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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1973
Page
1
Reported clashes at the trophy presentation as John Gray was awarded the Men's Jr. Wet Singles trophy topped by a woman tennis player. Meanwhile spectators anticipate 80 000 fans for the weekend to watch 22 teams compete in football.
About 500 hungry Cambodian soldiers, unpaid for a month and with three days of food, marched into Phnom Penh from Phnom Baseth. They fired into the air near the capital hotel, forcing guests to take cover, and threatened the presidential palace if wages were not delivered.
Memphis experts warn record rains and floods yield a severe bug and weed year. Horticulturalist James Staley predicts heavy pesticide demand while entomologist Harold Carver notes rising tick-related concerns and more phone reports. Farmers complain wet weather delays planting and increases weed growth.
America’s first diplomatic representative to Communist China David K. Bruce crossed from Hong Kong toward Peking with his wife Evangeline and entourage. Chinese guards checked passports on the border bridge before the party was greeted by officials and guided to Canton for a delayed flight to Peking.
U S intelligence analysts study signs that Moscow and Beijing may press to restrain the Vietnamese Communists from seeking a quick military victory in South Vietnam. Some reports suggest Russia and China are pressuring to honor a cease fire and would offer reconstruction aid only if fighting remains low.
The Vienna talks on Central European arms reductions entered a new phase as the Soviet Union called the talks of great importance and significance. Seventeen nations proceed to procedural matters while Hungary's observer status is settled. Separate Helsinki talks with 34 nations prepare for a broader security conference.
The partly cloudy cooler Aiken weather is expected to continue tonight and tomorrow. Highs around 70, lows in the mid 40s, with a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Northerly winds about 10 mph today and tomorrow, light and variable tonight.
Lt Col J Quincey Collins a Citadel graduate and Winnsboro native described seven years as a North Vietnam POW. He spoke at Aiken High School of enduring sickness isolation and pain with God guiding him through family and faith. He recalled severe injuries including a downed F105 near Hanoi on Sept 2 1965 and long confinement before his 1967 release.
Judge John Sirica ordered the court clerk to take possession of classified documents placed in a safe by John W. Dean III. He directed certified copies to be made for prosecutors and the Senate Watergate committee, while the contents remained undisclosed. Dean described the papers as top secret handled via committee channels.
Aiken County Stockade received inmates from the county jail on a temporary basis after an order limited transfers. Sheriff Paul Grant said 11 prisoners were moved to the State Penitentiary Friday and another 11 may follow, easing jail crowding from about 100 inmates. The jail’s capacity is 81 with mattresses on the floor and two lunacy cells used for extra space.
City council plans 8 p.m. public hearing in Council Chambers to consider a dog licensing and animal control officer measure to enforce an existing ordinance and require registration. Final vote follows the hearing amid months of discussion and prior public comments.
Aiken High School faces Laurens in the opening game of a three game series for the upper state title at 5:30 p.m. in Laurens with Jeff Roberts on the mound. Laurens pitcher struck out 17 in the last game and has allowed six runs in 65 innings.
A 19 year old youth from Dry Branch in Aiken County was sentenced to six years for stabbing his 79 year old grandfather with a kitchen knife. The case, presented as assault and battery with intent to kill, led to a nine year term with six years to serve and five years probation plus a psychiatric exam.
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