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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1972
Page
12
Afternoon congestion near Berry Road worsens as St Angela Academy releases students and Whiskey Road traffic slows to South Boundary. Residents urge a crossing guard or officer presence to ease backups while school traffic is heavy after classes.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau stated he will not resign after the tie vote in Canada's general election. The NDP leader pledged support to back a Liberal majority in the House of Commons. Trudeau said he will ask Gov. Gen. Roland Michener to召 Parliament to a confidence vote as soon as possible.
President Salvador Allende announced a 15 member cabinet with three military leaders to end a month of crippling strikes. Opposition figures pressed for military entries to ensure fair congressional elections in March. Strikes include truck owners, shopkeepers, farmers, workers, pilots, doctors, teachers, and students protesting socialist reforms.
The Southern Regional Education Board reports tuition and fees rose again for 1972-73. Resident students at public senior institutions faced an average 8 percent hike, while nonresident fees climbed another 3 percent after a 13 percent jump the prior year.
Shoichi Yokoi the Guam jungle survivor and Mihoko Hatashin wed in Nagoya Japan in a traditional ceremony. Yokoi 58 wore haori and hakama while the 44 year old bride wore a ceremonial kimono bowing before the altar at Asuta Shrine. They pledged a long happy marriage as relatives attended despite heavy rain.
The FCC refused Reagan request to limit broadcast of national election projections until polls close. It said the 1934 Communications Act bars direct or indirect intervention by the commission. Reagan urged networks NBC CBS ABC Mutual AP and UP I to postpone projections.
Burroughs 350 computer used by Aiken Electric Cooperative will process ballot cards for Aiken County voters in a test run Tuesday at 5 30 p m. The cooperative provides the computer and operator free of charge, with supervisors and a technician on site. A second back up computer will stand by at Farmers and Merchants Bank if needed. Results will be relayed to the county courthouse for public announcement under strict access and bi partisan observation others will view the count as ballots are re punched if damaged.
Weather outlook shows a 70 percent chance of rain today and 50 percent tomorrow. Small craft warnings in effect on the lakes with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph turning north 10 to 15 mph tomorrow. Sunday and Monday expect fair weather with cooler temperatures. Low tonight mid 50s and high tomorrow near 70.
Republican Julian Dunbar attacked State Sen Michael Laughlin and Sheriff Paul Grant at a rally before 125 at Republican headquarters. He cited coverage of a Democratic rally and accused local papers of bias while asserting that his supporters faced harassment over bumper stickers and signs. Sen candidate William L Cooper and Harold Graybeal spoke amid a close race atmosphere.
Aiken County Sheriff’s Department arrested Larry Scott, 18, of Highway 19 and James McMillan of the same area on robbery by force and aggravated assault in the Sept 28 daylight theft at Eubanks Grocery Store on Highway 215. A 16-year-old student was hospitalized after a parking lot collision near Schofield School. Fire crews responded to a kitchen fire at Albert Hurt’s residence on South Boundary.
Washington AP reports the Labor Department's latest data show total employment rising by about 700000 to 82.7 million while the jobless rate holds at 5.5 percent. Average earnings for about 50 million workers are steady at 3.73 an hour, with weekly pay up 9.63 to 139.13, a 7.4 percent year over year rise that outpaces 3.3 percent inflation.
Demonstrations on punch card voting devices shown on Aiken Cablevision Channel 4 at 12 30 p m and 7 3 p m Monday. Complete local state and national election returns aired starting 8 p m Tuesday on Channel 4. Live broadcast from Cablevision studios features WAKN staff Rick Wood Bruce Stevens Sandy Piech with John Groves recording county candidate interviews at the courthouse for Channel 4.
A single vehicle left the road near Belvedere just after midnight. Victims are Clifton Barton 21 Graniteville Katie Duncan 39 Granitevill e and Gwendolyn Richardson 42 Warrenville. Edward Buff 37 Warrenville is hospitalized in critical condition. The car traveled over 100 mph then hit an embankment and was destroyed. Police report the front wheels pressed into the passenger area.
Prices rose for the fourth straight session on the New York Stock Exchange with advancers ahead of decliners. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up to 973.06 near the 1972 high as major issues like Columbia Gas AT&T RCA and Gulf Oil posted gains. The NYSE composite index reached a record 62.02 as trading continued.
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