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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1972
Page
1
United States District Court in Atlanta rejected a large scale busing plan proposed by the NAACP to achieve greater racial balance in Atlanta schools. This marks the second ruling in a year against massive busing as a tool for desegregation.
In Washington AP reports the Social Security and welfare reform bill, a year in the making, is close to completion in the Senate Finance Committee chaired by Russell B. Long. A final vote could be delayed until Monday.
Two more people died from bullet wounds raising the death toll to 16 after police opened fire on protesting workers. All mills in the Korangi and Sandhi industrial areas were closed in response. Three platoons of troops were dispatched from Hyderabad.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed convictions of four men for possessing and transporting illegally imported heroin. The ruling followed a Philadelphia judge’s finding that the 1968 federal wiretap law is unconstitutional on its face, citing Fourth Amendment protections.
The Construction Industry Stabilization Committee in Washington reports wage hikes averaging 5.1 percent since Phase 2 controls began. This compares with about 18 percent increases seen 15 months earlier.
A bomb killed a police inspector from the Irish Republic and a woman was machine-gunned to death in Belfast, raising Northern Ireland’s three-year religious conflict death toll to at least 360, per AP.
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations threatens to ground most world airlines for 24 hours on June 19 unless the United Nations acts decisively against aerial hijacking.
Washington AP reports Sen Edmund S. Muskie planned a major announcement amid whispers he will endorse Sen George McGovern to bolster McGovern’s path to the Democratic nomination.
Preliminary odds in New York list Aiken trained horses at 20 to 1 for the Belmont Stakes with Riva Ridge the 2 to 1 favorite. Zulu Tom and Ruritania both at 20 to 1, while seven rivals vie for the $125000 purse in the mile and a half race airing on local TV channels.
The Weather Bureau predicts near 90 degree highs in Aiken with increasing clouds and a 50 percent chance of thundershowers tomorrow. Tonight’s low in the mid 60s, southerly winds 5 to 10 mph, rising to 10 to 15 mph and shifting to northerly late. Extended outlook: cool Sunday, then warming to mid from low 80s by Tuesday with chances of showers. Lows mainly in the 50s.
Peach growers report variable yields due to hail and cold with early picking starting and migrant crews arriving. Ridge Spring’s Jerold Watson sees 60 percent of last year’s quantity but hopes for an $8 half package market start. Monetta and Moneta area growers predict mid to late June to August harvests with total tonnage lower or similar to last year as new acres and chilling hours affect sizing.
An 18-hour stakeout by Aiken County deputies led to two arrests for possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Robert Eugene Page, 22, and Neal G. Stephenson, 26, were charged after police found more than 100 plants in five patches near New Bridge Road nine miles from Aiken. Also reported were thefts, and two nonfatal traffic accidents with minor injuries.
A regional land use plan for Aiken and five adjacent counties proposes county zoning and planning commissions to implement it. The plan covers Aiken Allendale Bamberg Barnwell Calhoun and Orangeburg with a push to create county wide commissions as soon as possible. A regional cross boundary agency with Richmond County Georgia is discussed with federal HUD involvement though South Carolina and local officials oppose it. The plan notes North Augusta and Aiken have existing zoning efforts and relates past delays in establishing county zoning.
Letters sent to members of the Greater Aiken Area Chamber of Commerce raised 6225 by yesterday afternoon. The finance committee appointed a three man subcommittee to study the chamber's financial problems and report findings within about a week.
City of Aiken police log notes a hit and run in Rose's Parking lot involving a vehicle owned by Ralph Burnette of Rt. 3 Aiken. Public Safety Director J C Busbee also says an Aiken woman reported losing three twenty dollar bills in front of the Quik Kitchen.
A six of seven City Council members must approve the five acre Crosland Park rezoning to allow a luxury apartment project. The Planning Commission backs the R-2A zoning, restricting density and height. Opponents warn of possible low income housing and loss of control over construction.
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