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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1973
Page
1
The second leg of Aiken's Triple Crown the Trials faced strong winds and cloudy skies on Saturday. A smaller crowd than last year endured the cold and gusts while the Jaycees reported an early rush to rail spots but a slow midday period before another late surge.
The piece notes Larry Day locked in a Port-a-Let and mentions Malcolm Miess a longtime machinist instructor and former Hollywood prop builder now in Aiken. It references pigeon control in Macon Ga and city hall grease coating by firemen every few years. Mrs Hindman misses combined Sports Day as her children run in Prep School Day relays.
In Washington the Senate opens debate on renewing presidential wage-price controls and the Economic Stabilization Act. Amendments seek Congress input beyond the President while extending the act past April 30. Democratic proposals push to widen presidential control beyond Nixon’s 1971 freeze and Phase 2 rules.
Chairman Wilbur Mills of the Ways and Means Committee backs tighter anti inflation controls and swift correction of trade imbalances with Japan and Canada. He also calls for curbing federal spending to address the out of control economy.
Twenty six American prisoners of war travel toward reunions with families after leaving Clark Air Base Philippines aboard C141 StarLifter jets. Among them are Maj Floyd J. Thompson the longest held POW, Philip W. Manhard 51, and Lt Cmdr Robert J. Flynn 36 released by the Chinese. The group completes the final batch of 134 service members and six civilians freed in Hanoi by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces.
Cambodian Air Force Captain Lo Petra allegedly used a T28 fighter to bomb Lon Nol’s palace killing at least 36 people. He escaped to Khmer Rouge territory with the craft last sighted over Kompong Cham province.
Washington AP reports US intelligence sources say military equipment keeps flowing from North Vietnam into South Vietnam despite Nixon warnings. A source says the flow continues with no measurable slowdown since the president’s statement.
The dollar opened with strength across world exchanges then softened in Europe as traders awaited signals from Paris on the two month monetary crisis. Shultz met Heath and Barber urging reforms for better access to world markets while Tokyo faced dollar shortages after a two week shutdown.
Four year old Julie Haywood won the Little Miss Belvedere title on Saturday night. She earned a $50 savings bond with a court that included three brothers and two sisters. First and second runners up were Melissa Collins and Lorie Lynn Wells, each receiving $25 savings accounts. Judges included Miss Aiken Jwann Cooper Rep. Marshall Cain and Lynn Tobias.
The forecast calls for warmer temperatures today and tomorrow with a 10 percent rain chance tonight and 60 percent tomorrow. Highs expect upper 60s today and lower 70s tomorrow, with cooler nights in the 40s. The outlook through Friday warns of showers on Wednesday and Friday and lows in the upper 30s to 40s.
Weekend events at Aiken feature a polo match at Whitney Field at 3 p.m. on Saturday March 24, the Airken Hunt Meet with steeplechase at Powderhouse Road at 2 p.m. including a mule race, and on Sunday March 25 a hunter show at 11 a.m. followed by polo at Whitney Polo Field at 3 p.m.
In North Augusta the Democratic primary showed slow voting in two precincts and strong turnout in a third. At North Augusta Elementary School precinct 29 poll worker Frances Dukes reported 62 ballots by 10 30 a m, calling it pretty good for a primary.
In London the pound fell to 2.45 dollars at opening then rose to 2.4610 by noon. Frankfurt opened at 2.8350 marks, edged to 82 marks by noon, and Zurich quoted 3.2650 francs before retreating to 3.24. Tokyo closed at 264.90 yen with gold at 81 francs, down from recent peaks of 95.
Russell Corey and Tom Harris each scored three goals to lift Aiken to a 7-4 win over Holly Hill at Whitney Field. An accident in the first chukker, a collision between Frank Mortimer of Columbus and Heath Manning Jr. of Holly Hill, left Manning with a fractured leg and Mortimer with a concussion and abrasions, and destroyed the planned round robin.
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