30 Mar 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1977
Page
1
Harness racing at 2 p.m. Saturday with admission 2 in advance 2.50 at the gate benefits the American Cancer Society. Polo at 3 p.m. Sundays at Whitney Field during Triple Crown weekends. Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame opens Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. instead of regular 2 to 5 p.m. hours except Mondays.
In a mortuary behind a cyclone fence in Oakland 11 American aviators from Vietnam wait for the last leg of their journey home. The flag draped coffins arrived from Travis Air Force Base after flights from Honolulu and a presidential commission met with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi. Positive identifications were confirmed on March 19.
Film director Roman Polanski appears in a Los Angeles court on rape and sex perversion charges denying guilt as cameras flash. Upstairs, former Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is retried on a conspiracy charge linked to the 1969 Sharon Tate murder.
Richard Sprague resigned as chief counsel to the House assassination committee after doubts a continued inquiry would survive. The House faces a pivotal vote on continuing the Kennedy and King murder investigations with midnight as the deadline if the vote fails.
Forecast calls for fair tomorrow with highs near 80 while tonight may see rain and lows in the 60s. Through the weekend expect clear conditions and cooler days with highs possibly in the 60s and nights dropping to the 40s.
Aiken County Ambulance Service has a new name Aiken County Emergency Medical Services and its phone line is 648 6811 Beech Island residents may use 279 7747 A call collect option for ambulance service is available.
Mrs. Harry C. Whitney’s memories of a long harness racing career are the focus of the final leg of Aiken's Triple Crown of Racing. The event at Aiken Mile Track starts at 2 p.m. with tickets $2 in advance and $2.50 at the gate to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Aiken County officials and about 75 residents voiced strong support for converting the old hospital into a combined nursing care and county offices complex. Feasibility estimates ranged 745 915 to 1 006 355 with a total project cost near 1 008 355. No immediate action was taken as funding and avenues to proceed are under review.
FBI preliminary data show violent crime largely declined in 1976 with murders down 10 percent across regions and all population groups. Theft rose 5 percent nationally, with Houston HIV a 42 percent jump in larceny and theft. Final figures due in the fall.
Motions in a class action accusing officers and directors of gross mismanagement fraud and breach of trust in the First National Bank of Jackson will be heard in Common Pleas Court. Plaintiffs include Irby T. Grant and stockholders, seeking 2.5176 million dollars. The case, filed in 1974, follows the bank’s sale to First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. and continued on the docket for months of motions before trial.
Aiken area recruiters say the volunteer army exceeds goals by about 150 percent with strong local interest. They cite guaranteed job placement, starting pay of 374.40 monthly, benefits, and pensions to argue for the program's value while noting doubts about recruit quality and costs of a draft.
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