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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1971
Page
1
The Supreme Court may issue a ruling on capital punishment with a split vote likely. Observers expect rejection of separating the penalty phase from the trial and doubt jurors should be bound by definite standards in death penalty cases. The issues have rested before the court for more than three years.
The International Longshoremen's Association announced it accepted the International Organization of Masters Mates and Pilots as an affiliate creating a combined labor force of 128,500. ILA president Thomas W. Gleason said the merger brings stability and higher profits. Ship owners can now bargain with a single united group rather than two AFL CIO unions.
Frank Sinatra, 55, says he is retiring from the entertainment world and public life effective immediately. The statement to the New York Daily News cites persistent pain and a desire to spend more time with family and friends, with possible plans to write and teach.
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako may travel to the United States after an 18 day Western Europe tour this fall. A spokesman said the pair leave Tokyo on September 27 for stops in Belgium Britain and West Germany with unofficial visits planned to Denmark France the Netherlands and Switzerland.
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced the acquisition of four sites in Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee for future electric power plants. Locations include near Scottsboro and Guntersville Alabama Guntersville Lake east shore and Yellow Creek arm Pickwick Lake Mississippi Iuka and Savannah Tennessee Kentucky Lake area.
In New Orleans the local NAACP calls for a boycott of an April 15 testimonial dinner honoring four Louisiana Congress members. It supports honoring Hale Boggs but condemns F Edward Hebert Russell Long and Allen Ellender as unrepresentative and anti American in line with the right to pursue happiness for all Americans.
In FREETOWN an army coup led by Brig. John Bangurah failed after senior officers arrested him. Lt. Col. Sam King announced most of the 1,500-man force dissociated from the plan and kept Prime Minister Siaka Stevens in office in protective custody, details unclear.
Senator Hubert Humphrey urged Democrats to defeat Richard Nixon and his Republican administration next year while stressing the party must show it can lead. At a GOP fund dinner in Washington Nixon and Spiro Agnew attend a dinner with over 1500 donors, potentially raising more than 1.5 million dollars at 1000 per ticket.
John Perry Young was sentenced to six months in prison with five years suspended after he admitted taking a shot at the tax collector. U.S. District Judge John D. Larkins ordered immediate payment of three months of employment taxes owed to the Internal Revenue Service.
A mother and her three year old son hid as two men in prison uniforms tried to force entry to their Osbon Drive home. Deputies captured one suspect near the house, another fled into the woods and was later found near the stockade. Authorities report both men were serving for housebreaking and larceny and charged with escape. Supervisor Mackey Scott blamed politics and said stockade supervision would change.
North Augusta announces candidate W H Dodgen 31 Graniteville native and freelance writer enters the May 3 city council election as the first independent. Democratic deadline extended to 6 pm Thursday to allow more candidates to qualify while Republicans field four council seats and one mayoral slot.
The Aiken County Board of Education rejected Edgefield County's request to consolidate Merriweather precinct into Aiken District. The board will extend through 1972-73 the current contract with a non renewability clause for grades 1-8. Edgefield students have attended Area 2 schools, causing crowding and long travel for some.
A bill would let legislative delegations from the state’s judicial circuits remove the highway commissioner they elect. Sen. Gilbert E. McMillan introduced the measure after clashes with H. C. Scott, district commissioner chosen by Aiken, Barnwell and Bamberg delegations.
Five states have approved a constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18, launching ratification with 38 states needed. Minnesota Delaware Tennessee Connecticut and Washington followed after Senate approval. The measure allows 18 year olds to vote in state and local elections. Congress previously approved a nationwide 18 age for federal ballots.
In a Saigon driven action the South Vietnamese offensive at the Ho Chi Minh trail ended with North Vietnamese tanks pursuing Saigon forces to the border. U S aircraft knocked out six tanks as allied commands reported heavy losses in a large armored column and bases at Khe Sanh and Laos border out posts. Lt Col De Viet confirmed abandonment of the last fire base in Laos and withdrawal of about 2000 troops.
More than 100 Rotarians and their wives are expected at the 7 30 p m Rotary Ladies Night Banquet at Heart of Aiken Restaurant. Miss Aiken Vikki Smith will perform a musical program.
Springfield hosts the Governor's Fourth Annual Frog Jumping Contest on April 10 with frog registrations at 9:30 and the main event at 1 p.m. The town will host fairs, barbecue, Easter egg hunts, and a National Easter Egg Striking Tournament. Notables like Gov. John West, Sen. Strom Thurmond, and Rep. Floyd Spence attendors expected. Calaveras County competition winner advances to international heats.
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