verenes of forcing delay or referendum. Verenes calls the accusations fraud and says he merely raises questions about the legality of the courthouse election.
In a purge authorized by state law 189,456 registrants are struck from South Carolina voter lists for not voting in over two years. James B. Ellisor of the Election Commission notes many moved or died. The central computer system made the purge possible, reducing the 1968 10 year list to about 712,438.
Aiken County purges 6 321, or 18 percent of 33 500 registered voters, for failing to vote in the past two years. Those removed will receive official letters. reinstatement requires a call to the local registration office at 648 8484 with social security and voter certificate numbers.
James Coodman of the Jackson Development Board told Aiken County lawmakers that Georgia is ready to proceed with a Savannah River bridge to Burke County while South Carolina officials delay. He blamed Barnwell County leaders led by Len Brown for blocking additional Savannah River crossings and cited a Brown letter to Sar dis mayor. Residents say the bridge west of Beech Island toward Augusta has been sought for over 25 years as Georgia completed a Waynesboro to Jackson center line survey.
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