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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1971
Page
1
Aiken merchants urge the Aiken County Legislative Delegation to use the current courthouse site for a new building rather than the proposed east Aiken location. They warn relocation would inconvenience business, especially for legal banking and real estate offices and downtown activity. Local shop managers offered mixed reactions as the debate continues.
Fire swept an upper floor of a five story brick building in Boston killing four people including a baby. Twelve injured and others missing after the blaze of suspicious origin. Lt. George Lee noted two prior fires in the past year and initial death toll of seven was later revised. Neighbors say many residents were elderly and students. about 150 evacuated or were rescued.
Vice President Spiro Agnew will address a Mississippi coliseum fund raising dinner on May 18, at a $100 per plate event, announced by state GOP officials. This would be his third trip to the state, following a previous speech and a Gulf Coast tour after Hurricane Camille.
In San Miguel County ranchers Alex Griego and Manuel Maes Jr. report 12 head of cattle missing near Canyon Largo. They say rustlers use two trucks and horses to drive cattle from the range to the trucks and flee.
The South Carolina Department of Education reports 60 000 more children have been added to the free or reduced price lunches program in six months. Over 191 000 students, about 41 percent of all enrollments, now receive meals at school amid charges of official misconduct by the state administration.
Senator Strom Thurmond and his wife Nancy welcomed a seven pound child Tuesday at Self Memorial Hospital. The 68 year old father commented he may have “several more” children and joked the baby is staging a filibuster as he praised the new arrival and their happiness.
Reporters note widespread public reaction as jurors but not the verdict. Quotes from Herb Haas of Cincinnati and retired Maj. Gen. Raymond Hufft reflect mixed opinions on the case. U.S. Rep. William L. Dickinson voices congressional commentary amid ongoing coverage from New Orleans to Fort Benning.
PORTSMOUTH Virginia AP reports up to 31 crewmen may be dead or alive in the Atlantic near Cape Hatteras as a vast air sea search resumes for the Texaco Oklahoma tanker which cracked in two after a massive wave. Thirteen other crew members were rescued.
The proposed 95 000 ton nuclear powered carrier could top 765 million dollars, with Adm. Zumwalt warning that a one year delay adds about 125 million. The Navy previously estimated 640 million and avoids an updated total to avoid fueling opposition.
The city Transit Authority reports vandalism on subways and buses cost 2.6 million dollars last year, roughly the price of 10 new air conditioned cars. TA police made 2,881 misdemeanor arrests in 1970, all but 109 under age 16.
A San Carlos Enquirer ad offers a “Nice dog” for sale with a note to inquire next door and a curious timing between 1 am and 5 am. The quirky placement suggests a local, early morning listing in California.
US helicopters land a small Vietnamese commando unit in Base Area 611 Laos for an attack on a North Vietnamese base. North Vietnam strikes back near Duc Duc seizing most of the town before withdrawing. Civilian casualties and homes burned are reported, with one American wounded.
Three armed men including prison escapee Forrest Phillips Ward fled after a gun battle with Richmond County deputies at Kittens Corner in Augusta. They took $20 to $30 cash and $300 in checks before escaping south on U S 1 in a stolen car. Ward Phillips, 43, was among four inmates who escaped from the South Carolina Central Correctional Institution in Columbia.
The South Carolina House referred a resolution condemning Lt. William Calley's My Lai court martial conviction to the Military Committee. Authors Powell Hyatt and Shealy labeled Calley a scapegoat and said the conviction undermined U.S. armed forces confidence.
A 21-year-old U S Army helicopter pilot CWO Craig J Howser of Connerville Ind survived four days in Kratie Province Cambodia after his OH Scout helicopter was shot down on March 10 He cut through jungle swam to safety and walked toward Highway 13 aided by a Cobra gunship that diverted fire He carried a 38 revolver a flare gun a buck knife and a survival compass and reached the south bank of a stream as enemy troops fired from the north bank.
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