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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1973
Page
1
Aiken artist Mina Tropp will discuss her dried floral art exhibit at the Augusta Richmond Library tonight at 7 30 showing her work for the public. Dr Calhoun Witham of Aiken is about to publish a medical book with a notable dedication. Jim Barham recalls a guiding old woman’s advice about accepting help.
Heavy rains from Typhoon Opal have stalled South Vietnamese government forces pushing to retake the Le Minh ranger base in the central highlands. The base fell to North Vietnamese and Viet Cong on Sept 22. Only scattered light fighting is reported elsewhere in South Vietnam.
Phnom Penh reports government troops operate northeast south and southwest of the city with no advances in 24 hours. President Lon Nol marks the republic anniversary appealing to Khmer Rouge to end fratricidal battles and join in fighting the Vietnamese invasion forces.
Police report five Mexicans and an Argentine Moroccan were arrested for kidnapping and killing two sons of wealthy Mexico City families. The families paid a total of 500000 pesos in ransom. Authorities said the kidnappings aimed to obtain money and the suspects had no links to political groups.
The Episcopal Church House of Bishops approved revised guidelines removing the ban on remarriage after civil divorce unless an ecclesiastical annulment is possible. The changes let non Episcopalians wed in the church and grant pastors broader discretion in eligibility, though the House of Deputies must approve.
Rep. Les Aspin says he will ask the General Accounting Office to investigate alleged lavish $1 dinners for generals. He cites a Pentagon cafeteria menu with six entrees eight appetizers and 17 desserts as evidence of excessive spending while GIs and civilian staff face rising cafeteria prices. The Army did not comment.
Partly cloudy and warm in the Aiken area with daytime highs in the mid 80s today and tomorrow. Tonight’s low near 58 with a 10 percent rain chance today and tomorrow, near zero tonight. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies through Saturday with scattered showers late Friday and Saturday.
Ten year old Jerry Colvard son of Mr and Mrs JW Colvard of 1114 Abbe ville Ave outwitted 29 runners up by predicting all games correctly to win 50 dollars in the Aiken Standard weekly football contest. Most near misses Kov The Citadel game.
Timothy Nunn Stokely, 25, of Augusta, was found not guilty of murder by an Aiken County jury in the July 11 stabbing death of Philip Joseph Shaw, a Heidelburg Inn patron. The jury also ac quitted him of manslaughter after a brief deliberation, despite defense requests for directed verdicts of not guilty.
Israeli Phantom jets bombed the Syrian Defense Ministry and a nearby radio station in Damascus, heavily damaging the buildings and causing casualties. The raid lasted under ten minutes and marked the first air attack on a capital in the current Middle East war. Damascus claimed four Phantoms were shot down as Syria threatened retaliation.
Hewitt and Rover urge a county owned site of about 14 acres for a 200 bed hospital costing 11 million with 900 square feet per bed. Funding split includes 0.5 million in building funds 1.5 million in donations 5 million revenue bonds and 1 million revenue sharing.
The council approved selling 20.30 acres in the Industrial Park to Tilbury Associates of New York. City Manager Windham said phase one of the storm drainage system will begin Wednesday. The panel also approved a traffic light at S C 118 and Richland Ave, funded a Downtown Merchants Association Christmas light project, and deferred removing parking meter posts in the central business district.
Lexington County Hospital in West Columbia opened in 1971 at a cost of 5.5 million funded by Hill Burton federal funds and general obligation bonds. The facility has 125 beds, private rooms, five floors, a 97 percent occupancy, and a Doctors Mall across from the hospital to attract physicians. The county owns the site and trustees control operations. the delegation enacted the board of trustees.
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