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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1972
Page
2
Rufus Price, 28, is charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife Jean Mays Price at their home. The victim was reportedly shot four times in the front and four times in the back with a 22 caliber rifle. Investigating officer Ben Willis placed the incident in the yard of the husband’s residence.
City Council will meet at 8 p.m. in council chambers. Aiken County Board of Realtors gathers at 12:45 p.m. in the Commercial Hotel. The Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross holds its annual dinner at 7:30 p.m. at the Owens- Corning Fiberglas Club House.
The Aiken Standard established in 1867 publishes weekday afternoons excluding weekends. Address: 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29801. AP dispatches used. republication rights reserved. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail deliveries.
The AP survey of six bureaus mailed 72 letters per bureau in four daily slots to test local and long distance service. Results show mixed ZIP code effects, with 46 percent of airmail beating first class and 17 percent arriving later than non airmail letters.
Rep Floyd Spence of South Carolina urged Aiken High School students to resist the big lie technique he says attacks Americanism. He said dissatisfaction with government is natural but warned against undermining the nation’s basic principles. He urged students to know what the country stands for and avoid mindless slogans from malcontents. The congressman warned against professional anti Americans who tout hatred of the government.
John D. Surles announces two shift managers for the new Aiken County Ambulance Service. John S. Driggers from Spartanburg and John P. Poole from Columbia, veterans with Vietnam service, will lead crews after serving as Richland County crew chiefs. Both hold EMT and advanced certifications with 4 to 5 years of field experience.
Milwaukee ferry records show Arthur Bremer and an unidentified Greek‑descent companion arranged three trips across Lake Michigan in weeks before Governor Wallace was shot. Bremer traveled Milwaukee to Ludington on April 9 and May 9, and Ludington to Milwaukee on April 28, with a third unnamed companion present. FBI questioned ferry officials as Bremer’s movements tied to Wallace campaign activity in Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York.
Orangeburg authorities say Sherwood Sanford, 44, and his son Frank, nine, died when their boat capsized near Gisendanner Landing on Saturday night. Divers from the South Carolina Wildlife Resources Department and Swamp Fox Rescue Squad recovered the bodies early Sunday.
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