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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1973
Page
1
Louis Alvanos claimed a camper Saturday at the Shrine Club luau. The Rose Hill Art Center plans a Thursday sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring crafts damaged by the flood and ready for purchase. Color TV turns 22 today marking the earliest color broadcasts with neighbors peering in at the peacock display.
Communist forces launched a twin pronged advance against government posts protecting a vital road junction nine miles southwest of Phnom Penh. U S bombing missions pounded enemy concentrations through the night as a major battle loomed around the Kompong Tuol bridge at Highway 3 and Route 38. insurgent attacks came from the south and northwest against government positions near Kamong Kantuot.
The dollar steadies in Europe after a record low in Frankfurt as gold weakens. Dealers debate whether Dean testimony will pull the dollar lower or if it is oversold from a long decline since February. Gold falls to 118 an ounce in London and Zurich.
The Secret Service issued an all points bulletin for Harold Kenneth Culp sought for threatening President Nixon. A June 6 letter prompted a U S marshal warrant in Miami Florida and officials said they had prior awareness of the man with no further details available.
Democratic House leaders predicted approval of a measure to ban U S spending for combat in Cambodia and Laos and off its shores. The Senate already endorsed the prohibition and Nixon would face a 10 day window to veto or halt the bombing if the bill passes.
The Senate Rules Committee works on a bill to curb large campaign contributions for federal races. A tentative $100,000 per person or committee per year limit is set, with $15,000 caps in primaries and general elections for presidents and $5,000 in House and Senate contests.
Three young convicts held four hostages in the Kentucky State Penitentiary for nearly 18 hours then released them unharmed. At a news conference the men said they planned to kill guards and inmates if guards rushed the canteen. Officials debated whether promises involved transfer or mere consideration by another state. Convicts named Jerry Tingle, 20, Gerald Fair, 24, and Danny Lee Dobson, 23, were identified with weapons found.
Air Force Sergeant Terry Smith will stay at Aiken Air Base after a Thailand assignment was canceled. The move ends a campaign that collected hundreds of petition signatures to keep Smith in Aiken. Smith, 19-year veteran and Center Fire Department chief, had been ordered to report by July 1 but would have completed 14 months of service. The Military Personnel Center did not state exact reasons, noting the decision reflected Air Force needs and Smith’s value in Aiken. He expressed relief and happiness at the outcome.
John W. Dean III told the Senate Watergate committee he believes President Nixon was involved in Watergate but did not grasp the implications. Dean urged that when facts emerge, he hopes the President is forgiven.
The Aiken area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures today and tomorrow with a small chance of afternoon thundershowers. Highs near 90, lows tonight in the upper 60s, and rain chances of 4 percent today and 20 percent tonight. The extended outlook through Friday remains partly cloudy and warm with a chance of storms midweek. Dean details Watergate involvement and funds use.
Aiken County Commissioners plan a lengthy 8 p.m. meeting at University of South Carolina at Aiken room 107 to complete the budget and approve a new refuse collection and landfill system. A public hearing on the ordinances is planned with a quarterly departmental report resolution to be introduced.
City Manager Roland Windham announced a 60 day reprieve on water rate increases in Aiken County aligning with President Nixon’s price freeze. The out of city 12 percent hike is halted while council reviews effects and awaits federal rulings. A council meeting will discuss the freeze and readings on annexation and rezoning ordinances.
Aiken County Hospital faced a bed reduction due to a nursing shortage with an 18‑bed wing closed before June 1. Hospital administrator Sam Nesbit expected a possible reopening, while nursing director Joseph Farmer noted 38 nurses on staff and 15 fewer than three years prior. The hospital plans partial staffing gains but cites no clear solution.
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