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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1972
Page
10
Williams Sander resumes full duties as Public Works Director after a prolonged heart attack recovery while Councilman Charles Marvin makes rapid progress in his own heart trouble recovery. Town marks fall with blooming dogwood and sasanqua bushes throughout.
Rep. Mendel Davis of South Carolina announced he will support Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern. Speaking at the College of Charleston during a debate with GOP challenger Sidi Limehouse, Davis said he would vote for the Democratic ticket from top to bottom and identified as a Democrat. He stressed there is no Democratic support for Nixon.
Congress adjourned after failing to muster yearlong quorums amid battles over Nixon vetoes. An antipollution bill and a highway funds measure died as the House rushed to exit. Lawmakers left town quickly Wednesday amid concerns over authority and security.
Kissinger met twice with President Nguyen Van Thieu in Saigon as Thieu reiterated his opposition to a coalition government including the Communists. The talks, reviewing Paris peace negotiations, lasted about three hours in the morning with 13 officials, followed by a two hour afternoon session with Kissinger and U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker.
Washington AP says the United States and the Soviet Union reached a trade deal worth 1.5 billion dollars over three years and settled the Lend-Lease debt. Secretary Rogers calls the pact a climate for peace but Congress may block the measures.
South Vietnamese forces and Communist units battled on Saigon's northern flanks with field reports citing two fight sites mid afternoon. Preliminary tallies report 80 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, as one encounter potentially marks a major objective of the two week offensive. U.S. Command notes two American deaths last week, five missing, four wounded, and no nonhostile deaths for the first time in seven years of weekly casualty reports.
A visiting missionary from Japan tells Alston Wilkes Society members at St John United Methodist Church how WWII trauma and spiritual quest led him to peace in a prison setting. He recounts converting at 30 after reading the Bible and later education at a Lutheran seminary near Shaw Air Force Base.
The Commerce Department reports GNP rose at a 5.9 percent annual rate for the July to September quarter, down from 9.4 percent in Q2, while inflation climbed to 2.2 percent from 1.8 percent. The slower growth still meets Nixon administration forecasts.
Preparation for the November 7 General Election advances with 336 Votomatic booths to be equipped. Demonstration teams will train precinct managers next week as portable booths go on public display. Early results could be in by 10 p.m. thanks to automated counting.
Jaycee George Seigler reported the Aiken County Fair drew between 10 000 and 11 000 attendees last night, the biggest night yet, with expectations of even larger crowds for the next three evenings. Parking was tight, running out by 8 p.m. last night.
A Clearwater Minit Saver was robbed early today as a wrecker operator from Aiken exchanged gunfire with two armed robbers. He recovered the suspects tag number and handed it to the sheriff. The robbers took an undetermined amount of money. one fled on foot while two escaped in a car.
The Weather Bureau predicts windy cold conditions in Aiken with a high in the low 60s tomorrow and partial clearing tonight. Rain and thunder showers are possible today with a 60 percent chance, dropping to 20 percent tonight and near zero Friday. Northeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph today expected to rise to 15 to 25 mph tomorrow. The extended outlook calls for fair weather Saturday and warmer conditions Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile, a store robbery in Clearwater is being investigated after a citizen chased suspects. one shot fired during the incident.
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