29 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1972
Page
1
AP report notes talks in Washington among food executives and government officials led by Treasury Secretary Connally and the Nixon administration to address rising meat prices and price violations amid ongoing inflation concerns.
Santa Clara County authorities released this AP Wire photo of Jacob Zitzer, a prisoner killed during the aborted escape attempt at the Santa Clara County Jail yesterday morning in Santa Clara California.
A truck bomb in front of a Belfast police station killed two people and destroyed a row of shops. Protestant mobs then attacked two Catholic homes on Oldpark Road as tensions rose after Britain suspended Northern Ireland parliament sessions.
The Senate Judiciary Committee resumes hearings on Richard Kleindienst for attorney general with Harold S. Geneen of ITT as the first witness. Investigators examine Anderson’s charges linking ITT backing of the GOP convention to DOJ actions against ITT anti trust suits.
West Berlin residents may visit East Berlin for the first time in six years with border barriers removed at nine crossing points. The relaxation also allows visits to the East German countryside for the first time in 20 years, effective before 6 a.m. local time.
Washington AP reports final House action was expected today on a 24.6 billion water pollution control bill aimed at cleaning up nation's waterways by 1981. Environmentalists lost ground as amendments to toughen the legislation were defeated, including a 1981 deadline proposal by a 248 to 140 vote.
Henryk Jablonski, an academic and professor with doctorates in history and sociology, becomes president of Poland after the resignation of Josef Cyrankiewicz announced in Warsaw on Tuesday. AP Wirephoto.
Two liberal Democrats led by Hubert Humphrey and Fred Harris plan a loyalty oath to punish dissenters. The measure would strip seniority from any self described Democrat who remains disloyal to the national party, potentially affecting Mississippi's Eastland and Stennis and deterring cross banner ambitions.
The FDA proposed a voluntary system to show calories protein fat and carbohydrate grams plus at least seven vitamins and minerals on packaging. If adopted nationwide it could mark a fundamental shift in food labeling. Comments are due in nine days.
The weatherman predicts variable clouds with a 70 percent chance of rain today and tonight, dropping to 30 percent tomorrow. Lows tonight near 48 to 55 degrees, with tomorrow’s highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
A 5 year old Montmorenci boy Ed ward L Morris was killed by a water heater explosion in his back yard. In Beech Island a school bus dispute led to assault charges against four students and four juveniles. John F Cutsinger was arrested in Aiken on multiple driving related charges. North Augusta Fire Department reported minor smoke damage at 458 Metz Drive apartment.
The Happy Days Day Camp will interview and hire for eight positions. Applications and interviews are scheduled for Saturday April 15 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Aiken Teen Town.
New Ellenton voters gave Democrats a clean sweep in the city council races and for the water commissioner. Carl Langley led with 311 votes, Raymond Seigler 298, and Pat Ticer won a four year council term alongside Langley and Seigler while Guy Bryson took the six year water commissioner post amid 516 of 1,128 registered voters turning out despite morning storms.
The Center Community Fire Department voted to raise residential rates from 10 to 15 dollars and created a 10 dollar mobile home rate. The 200-member, non tax supported group reappointed J Terry Smith as fire chief and added subscriptions for businesses to fund rising operating costs.
A Langley woman testified in Aiken County Criminal Court about the Oct 8 Graniteville parking lot shooting. Sara G. Wood said Larry Mitchell shot her stepdaughter in the back and Wayne Smith drove Mitchell to the scene. Mitchell faces murder charges while Smith is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and accessory before and after the fact.
Dr. David E. Anderson reports that hereditary risk can reach nine times the average for certain women. Early and intensive screening is urged to detect cancers when curable and to explore why cancer types vary.
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