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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1972
Page
1
The Commerce Department reports February imports at 597.6 million above exports, the second largest trade deficit in history after October. Leading economic indicators rose for the eighth straight month but by only 0.5 percent, the smallest gain in five months, signaling ongoing balance of payments strain and dollar stability concerns.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana pledged to push a federal violent crime victim compensation bill this year. He told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee that 42 senators sponsor the measure which would pay up to 50 000 dollars to victims in federal prosecutions.
Jordan's King Hussein meets President Nixon in Washington to press for a semiautonomous Palestinian state on the West Bank and to seek further U.S. economic and military aid. The plan was proposed on March 15 and has not received an official U.S. comment.
Senate Republicans including Hugh Scott and Roman Hruska pressed to end hearings into why the Justice Department dropped antitrust charges against ITT. They labeled the Judiciary Committee session a political circus, while four Democrats signaled the probe would continue.
Dr. Judah Folkman, 39, surgeon in chief at Children's Hospital Medical Center Boston and Harvard Medical School professor, presents new cancer suppression ideas at an American Cancer Society science writers seminar in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
AFL CIO President George Meany told Price Commission members that the burden of controlling price inflation must rest with the commission. He said wages are at a standstill and cannot be blamed for recent cost of living rises, and charged regulations favor big business at the expense of consumers, especially the poor.
Thousands of police and army troops hunted in rugged terrain and cities for leftist militants who abducted three British technicians from MNYE Turkey. The Turks are said to belong to the outlawed Turkish Peoples Liberation Army who demand the release of comrades sentenced to death, pending appeal. One kidnapper, Cihat Alptekin, is a fugitive tied to the Ephraim Elrom case last May.
The Agriculture Department reports a $23 annual rise in a typical family's food bill last month with middlemen gaining $18 of the increase. Meat costs were notably higher and the Nixon administration acknowledged consumer complaints. Treasury Secretary Connally summoned 12 major food chains to Washington to discuss higher prices on Wednesday.
The Triple Crown drew over 16 000 attendees across the harness races Aiken Trials and Hunt Meet with totals possibly higher in better conditions The event raised funds for the Jaycees day care center and mental retardation efforts while public figures laud the outcome and plan for improvements for next year
Storm moved through early morning with thunder and lightning. rainfall lasted about 30 minutes then eased to drizzle. Weather service forecasts more rain and thunder showers today and tomorrow with temperatures in the 60s today and upper 50s tonight. A tornado watch covered from Tallahassee to Savannah but did not affect Aiken.
Aiken City Council considers a ordinance to sell 14.78 acres of Eustis Park to Aiken County for hospital facilities. Second reading set for April 10. City Manager Windham reports EPA context on stream pollution and notes sewer capacity study pending. He highlights Urban Beautification plantings of 400 trees and shrubs and promotes a bond issue for fire police and recreation facilities.
Georgia Governor Carter named Greenville as a distribution point for illegal drugs during a Coastal Plains Commission meeting preview. Officials including Sheriff Grant Public Safety Director Busbee and SLED Chief Strom described drug traffic from Columbia Charleston Augusta and Atlanta with Greenville cited among sources. arrests in Greenville totaled 13 tied to heroin sales and sentences ranged up to 15 years.
Juror John Callahan said there was no case against Fleeta Drumgo and John Clutchette as an all white jury acquitted them 26 months after guard John Mills was killed at Soledad Prison. He asserted witnesses were paid, a defense claim the prosecution denied.
Mrs. Carolyn D. McAllister, 41, of Clearwater, was found not guilty of murder and assault after presiding Judge Julius B. Ness ruled she acted in defense when she fired a .22 at Emory Boatwright through a locked trailer door. Boatwright later died in a separate accident after leaving the trailer park on US Highway 1.
Thousands of Protestant protesters gather in Belfast as Northern Ireland Parliament adjourns under Heath plan to resume power after 51 years of Protestant rule. Strikes and mass industrial action called by Craig mark two days of protest against London’s appointment of William Whitelaw as Northern Ireland secretary.
Augusta man E J Willis was arrested at 1 p m on assault and battery with intent to rape after meeting a Langley woman at Bath Mill parking lot following her warning that he would kill her if she did not meet him. The incident prompted a warrant signed by the victim. Concurrent reports note four break ins around Aiken with minor damage and no major thefts.
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