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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1973
Page
1
County Administrator Ronald LaCouture declared Memorial Day office closings then recalled Confederate Memorial Day observance. The town hosts a busy Aiken Closed Tennis Tournament weekend with many players booked and non playing husbands idle. A newlywed couple found their home sabotaged after a prank by friends on their first night back.
In Los Angeles AP report attorneys for Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo urge dismissal arguing Watergate and White House involvement violated their clients rights. Judge Matt Byrne planned to rule on the defense motion as the Pentagon Papers case heads to a jury.
President Nixon selected CIA director James S. Schlesinger as defense secretary and brought John Connally to the White House staff as a special adviser. He also promoted William Colby to CIA director and appointed J Fred Buzhardt Jr. as counselor with full Watergate oversight, ending the super Cabinet idea.
The New York Times reports Senate and federal investigatorsfind John W Dean III has no evidence tying Nixon to knowledge of the Watergate bugging or to a coverup. Unnamed sources say the assessment rests on Dean’s limited testimony as he seeks immunity. Prosecutors fault the committee for granting immunity before hearings begin May 17. Dean has not testified before a grand jury.
An Ulster Defense Regiment corporal, Franklin Cadoe, was shot in his garden near Aughnacloy as he returned home from duty. Authorities attribute the attack to the Irish Republican Army, raising Northern Ireland’s death toll to 785 in four years of violence, including 214 militiamen and British soldiers.
The Mississippi River north of St. Louis has begun to recede after crests well below late month records. A National Weather Service spokesman cited less runoff from flooded land. The service forecasts a crest near 38.5 feet at St. Louis on Saturday, after earlier estimates of 39 feet. Flood stage is 30 feet.
In Vienna AP reports a three month deadlock ends as 19 NATO and Warsaw Pact representatives plan their first plenary session Monday. A communique is expected later today as talks shift from private discussions begun January 31 to formal public proceedings on reducing forces in Central Europe.
Aiken County voters could elect magistrates if the State Senate approves a House bill. The proposal would amend the South Carolina constitution after House passage. Supporters argue it would end magistrate selections by senators and governors, a problem seen in 1971.
The Aiken County Commissioners opened their budget sessions noting the proposed 253 500 for a Temporary Correctional and Rehabilitation Center. The current stockade budget for the last fiscal year ended June decreased to 45 922.75, highlighting a dramatic cost increase.
Local rifle club members and Gun Rack owner urged Representative Irene Rudnick to vote against further gun control at an open Aiken County Health Department meeting. They argued coroners and constables should be armed, while Rudnick noted a coroner bill with a weapons program amendment passed the House.
Three suspects identified as Horace Williams Henry Williams Jr. and Annie Crockett face possession of marijuana and grand larceny charges. Narcotics officer Andy Seigler says all are over 20 and not from Aiken County. case turned over by Highway Patrol after arrest on Interstate 20 near Highway 19 exit.
The Aiken area expects partly cloudy skies and warm weather today with a small chance of rain. Temperatures reach the mid 80s, tonight's low near 60, and tomorrow's high around 80 with a 30 percent rain risk. Winds will be light and variable at 5 to 10 mph.
Judge Julius B. Ness placed a 17-year-old in the custody of his father until 2 30 p m today before sentencing on a charge of house breaking with intent. The youth said he tried to get a haircut at the jail but was refused.
John Edwards told Judge Julius Ness it was a stupid act when he pleaded guilty to arson at Hamp ton House Apartments in Aiken. Detective Max Meek said a duplex housed children upstairs and no one was killed. Edwards received a ten year prison sentence. Other cases included Cade arraigned for the April 9 pistol death of Mary Jones and Laverne Kaney and Tony Smith sentenced for grand larceny at Hilltop Drive-In Theater. Six youths received 9 days or $100 for marijuana possession.
County Administrator Ronald LaCouture told the commission that Burns proposed budget would raise Center staffing from one guard to a warden, add deputies and social workers, and favor a full roster of guards, a secretary staff, and a cook dietitian. He urged $2,500 for weapons and ammunition after noting the stockade’s outdated equipment and guards using personal sidearms. The session highlighted inconsistent employee policies across departments, including varying Christmas bonuses and longevity raises, with some workers receiving unequal treatment over years of service.
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